Münchner Hochschultanzkreis

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Münchner Hochschultanzkreis

Münchner Hochschultanzkreis Founded in july 1974 at the Technical University of Munich the members of the group are active students and former students from all all academic disciplines and all universities in Munich. This is the only university dancing group of Germany doing our own Bavarian and German folkdances. The Group travelled a lot through the world where we performed in Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Suisse, Slowenia and the United States of America Group also participate at the German and Austrian Festivals of Folk dance. The costumes the group are wearing are a Munich festival costume, a civil garb, as group did in Munich in the second half of the 18th century for parties of high society. Even the typical Bavarian and Munich's traditional costumes everyday is part of our equipment like Lederhose and Dirndl. This is our usual and everyday clothes in Bavaria. Groups programme represents dances from the different regions in Bavaria: Oberbayern, Niederbayern, Dances from the alpine region and traditional dances like Bandltanz, Mühlradl, Kronentanz, Hammerschmiedgselln and Krüzkönig.