Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota’s Tanecni Mladez Dancers
This Czech and Slovak children’s folk dance group was organized in January of 1990 with 12 members. The children range from 4 years old to 8th grade. Our highlighted annual performance is at the Festival of Nations in May. We dance at many other community events during the year, including Czech and Slovak Day in the fall, and SOKOL Sibrinky dance in the winter.
Taneční Teens
Our teen dancers keep the dances live in those years between childhood and adulthood. Our teens not only know all the children’s dances, but they also perform some of the adult dances with our adult dance group, too!
Kroj (Folkdress)
We wear authentic costumes that are representative of many areas of the Czech or Slovak Republics. Kroje are provided for our dancers.
Instructor
Dance is taught by Louise Wessinger. Louise, formerly an elementary school teacher, currently teaches aerobics, is a long-time SOKOL member, and performs with the adult St. Paul Czech and Slovak Folkdancers (www.tancuj.org)
Practice
Practice is usually held on two Saturday mornings each month at the Historic CSPS (SOKOL) Hall in St. Paul. To accommodate performances, some practice times and dates may vary.
Membership Information
Annual activity fee per child = $25.00. Free for members or relatives of SOKOL members. Annual membership to SOKOL Minnesota is $30.00 per individual, or $55.00 per couple. Please include a one-time $5.00 registration fee. Contact Norman Petrik at (612) 822-6147.
Interested?
To join one of our groups or arrange for a performance contact:
Louise Wessinger
3704 Denmark Ave.
Eagan, MN 55123
(651) 452-6240
louisewessinger@gmail.com
We are a non-profit organization, serving as resource for Minnesotans interested in Central Europe and as point of contact for people from Czech and Slovak Republics. 
