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08.02.2019

The carnival season is back in full swing: Hardly a day goes by without a carnival session flickering across the screen in some programme or other. Always included: dance troupes. Admittedly, not everyone enjoys this type of dance. But in terms of athletic performance, the performances of the groups, which are predominantly made up of girls and young women, undoubtedly deserve respect. On the one hand, such dances require a considerable amount of stamina. On the other hand, the dancers impress with their sometimes extreme agility. What's more, any layperson will immediately recognise that the synchrony with which the ladies move can only be achieved with extremely disciplined, regular and hard training. In short: high-level guard dancing is a competitive sport.

This is also true to a certain extent for the guard dancers of the Großen-Buseck Carnival Club. The 16 young ladies aged between 16 and 26 meet twice a week throughout the year for two hours at a time in the Großen-Buseck cultural centre to prepare for their performances during the fifth season. In the hot weeks leading up to Shrove Tuesday, they then travel from session to session. In order to present what they have worked on between Ash Wednesday and the eleventh of eleven to as large an audience as possible. The dancers also need functional tracksuits for these journeys, which sometimes take them to different events on the same evening. "They're getting them from us today - just in time for the highlight of the session," explains Stephanie Orlik, who is responsible for sponsorship at SWG.

Dancer Jennifer Werger actually applied for the SWG campaign "Spiel' Dein Spiel". "Although adults also dance here, the guard dance group from Großen-Buseck fits perfectly into our concept," adds Stephanie Orlik. After all, the team regularly needs new talent that they can integrate.

"We are delighted with the nice gift," says Jennifer Werger at the handover. And for good reason. Everyone wears the same costume on stage. This also makes it visually clear who belongs together. This is now also the case on the way to the performance. "The suits help us prepare." And not just because they keep the dancers' muscles warm and therefore supple. Even after all these years, most of them still have a bit of stage fright. And the now uniform appearance alleviates this even before the actual performance. "The new suits also reinforce the feeling of a close-knit community off the stage," says Jennifer Werger. And this team spirit helps each individual to give their best.

Further information on "Spiel' Dein Spiel" and applications:www.s wg-spieldeinspiel.de