Kitchener-Waterloo Schuhplattler & Folkdancers

The Kitchener-Waterloo Schuhplattler & Folkdancers are a Bavarian/Austrian folkdance group from Kitchener-
Waterloo. Our organization consists of members with varying degrees of experience in the art of entertaining
crowds, with traditional Bavarian/Austrian folkdances and schuhplattlers.

Our membership represent three generations of dancers, striving to continue a long-standing tradition of performing authentic Old World dances, which originated in southern Germany and Austria in the mid to late 1800s. The
Lederhosen and Dirndls, featured by our group, are traditional clothing "tracht" to the Alpine regions of Europe.
One of our more famous dances is the wood choppers dance or "Holzhacker."

Many of our members have travelled and performed throughout Europe, North America, and Southern Ontario.
We perform for any occasion, whether it's conventions, conferences, weddings, and of course, KW's own K-W
Oktoberfest and Christkindl Market. We are proudly associated with the Sava Club in Breslau.

For any further information, please contact our President, Peter Matzelle at (519) 584-7660 or via email at
pmatzc607@rogers.com or our website.

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