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Dutch Dozen

The Dutch Dozen was formed in 1947, and continues to be a highlight of the festival each year. A group of 12 young ladies and 12 young men, all in high school, provide a colorful, light-hearted and melodious journey through Old Holland, with most of the choreographed singing in Dutch. Dutch Dozen members wear traditional Volendam costumes, and the ladies wear signature orange klompen, or wooden shoes.

An audience favorite is traditionally “Daar bij de Molen” (“There by the Windmill”), which is performed on a darkened stage with the aid of black lights shining on the orange klompen and hand-made sleeves in the shape of the blades of a windmill. A they sing, a pair of girls standing back-to-back move their extended arms up and down in opposite directions, creating the illusion of moving windmill blades. Pictured above.

You’ll also find the members of the Dutch Dozen performing with the senior Dutch Dancers during Straat Feest and riding De Schutter boat float during the Volksparade.

Time

Shows are performed daily at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Location

City Hall (125 Central Avenue SE)

Cost

$5 (adults) /$1 (children age 15 and younger) – Admission can be paid at the door, purchased ONLINE HERE, or tickets are included in the Value Books.

More Events and Attractions

All 28 /May 12 - Wed 4 /May 13 - Thu 22 /May 14 - Fri 23 /May 15 - Sat 26 /May 16 - Sun 3

Antique Tractor Show

Craft Show

Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours

Drum Line Performances

Fietsen Zangers

Dutch Street Organ

Straat Feest

Pedicabs

ArtBurst & Author’s Corner

Vogel Old Mill

Windmill Park

Stadscentrum

Carnival

Dutch Dozen

Orange City Tulip Festival Road Race

Cruise-In Car Show

Wooden Shoe Carving

Fly-In Breakfast

Shuttle Service

Night Show

Tour de Tulips Bike Ride

Community Worship Service

Street Scrubbing

Century Home

The Volksparade

Dutch American Heritage Museum & Flower Show

Private Guided Tour Dutch Heritage Museum

Children's Art Exhibit

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