Winter – the mysterious time when the young seed lies under it's white blanket of snow, preparing for it's spring flowering ...the time when the wheels stand still, and people are drawn indoors by the fire ... the time of fairy tales and stories, of reflection and exuberant festivals with singing and dance to shake the frost from chilled limbs ... and sometimes sharing the distress of body and soul ...

Once, the nomadic musicians were sought at this time of year by hostels and grand houses, where they would stay and enjoy shelter and warmth for the long winter, as guests of their hosts – or to put it another way, they paid for their lodgings by providing a long season of entertainment on demand! It is also the time of the candles decorated the salons and of romantic and beautiful musical stage shows ...

Our winter dance school is inspired by this history and atmosphere.

During our weekend of workshops, we will deal with the four pillars of gypsy music theatre: dance, singing, solo and ensemble playing. Of course, we would be delighted for you to spend the whole weekend with us, but you can also book the workshops individually if you prefer. By popular demand, for the first time we are providing workshops suitable for men wishing to learn the Gipsy style! FOR EXAMPLE – you can learn Russian or Polish version of the famous male Romano Stepp first hand, or participate in our singing workshop! On Saturday evening we invite everybody to our Romano Bijav (Gipsy Celebration) and party!

For Friday night (02/07/2013) we have planned an inaugural concert for our ROMANY WINTER DANCE SCHOOL.

http://www.romanydanceschool.de/winterschool-en.html