Schuhplattler
 Franz Defregger, Vor dem Tanz |
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| Genre | Social dance, folk dance |
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| Time signature | 3/4 |
| Country | Austria and Southern Germany |
The Schuhplattler is a traditional Austro-Bavarian folk dance evolved from the Ländler.
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[edit] Origins
The origins of this social dance are found in an early courtship display (Balztanz). Such a dance was described in 1050 by a monk of Tegernsee Abbey in the knightly poem Ruodlieb, wherein similar postures and movements of the Schuhplatter are depicted.[1][2]
[edit] Style
The homeland of the Schuhplattler dance is the East Alpine region of Europe in Upper Bavaria (Germany), in the adjacent Austrian states of Tyrol and Salzburg, and in South Tyrol. In days gone by young men wished to impress marriageable young ladies with their dancing prowess. Initially the style was free without rules. Performed usually in a 3/4 time, one would carry out a series of jumps and hip movements to the time of the music. Characteristically the dancers will rhythmically strike their thighs, knees and soles of the feet, and stamp with the feet. Nowadays the dance is usually performed out of tradition, maintaining the older customs, and as part of the activities of Trachten-Vereine (that is, societies which maintain traditional dress, songs and culture of earlier days).
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[edit] External links
- Boston Grammar School Schuhplattler Group in England (English)
- Bavarian Schuhplattler Dance Troupe in North America
- Geschichte des Schuhplattlers (German site)
- Alpentänzer Schuhplattler (English)
- Pichler Voigasplattler (German)
- Schuhplattlergruppe Kohlrösl-Buam Gitschtal (German)
- Schuachplattlogitschn Vahrn (German)
- Schuhplattlergruppe Tramin - Südtirol (German)
- Gauverband Nord Amerika (English)
- Holzhacker Plattler - Tegernsee (German)
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