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It
was in February of 1982 when, at the suggestion of Russ Hartel, twelve
couples met at the clubhouse to form a Trachten Group. The old-fashioned
costumes of the ladies, each of which represents a different place in
the homeland, as well as the colorfully decorated hats of the gentlemen,
who march on in black pants and vest with a white shirt, are a treat for
all who watch.
The ladies and gentlemen of the group dance because it brings them happiness and, especially, to preserve the tradition of the Donauschwaben Tracht. They also dance in order to maintain something which, along with musical accompaniment, tells a story of a time gone by. The Trachten Group shall be the continuation of something which began with the Children's and Youth Group and shall never come to an end.
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