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English: slap dance

German translation: "Fa'ataupati", traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner



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English term or phrase:slap dance
German translation:"Fa'ataupati", traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner
Entered by:Anne Spitzmueller
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English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / dancing
English term or phrase: slap dance
"Young Samoans demonstrate their energy and love for life in the rousing Sasa and Lapa and prove their skill and agility in the powerful slap dance."

Part of the program of a Samoa dance troup/Germany tour.

I found a definition on the web:

In the men's fa'ataupati or slap dance, the percussion is intensified by slapping chest, sides, thighs and stamping the feet. Contemporary versions of the fa'ataupati in American Samoa even incorporate a few moves from hip hop and other dance genres without losing the basic rhythm and style of the original dance.

Suggestions are soooo welcome.
Many thanks in advance!

Nicole Schnell
United States
Clarification request(s) and response
Trudy Peters: 1:22am Mar 16, 2006: Is this supposed to be an English->German question? -
Nicole Schnell: 1:26am Mar 16, 2006: No. English>German. I messed up... sorry.
Nicole Schnell: 2:42am Mar 16, 2006: Sorry that I can't provide more context. The show consists of approx. 20 different dances. Two lines of text for each of them. So that's all I have...

"Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner
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Vielleicht könntest du eine erklärende Übersetzung in dieser Art verwenden? Du könntest die Erklärung anhand der gefundenen Definition noch ausbauen:

"Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner, bei dem ...

für "fa'ataupati" siehe auch: http://danz.org.nz/sidestep.php?article_id=32&type_id=3
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Anne Spitzmueller
New Zealand
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4"Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner
Anne Spitzmueller
1Schuhplattler
Andrew Swift


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
"Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner

Explanation:
Vielleicht könntest du eine erklärende Übersetzung in dieser Art verwenden? Du könntest die Erklärung anhand der gefundenen Definition noch ausbauen:

"Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner, bei dem ...

für "fa'ataupati" siehe auch: http://danz.org.nz/sidestep.php?article_id=32&type_id=3

Anne Spitzmueller
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker:


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Tina8: würde ich auch so sagen.
3 hrs
agree Steffen Walter
4 hrs
agree Anne Zielisch MCIL
13 hrs
agree Trudy Peters: Best solution. I just got carried away thinking of Schuhplattler :-)
14 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Schuhplattler

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-03-16 01:05:38 GMT)
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Shall I switch the language pair, Nicole?

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Note added at 52 mins (2006-03-16 01:46:37 GMT)
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To take into account C. Peter's valid objection:
"eine Art Südsee-Schuhplattler (aber ohne Schuhe)"

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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-03-16 17:27:08 GMT)
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1899: Samoa is divided between Germany (Western Samoa) and the United States (Eastern Samoa); Germany received the two larger islands, Sawaii and Upolu.
http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/samoa-english.htm

The ‘slap dance’ is a relatively recent arrival on the islands. It was introduced by Bavarian sailors who had survived the wreck of the ‘Adler’ in 1889. The locals were so impressed by their performance of the ‘Watschenplattler’ that they copied the movements. The Samoan language has only a limited number of consonants so this was Samoanised as ‘fa'ataupati’. The name ‘slap dance’ was first applied by troops from New Zealand who arrived to occupy the islands during World War One…
http://www.toursamoa.ws/samoa/cms/sights/dance.html


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Note added at 22 hrs (2006-03-16 23:39:20 GMT)
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Definitive version: 'eine Art Südsee-Watschenplattler'

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ooops - yes, please! Sorry for that. Thank you, Andrew!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Trudy Peters: Absolutely! A Bavarian friend of mine just told me that there are no longer "Schuplattlerabende" for the tourists! Please say it isn't so :-(
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Trudy. I think this question will probably go down as yet another 'Don't translate'. Now why didn't I think of that?
disagree C. Peter: It would be absolutely correct in a Bavarian context - but definitely not for Samoans...
26 mins
neutral Tina8: und selbst wenn...dann waere es kein Schuhplattler, sondern der sogenannte Watschenplattler...,
6 hrs
neutral Anne Zielisch MCIL: musste auch spontan an Bayern denken,d.h. eh ich die Kommentare der anderen gelesen hatte, - passt wohl nicht ganz;-)
15 hrs
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