K.G. Loreley Karneval Report

As I’m writing this report, I can’t help but smile as I think back to the great time we had at our 2012 Karneval Dance on January 28th at Club Loreley. It was definitely a fun filled evening with excellent food and great entertainment by the Euro Connection and great dancing by all four of our Dancer groups who performed their new Funkengarde routines. The Seniors finished the evenings performances with their energetic, crowd pleasing Can Can. The dancers are so full of energy and they have a way of putting a smile on everyone’s face. Many prizes were awarded for best costumes and I’m quite sure that the judges had a difficult time choosing the winners. Many thanks to our judges for a fun, yet difficult job. There seemed to be more costumes and such a variety this year so it was even more difficult for Judges to choose. In my eyes - everyone was a winner!

Complete KG Loreley Group
Junior Funkengarde	Kinder Funkengarde
Kindertot Funkengarde	Senior Can Can

This year we have a total of 37 dancers. We must be doing something right! Having such great teachers, supportive parents and an extremely devoted dancer committee all contributes to our success and along with the Club members that came out to help celebrate made for a good sized crowd. Yes - Club Loreley is alive and kicking and we all could feel the positive vibes and energy throughout the night. What else could you ask for!

Thanks to Tom Henninger for being such a great Master of Ceremonies and to Gabriele Albrecht for organizing tables and ticket sales and to Jacquie, Olivia and Gabriele for the great job decorating the hall. We were thrilled to have our First K.G. Loreley president with us Hubert Adebar. He even proudly wore his original Karneval uniform. I always enjoy conversations with him about the old times and obviously I still have a lot to learn.

We had a number of Ordens presented as well. Congratulations to Julia Henninger, Meghan Harper, Elizabeth Chea, Brian Dimock, Eric Burghardt, Tom Henninger, Kim Sanders and myself for being involved with our Karneval group over the years. Special mention to Kim Sanders as she received her Canadian Beaver with Maple Leaf in Gold. She started dancing in Kinders in 1989 and she has continued on through all dancer groups and has been a Junior/Senior teacher for a number of years since. Now that’s commitment!

On a sad note we truly missed not having Dick Altermann at our event as he passed on January 8th 2012. Dick was always so supportive of Karneval activities and always complimented our Club for embracing the Youth. I was fortunate to have many conversations about Karneval with Dick over the years. Gone but not forgotten - a last Alaaf and Helau to you, Dick!

The Costume Parade
The winners

Our Dancers are looking forward to attending upcoming events such as our Annual Youth Dancer Benefit Dance on May 5th and the grande finale of the year- Fiesta Week. This is a weeklong event where Club Loreley is open to the public for great food and drinks as well as showcasing our awesome dancer performances. It will start on Monday June 18th through to Saturday June23rd. Please see our Club’s website for more details. Our next Karneval Dance will be Saturday January 26th, 2013 so please mark it on your calendar now and plan to come out for a night of fun.

Until then, happy dancing!

Holly Henninger,

K.G. Loreley President