In the world of Dutch dancing, human kids can easily jump as joyfully high as the kids of young goats do. That’s why there is a dance called Bokkepootjes, which roughly translates into Goats’ feet. People like me like to point out that there is Dutch pastry under the same name as well.
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On Saturday, September 15th, our Dutch Dancers were invited to perform at the Blauvelt family reunion in Suffern, NY. Almost 200 years ago, there were many Blauvelts in our church, and it was nice to reconnect this way. I must say, with Erie’s and Ellen’s well-tried leadership, the dance floor filled rather quickly, and before you knew it, old Dutch melodies filled the room at the Holiday Inn.
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Did you know, however, that Dutch Dancing is not just folk art of centuries past but is still being developed today? It came as no surprise, then, that the evening closed with a modern Dutch dance that is barely 15 years old, Hendriks Mazurka, danced by Erie and Pastor Susan. It was so beautiful that I simply forgot to take a picture. The two I took, however, show Ellen and Bruce in their traditional costumes, and our very lively group of children. Don’t they look ready for another round of Bokkepootjes?

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