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By the beautiful blue river Spree

“… and once again to be sure it was not by chance…” Whoever missed the dancing lessons in his youth, here he gets a second chance. Foxtrott, Waltz,Cha Cha Cha, … Anton, the dancing master, does not mind to take over the female part occasionally. Straight across the dance floor waiters carry plates with large Viennese Schnitzel; lots of tinsel glisten on the walls.
On September 13th 1913 Fritz Bühler opened his dance hall “Bühlers Ballhaus” (Bühlers ballroom” in the courtyard of Auguststrasse 24/25. It became “Clärchens Ballhaus” after his death in war, when his widow Clara took over the management of the hall. It is in fact the only one left of more than 900 ballrooms in the times of the Prussian empire and until today there is dancing every evening. During the summertime the house looses his guests to the open air dance hall on the banks of the Spree – here the illuminated Bodemuseum adds to the atmosphere of the dance.