Announcements
First Place Winner at Mittelwest Bezirksfest - 2026
First Place Winner at Mittelwest Bezirksfest - 2026
First Place Winner at Mittelwest Bezirksfest - 2026
The 34.Mittelwest Bezirkfest was held on March 27-28, 2026, in St. Louis, MO. It was co-hosted by GTEV D’Fröhliche Schuhplatter and TSV d’Holzar.
Katie Smith competed in dance and placed first. We are so very proud of you Katie!
Our club has had 10 first place winners since the formation of the Mittelwest Bezirksfest!
Our kinder at Mittelwest Bezirksfest - 2026
First Place Winner at Mittelwest Bezirksfest - 2026
First Place Winner at Mittelwest Bezirksfest - 2026
Our Kinder (children) participated in the 34.Mittelwest Bezirkfest on March 27-28, 2026, in St. Louis, MO. It was co-hosted by GTEV D’Fröhliche Schuhplatter and TSV d’Holzar.
This gathering is one to showcase our Kinder dancers. Our Kinder will either be critiqued, or if they choose, to be judged.
First Place Winner at GauFEST - 2025
First Place Winner at Mittelwest Bezirksfest - 2026
The 30.Gaufest was held on July 3-6, 2025, at the Delaware Sängerbund Hall in Newark, Delaware. It was co-hosted by Enzian Volkstanzgruppe Newark, Delaware, and United German Hungarians of Greater Philadelphia.
Our very own Zach Fuchs competed in dance and placed first in his age group. He has the honor of representing our club in Pullach, Germany the weekend of July 17-19, 2026. Make us proud Zach!
First place winner mITTELWEST bEZIRKSFEST - 2023, 2024 & 2025
We look forward to the 2026 Mittelwest Bezirksfest hosted by the D’Frohliche Schuhplattler, St. Louis and TSV D’Holzar, Dallas on Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28. This gathering is one to showcase our Kinder (children) dancers. Our Kinder will either be critiqued, or if they choose, to be judged.
Our club has had 5 first place winners since 2008!
Pictured (L-R): Dennis Smith, Max Siebert, Nate Troxell (1st place 2023, 2024 & 2025), Paul Brower, Cindy Regenfuss, Fred Brower
new members to the oberlandler family
We welcome the following new members to our Oberlandler family:
Elizabeth, Nikki, Jake
Not pictured: Amanda, Rebekah and Richard
Wilkommen!!
Oberlandler Competition Team places 7th in North America
The Oberlandler dance competition team who danced for Gruppenpreisplatteln placed 7th in July, 2023 at the 29. Gaufest in Sandusky, OH.
Several members also competed in the individual category.
We are so proud of you all!
Top row: Dennis Smith, Chris Kendl, Max Siebert, Fred Brower, John Hartz, Paul Brower, Jerry Smith, Zach Fuchs
Seated: Abby Kendl, Heidi Friese, Lindsay Fuchsberger, Cindy Regenfuss, Diane Brower, Jackie Seitz, Marianne
Schultz, Katlin Fuchs.