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slapping dance

German translation: Schuhplatteln


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English term or phrase:slapping dance
German translation:Schuhplatteln
Entered by: Klaus Urban
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12:32 Jul 14, 2007
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Volkstanz
English term or phrase: slapping dance
Es geht um die Beschreibung des Repertoires einer internationalen Volkstanzgruppe.
"Their repertoire includes many unique pieces such as exotic Indian dances, harmonic Croation songs, and Hungarian men´s ***slapping dances***.
Sind das Klatschtänze?
Klaus Urban
Local time: 17:50
Schuhplatteln
Explanation:
Traditional folk dance. Widely danced in Austria, Southern Germany (Bayern) and also Hungary.
Men wear "Lederhosen" and slap their thighs which creates the "Plattl" noise.

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-07-14 12:41:41 GMT)
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See also following entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_folk_dance

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-07-14 15:58:37 GMT)
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The dance is of course called "Schuhplattler", however it is widely known as "das Schuhplatteln".

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-07-14 15:59:28 GMT)
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Austrianlassie
Local time: 16:50
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Danke!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Schuhplatteln


Explanation:
Traditional folk dance. Widely danced in Austria, Southern Germany (Bayern) and also Hungary.
Men wear "Lederhosen" and slap their thighs which creates the "Plattl" noise.

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-07-14 12:41:41 GMT)
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See also following entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_folk_dance

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-07-14 15:58:37 GMT)
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The dance is of course called "Schuhplattler", however it is widely known as "das Schuhplatteln".

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-07-14 15:59:28 GMT)
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http://www.chiemgau-alpenverband.de/Sachgebiete.sachgebiete....


    Reference: http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.film.o/o422a
Austrianlassie
Local time: 16:50
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PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  wolfgang55
0 min
  -> Danke Wolfgang! :)

agree  Katrin Eichler
2 mins
  -> Danke Katrin! :)

agree  DDM: mit Brigitte
2 mins
  -> Danke Daniel! :)

agree  Andreas Kobell
5 mins
  -> Danke Andreas! :)

agree  BrigitteHilgner: Ich kenne das Wort allerdings als "Schuhplattler", und so steht es auch im Duden.
1 hr
  -> Danke Brigitte. Of course you're right. I didn't mean to use "schuhplatteln" as a noun.

agree  Bernhard Sulzer: mit Brigitte
2 hrs
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