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Ginnvor & Pete Bullard began actively folkdancing in 1980. After joining
the German-American Klub, they participated and helped to direct the club's
folkdance group. In 1994, they became members of the Indiana German
Heritage Society, and began folkdance classes at the Athenaeum in
Indianapolis, and also directed the German Heritage Folkdance group in
performances. They are charter members of the North American Federation of
German Folk Dance Groups and have participated in all of their yearly
workshops. As members, they travel to Germany for folkdance
festivals/workshops, learning the dances from the original source. With the
IGHS, they have hosted two workshops with guest German instructors,
participants coming from all over the USA. From the encouragement of Eb &
Ruth Reichmann, they began presenting and teaching German folkdances at the
Staatskongress in 1999, and because of the student's enthusiasm, have been
asked back each year. (It has been a wonderful experience for us.) We
continue this "hobby" because we like to dance, we want to keep something
alive from our heritage, and we want to pass on a positive experience. It's
fun to watch someone else enjoy what we enjoy.
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