schuhplattler

A folk dance from Bavaria and Austria in which the thighs and the soles of the shoes are slapped.

The book’s cover, borrowed from an old folkloristic LP, Jodler und Schuhplattler, depicts the Bavarian Schuhplattler, “the most virile and joyful of the world’s dances.” […] Schuhplattlers feature yodels that highlight the males’ vigor—they still have energy left to yodel.

And as I drove in the fast-moving Saturday traffic listening to Schuhplattler, I thought it probably was not possible to be a European immigrant from their era, or from my own, for that matter, without being a snob of some order: a snob about culture, […]

One who dances the Schuhplattler.

Brassy German bands play oompapah music for gaily costumed locals, ethnic dancers, Schuhplattlers, and entertainers from Munich and Austria.

Frank and Ann Uher, seen here, were well-known Schuhplattlers.

Alternative letter-case form of Schuhplattler.

We entertained each other with exhibitions of schuhplattlers and big apples!

In the evenings the younger guides gave exhibitions of schuhplattler, slapping their hairy thighs and chamois-leather shorts with fearful cries.