Local Culture

Child Dance typical and settlers:

Born by the need to rescue the real dance as cultural expression, and representative of the ancient Colonia Tovar, by inviting the "Cultural Vacation Plan" promoted by the Department of Tourism, Recreation and Culture (2003)

Subsequently, what the "Cultural Coloniero rescue groups," in memory of the first "settlers" of German origin, farmers and artisans who had their roots through dance, music and dialect. Thus, its founders Myriam Gerig (dance teacher) and Jairo Zuleta (Director of Culture), with the help of private enterprise (Charcuterie Tovar) and the active involvement of parents and representatives, as members of the foundation have been devoted to the consolidation of children's and bring true cultural ambassadors "of Colonia Tovar in every public appearance, inside and outside of our State and County

The group, started with presentations at the "Oktoberfest" (German festivals and settlers), held in Avila (Avila Mágica, October), the Festivities of Colonia Tovar, in honor of the Patron Saint Saint Martin of Tours (November ) in the Fairs Anniversaries of Jarillo and San Sebastian de los Reyes. Also anniversaries and celebrations of local schools as the EU and the EU San Jose Tovar Martín, in the act of swearing in of the "Brigades of School Health", in Day of the Child, the "Monday" Resurrection ", the" 161 anniversary of the Colonia Tovar "(April 8) of the llanera music festival" Golden Peach, of the Community act "the Cologne tops and other local events, as a stimulus to our culture

Also in official and unofficial acts inside and outside of Cologne as the "IV Encuentro de Corales of Certified Public Accountants, the solemn session of the" graduation ceremony of Mission Sucre y Rivas, "the" Visit of representatives of the Conrad Foundation Adenauer and the German parliamentarian Peter Weiss "in the" Assembly of the Cultural Association Humboldlt "with the forum" Colonieros Topics ", in" Foreign Cultural Encounters, "an at Teatro Teresa Carreño (Government invitation) and in the "Aula Magna" of the UCV (invitation of the missions of the Evangelical Church of Venezuela), at the Community "Installation of ultrasound equipment" donated by the Foundation "Friends of the Colonia Tovar" of Germany to the Foundation "Alfred Tiberghe" Anniversary Cuartel Montilla (Victoria).

Dancing Licht Der Seele

LICHT DER SEELE (light of the soul), was born on November 11, 2004 in a small corner of the Municipality Tovar Colonia Tovar which is named "The Rock of Gabante.

The German dance group LICHT DER SEELE (light of the soul), is composed of young people aged 15-30 years, each from different families, but with a similar single par excellence, which is to rescue the cultural values moral and left us the earliest settlers of the 08 April 1843 Venezuelan trod ground, very similar to what Germany was that they had left behind.

The name "Light of the Soul" is that all members have a great feeling to rescue the culture of our ancestors, they want us is born of the soul, in the same vein, as we are young is a light that illuminates our path and we want to fulfill our dream of bringing the culture of La Colonia Tovar across the world, so we can share other people's