The begin
"de Foekepot" is a folk dance group from
Geleen (in the province of Limburg, the Netherlans) that performs Dutch
historically authentic folk dances that originate in present days. The dances
reflect the character of the Low Countries, at the North Sea, of witch the
Netherlands is a part.
The last few years we have concentrated on the folklore of Limburg. We have two
series of dances in which some of our costumes and habits are portrayed. Our
costumes are duplicates of the clothes worn in the village of Stein around 1900.
The name
The name of the group is taken from a musical
instrument well known in Limburg. A "foekepot" is an earthenware pot
strung with a pigs bladder. In the middle a stick is put, over which a cloth is
moved rhythmically. This produces a dark rumbling sound.