karnevalistischer Tanzsport

10:58 May 2, 2010 

Some interesting points. I would expect a "carnival" to involve a procession with marching bands and baton twirlers etc., possibly but not necessarily with a fairground. To answer Spud, indeed we don't have Karneval in the UK (unless you count pancake races on Shrove Tuesday) but we do have "carnivals" of the type described above. It's a matter of establishing what these performers actually do in carnival celebrations in Germany. There is quite a difference between baton twirling and acrobatics, the main one being (presumably) that the former can be done on the march.

21:50 May 1, 2010 

Here is the problem: "Carnival" (at least in the US) has assumed the meaning of "Jahrmarkt" or "Volksfest" - don't ask me, why... Take a look: http://photo.newsweek.com/content/photo/2008/6/photos-most-u...

23:03 Apr 30, 2010 

It might not be so wrong after all:

German Association of Carnival and Show Dance
German Association of Carnival Dance in Germany
http://www.tanzsport.de/templates/i_verband-en.html

Or did they just have a bad translator? ;)

Maybe "Carnival Show Dance" or "Carnival Acrobatic Show Dance"

17:43 Apr 29, 2010 

having been to the Super Bowl, I know what cheerleaders are. Now in Germany I have to "suffer" Karneval every year - my wife is in the Elferrat. I don`t know if you can translate this one correctly - in the UK we don`t have Karneval. Jungengarde - youth guard etc sound strange, and the Buttreder?

14:40 Apr 29, 2010 

Cheerleading has nothing to do with Karneval. It is solely sports-related.

14:36 Apr 29, 2010 

I assume that she is a member of a "carnival guard" (Faschingsgarde). A kind of Funkenmariechen.

14:27 Apr 29, 2010 

cheerleading is american, in Germany they join the "Garde" and dance or form the guard for the carnival prince and princess. Have a look at -www.KG-Bla-Funken-Hamm.de