Same word, two languages, one floor. Dvorana, in old Czech, simply means hall — the room where you danced.
Twelve days through Bohemia and Moravia, ending at the Country Dance Festival Jasana Bonuše in Prague — the festival Dvorana has run every year since 1993. Owner-led by Jan Pumpr with caller Bev Bernbaum. Access to villages large coaches never reach.
5–10 days
Parish books, village cemeteries, your grandmother's street. Research, translation, and a host who knows the archives.
Private sessions with Czech dancers and musicians — contra, country, kolo, clogging, 19th-c. social dance.
7–12 days
Harvest festivals, Baroque chapels, Moravian wine cellars, evenings with musicians who don't play for tour groups.
5–10 days
Glass beads, block-printed modrotisk, kroje makers, small-batch distillers, village artisans working by hand.
Pilsner at the source, small-batch country breweries, cellar tastings. Done with access, not a bus.
6–14 days
Marked paths through Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, southern Poland, Hungary, and eastern Germany.
5–10 days
Gothic through Art Deco. Access to places bus tours don't stop — and a host who knows what you're looking at.
4–7 days
The Jablonec region — with the makers, not the gift shops. For serious collectors, teachers, workshop travellers.
Motorcycles, churches, classical music, a specific ancestor's village. Tell us what matters — we build it.
In 1979, Professor Bonuš taught at Stockton Folk Dance Camp and at the Santa Barbara Folk Dance Conference. His choreographies — Furiant, Beseda Quadrille, Čardáš — are still on the floor in American folk clubs today.
In the late 1970s, together with his son Jasan, he introduced American country dance into socialist Czechoslovakia. Under hostile conditions. And kept teaching it.
SFDH master teacher profile ↗Jasan founded Dvorana in 1978, twenty years into Soviet-aligned rule. The ensemble grew into an accredited arts programme, affiliated with ZUŠ Music Art since 1998.
Jitka was the first person to perform American clogging on a Czech stage. She has taught in the US, Japan, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, and Switzerland. She still organises the festival every autumn.
The Country Dance Festival Jasana Bonuše has run every year since 1993 — thirty years of American and Czech dancers on the same floor.
Joined Dvorana as a dancer in 1991. Took over ensemble leadership in 1995. Has taught in the United States, France, Germany, and Japan.
Teaches Czech and Moravian folk, American country, Scottish country, Mexican dance, and 19th-century social dance. Fluent English. Personally hosts every flagship tour.
SFDH master teacher profile ↗
Forty-seven years after František taught at Stockton, his grandson-in-law leads a tour that ends at the festival named after his son. On the floor: American dancers, Czech dancers — two traditions that long ago decided they belonged together.
CDSS listing · 2026 ↗The tour was perfectly organized, thoughtfully explained, and beautifully done. Dvorana made good use of our bus time by educating us about the history of countries we visited.
I cannot imagine a better conceived or executed tour. It was everything it was cracked up to be.
I just want to thank you again for such a great trip. I had a wonderful time, and I appreciated your knowledge and kindness and humor. You were so helpful on the hikes and in so many other ways.
Six verbs. Not museums and bus windows — actual things we do with actual people in actual rooms.
The choreographies František carried back from Stockton in '79 are still on the floor in American folk clubs. — Forty-seven years later, we run the tour that ends at the festival we inventednamed after his son.
Every question below comes from a real traveller. If yours isn't here, write to us — Jan or Jitka reply personally within two business days.
Jan or Jitka reply from a real Prague inbox within two business days. No account, no form-farm, no auto-sequence.
Write to usBoth. The flagship 2026 Country Dance Tour is hosted by a dance family and ends at a dance festival — but only three or four of the twelve days are dance-focused. The rest is Czech cultural travel: Prague, castles, villages, breweries, spa towns, UNESCO sites. About a third of our travellers are not dancers at all. Private tours can be built around any of our nine themes without dance at the centre.
Included (land only): eleven nights three- and four-star hotels, all breakfasts, eight dinners, group lunches on transit days, private small-vehicle transport, owner-led English guiding throughout, all entry fees and guided tours, three-day Festival Jasana Bonuše pass.
Excluded: flights to/from Prague, travel insurance, some lunches and dinners on free-time days, personal spending, optional single-room supplement.
Moderate. Expect cobblestones in Prague and in Český Krumlov, uneven paths to castle ruins, and optional light hiking on two or three days. No long hikes, no forced marches. Travellers in their seventies do this tour regularly. If mobility is a concern, email us first — we'll talk honestly about fit.
Yes, on request. The single supplement typically runs between $600 and $900 for the twelve nights depending on which hotels are available. We quote it individually once you inquire.
No. The dance evenings on the tour (Oybin night four, the Květuš farm evening, the festival) are open to complete beginners. Jan and Bev teach what's needed. If you've never contra-danced in your life, you'll be on the floor by the first evening. If you've been calling for thirty years, you'll be on the other side of the hall.
Request info via the form below. Jan or Jitka reply personally within two business days. If it looks like a fit, we send a full itinerary and practical notes; a 30% deposit holds your seat. Final balance is due 60 days before departure. The 30 Sep — 12 Oct 2026 dates and the $3,000 price are fixed for 2026.
Deposits are refundable up to 90 days before departure, minus a small administrative fee. From 90 to 60 days, 50% refundable. Inside 60 days, non-refundable — which is why we strongly recommend travel insurance. Full written terms accompany the itinerary.
No auto-funnel. No call centre. One inquiry, one personal reply from Jan or Jitka, usually within two business days. A free draft itinerary if the fit is there. Deposit only when you're sure.