Square Dance Plus, A1 and A2 in Bavaria — Upper Palatinate, Franconia and Lower Bavaria
If you dance Plus, A1 or A2, you are not looking for a club — you are looking for an evening at your level. This page shows where in northern and eastern Bavaria which program is danced: the Upper Palatinate, Franconia and Lower Bavaria, from Nuremberg via Amberg to Regensburg, with weekday, time, level and a link to the club. As of September 2026, checked against the EAASDC directory on 4 September, checked against the club websites and the directories of EAASDC, squaredance.net and sd-franken.de. Anything sourced only from a directory is marked. Corrections welcome at marketing@bavarian-starlights.com.
In Short
- A1 every week: Bavarian Starlights, Ensdorf near Amberg — Thursday.
- A2 regularly: Ensdorf (1st Thursday of the month, A2 preview), Lauf (Wed, rotating — A2 course from 15 Sept), Waldershof (Sunday), Regensburg (Saturday morning, ACR date); in Swabia Augsburg (Tue).
- Plus: Ensdorf (Thu), Lauf (Wed, rotating), Fürth (Tue, fortnightly, own Plus evening), Landshut (Wed), Erlangen-Bruck (Sun, alternating), Straubing (Sat).
- C1 and C2: ACR Erlangen — Tuesday, alternating weekly. The only Challenge club in northern Bavaria.
- Mainstream: Amberg (Fri), Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Mon), Neutraubling (Fri), Nuremberg (Sun), Fürth (Thu), Straubing (Fri), Coburg (Thu), Lichtenfels (Fri), Landshut (Sun), Hengersberg (Sun).
All Clubs in the Upper Palatinate, Franconia and Lower Bavaria by Weekday
| Club | Location | Club Night | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squampfis Level and time per EAASDC; beginner courses with taster evenings | Sulzbach-Rosenberg | Monday, 7:30–10:00 pm | Mainstream per directory | |
| ACR Erlangen Challenge level — not yet the right fit for Plus and A dancers | Erlangen | Tuesday, 7:00–9:30 pm | C1 (odd weeks) / C2 (even weeks) | |
| The Sputniks A2 course from 15 September 2026, Tuesdays 7 pm (Laufer SV) — register with the Sputniks | Lauf an der Pegnitz | Wednesday, 7:30–9:30 pm | Plus, A1 and A2 — rotating across the Wednesdays of the month | |
| Squaresharks Details per website; not in the EAASDC directory | Landshut | Wednesday, 7:30–9:30 pm | Plus | |
| Bavarian Starlights Guests from Plus, free, online registration; lift available from the Nuremberg area | Ensdorf near Amberg | Thursday, 7:30–10:00 pm | Plus + A1 every week — 1st Thursday A1 with an A2 preview | Register a visit |
| Shooting Stars Fürth The ideal start for newcomers: a warm, open welcome and regular beginner courses — many of our guests dance there too | Fürth | Thursday, 7:00–9:30 pm (Mainstream) · Tuesday, fortnightly, 7:15–9:30 pm (Plus) | Mainstream on club night, Plus on a separate evening; plus the “Café Silver Star” (a Mainstream dance café, fortnightly on Tuesday mornings in Zirndorf) | |
| Castle Twirlers Level per EAASDC; open house in September | Coburg | Thursday, 7:30–10:00 pm | Mainstream per directory | |
| Backwood Swingers currently no beginners' course | Amberg | Friday, 7:45–9:15 pm | Mainstream | |
| Smiling Bavarians Open House in October | Neutraubling near Regensburg | Friday, 7:30–10:00 pm | Mainstream | |
| Gäuboden Plowers Plus date per EAASDC; beginner course from October | Straubing | Friday, 7:30–10:00 pm (Mainstream) · Saturday, 5:00–7:30 pm (Plus) | Mainstream and Plus on separate dates | |
| Main River Dancers Venue and level per EAASDC | Lichtenfels | Friday, 7:30–10:00 pm | Mainstream per directory | |
| Border U-Turn Back not in the EAASDC directory | Schwarzenbach a. d. Saale | Friday, from 8:00 pm | Mainstream / Plus (per squaredance.net) per directory | |
| ACR — Regensburg date per squaredance.net only — check with ACR before you travel | Regensburg (Tanzschule TANZBAR!) | Saturday, 10:00 am–2:30 pm | A1 + A2 per directory | |
| Wild Bunch Dates per EAASDC; annual German-Czech special | Waldershof | Saturday, 6:00–10:00 pm (Mainstream + Plus) · Sunday, 4:00–8:00 pm (A1 + A2) | Mainstream, Plus, A1 + A2 on separate dates per directory | |
| Franken Squares annual Open House | Nürnberg-Fischbach | Sunday, 6:00–8:00 pm (winter time 5:00–7:00 pm) | Mainstream | |
| Shillelaghs beginners' course annually from October | Erlangen-Bruck | Sunday, 6:30–9:00 pm | Mainstream / Plus (alternating monthly) | |
| The Twirling Kangaroos | Landshut | Sunday (3× a month), 6:00–8:30 pm | Mainstream | |
| Danube Waves | Hengersberg near Deggendorf | Sunday, 6:30–9:00 pm | Mainstream |
More Clubs Nearby
Upper Bavaria and Swabia appear here only with their A-level clubs. All other clubs in Bavaria are listed in the EAASDC club search.
For these clubs we know the level from the EAASDC directory — please check the weekday on the club's own website:
- Dancing Trouts (Forchheim) — Mainstream
- Newcastle-Dancers (Neuburg an der Donau) — Mainstream, Plus
- One-way Promenaders (Dingolfing) — Mainstream
- Tic Tac Toers (Lichtenau near Ansbach) — Mainstream, Plus
- Bamberg Cornhusker (Bamberg) — Mainstream
- Lenbach Swingers (Schrobenhausen) — Mainstream, Plus
- Weaving Twins (Konradsreuth near Hof) — Mainstream
- Bavarian Diamonds (München) — Plus
- Westwood Wheelers (Augsburg (Diedorf-Biburg)) — A1, A2 and C1 (Tuesday); Mainstream and Plus (Friday)
What the levels mean is explained on the Dance Levels Explained page.
Associations and portals
- EAASDC — European association of square dance clubs — club search and event calendar
- squaredance.net — Dance map and dates for Germany
- sd-franken.de — Portal of the Franconian clubs (Sputniks, ACR, Shooting Stars …)
- CALLERLAB — The callers' association — defines the programmes Mainstream, Plus, A1, A2, C1
- square.cz — Clubs and dates in the Czech Republic
Thursday in Ensdorf — for Anyone Who Wants A1 Every Week
The Bavarian Starlights dance Plus and A1 every Thursday from 7:30 to 10:00 pm, with A1 and an A2 preview on the first Thursday of the month — caller Gerhard Maier, Pfarrsaal St. Jakob in Ensdorf near Amberg, right on the B85. Guests dancing Plus or above are welcome any time and dance free of charge; the visit counts towards your EAASDC friendship book. From Nuremberg, Fürth and Lauf there is a lift almost every week.
For dancers from Lauf, Hersbruck, Röthenbach and the Nuremberg Land, Ensdorf is a good 50 minutes away — a second evening in the week alongside Wednesday with the Sputniks.
Frequently Asked Questions About Levels and Clubs in Bavaria
Where can I dance A2 in the Upper Palatinate and Franconia?
Regularly in four places: with the Sputniks in Lauf an der Pegnitz (Wednesdays — Plus, A1 and A2 rotate across the Wednesdays of the month; from 15 September 2026 additionally an A2 course on Tuesdays), with the Bavarian Starlights in Ensdorf near Amberg (first Thursday of the month A1 with an A2 preview, registration required), with the Wild Bunch in Waldershof (Sundays A1 + A2, per EAASDC directory) and at a Saturday-morning date of the ACR in Regensburg (A1 + A2, per squaredance.net — check with the ACR first). Plus A2 specials in the EAASDC calendar.
Where is A1 danced every week?
In the Upper Palatinate every week with the Bavarian Starlights in Ensdorf (Thursday, Plus and A1). In the Nuremberg Land the Sputniks in Lauf dance A1 regularly, rotating with Plus and A2 across the Wednesdays of the month. Combine both and you have two evenings a week at your level.
I dance with the Sputniks in Lauf — where can I dance A1 or A2 in addition?
Thursdays in Ensdorf, a good 50 minutes via the A6: the Bavarian Starlights dance Plus and A1 every week, and A1 with an A2 preview on the first Thursday of the month — a second evening in the week alongside Wednesday in Lauf. Guests from Plus are welcome free of charge, and almost every week someone from the Nuremberg Land drives over with free seats in the car.
Which club dances on Thursdays?
Between Regensburg, Nuremberg and the Czech border, only the Bavarian Starlights in Ensdorf at Plus/A1 level. Thursday Mainstream is also danced by the Shooting Stars in Fürth (the ideal club for newcomers, with their own Plus evening on Tuesdays) and the Castle Twirlers in Coburg; further south by the Lenbach Swingers in Schrobenhausen (Mainstream and Plus) and the One-way Promenaders in Dingolfing (Mainstream).
Where can you dance C1 or C2 in Bavaria?
In northern Bavaria only with ACR in Erlangen — Tuesdays, C1 in odd and C2 in even calendar weeks. That is not yet the right level for Plus, A1 and A2 dancers; Ensdorf, Lauf and Waldershof are there for that.
What is the difference between Plus, A1 and A2?
They are programs that build on one another under the CALLERLAB standard: Mainstream is the base, Plus adds around 30 calls, and A1 (Advanced 1) and A2 build further on that and require confident Plus. If you dance a level, you can dance it anywhere in the world — the calls are standardised.
Where do I find all dates and specials?
In the EAASDC event calendar (eaasdc.eu) and on the dance map at squaredance.net. For Franconia, sd-franken.de brings the clubs together. We list our A2 evenings and specials there too.