ambassadors of Styrian folklore

Our association the ‘Rossecker’ is not only well-known within the province, many shows at diverse events, national and international, have made our cultural society renowned beyond the borders of Styria. Above all, the success of our dance group has led to numerous invitations abroad. We were often the sole Austrian representatives at various C.I.O.F.F. festivals. Our group has represented Styrian Folklore and Culture and has been warmly welcomed at many international events since the early 1980s.

1983 Bülach/Switzerland
1985 Mersch/Luxembourg - CIOFF Youth festival (children’s group)
1991 Luxembourg/Luxembourg - CIOFF Festival (dance group)
1993 Villanders/South Tyrol (Italy)
1994 Bourge en Bresse/France
1994 Passau/Germany folklore festival with 100 dance groups
1995 Kolobzeg/Poland -CIOFF youth festival with 15 nations
1995 Berlin/Germany by invitation of the Austrian Embassy in Berlin
1997 Zielona Goran/Poland -international children’s festival
1998 Bourge en Bresse/France - by invitation of the town
1999 Passau/Germany - 80 year jubilee of the “Unterinntaler”
2000 Chengde/Peking/China -by invitation of the Chinese Government
2001 Banat/Romania
2002 Mersch/Luxembourg - CIOFF festival 8 nations from 4 continents
2003 Palma de Mallorca Spain - international folk dance festival
2003 Temeswar/Romania
2004 Budapest Hungary - world folklore festival with 50 nations
2004 Mediterranean Cruise with the ‘Edlseern’ -folklore
2005 Sarvar/Hungary - by invitation of the European Youth Association
2005 Drummondville/ Canada - World biggest Folklore Festival
2006 Budapest/Hungary - performance for the Styrian Tourist Board
2006 Bourge en Bresse/Montreal de la Clouse/France - Mozart festival
2006 Temeswar/Romania -by invitation of the ‘Banater Rosmarein’
2007 Cortona/Tuscany/Italy -international Folklore festival
2007 Liptal/Czech Republic - Folklore festival
2007 Dubai/VAE - “Styrians meet Arabs” with the Styrian Brass and the music association of Unterpremstaetten
2008 Raalte/Hellendorn/The Netherlands
2008 Bourge en Bresse/France
2008 Altötting/Germany
2009 Palma de Mallorca/Spain - World Championship of Folkdance (3rd place in the category ‘authentic costume & dance’ of 64 nations)
2009 Passau/Germany
2009 Calella/Spain - Oktoberfest
2010 Rogaska Slatina/Slovenia
2010 Helsinki/Finland
2010 Cheonan/South Korea - CheonanHeungtaryeong Dance Festival (4th place of 250 dance groups from 21 nations)
2011 Wernesgruen/Germany - TV recording MDR
2012 Western Mediterranean cruise with the Edelseern
2012 Turkey - on tour with the Edelseern
2013 Hellendorn/The Netherlands - Coronation celebrations
2013 Lisbon/Portugal
2013 Jakarta, Bali/Indonesia
2014 Passau/Germany
2014 Quebec, Drummondville/Canada - world’s biggest Folklore Festival
2014 Novy Sacz/Poland– Festival der Berge für 10 internationale Kinder und Jugendgruppen
2015 Vilshofen/Germany - Gauverbandsball
2015 Pasian di Prato/Italy – Internationales Folkloretreffen
2015 Volkskulturkreuzfahrt mit den Edlseern – Östliches Mittelmeer
2015 Stockholm/Sweden
2016 Liptal/Czech Republic - Folklorefestival mit 8 Nationen
2016 Bayern/Germany– Münchner Oktoberfest
2017 Hakodate/Japan - World Dance and Music Festival
2018 Brünn/Czech Republic - Offizieller Vertreter Österreichs bei den 100 Jahr Feiern Tschechiens
2018 Cortona/Italy - Teilnahme der Kindergruppe am Folklorefestival
2018 Moskau und Vladimir/Russia– Golden Ring Festival
2019 Grado/Italy - 13. Alpe Adria Festival
2019 Loutraki/Greece - Dance Festival
2019 Kielce/Poland
2021 Ufa/Russia - CIOFF World Folkloriada
2022 Bruck i.d. Oberpfalz/Germany
2022 Zagreb/Croatia
2023 Dubai - Sharjah Heritage Festival & Vienna Opernball
2023 Hellendorn/Netherland
2023 Sveta Ana/Slovenia
2023 Mstow/Poland
2023 Liptal/Czech Republic
2023 Manila/Philippines - Fiesta Folkloriada
2024 Slovenia
2024 Idaho & Utah/United States
2024 Croatia - Leronfestival