📌The Schuhplattler is a traditional style of folk dance popular in the regions of Bavaria and Tyrol. In this dance, the performers stomp, clap and strike the soles of their shoes (Schuhe), thighs and knees with their hands held flat (platt). 👇 https://www.dolomitemountains.com/en/home #dolomitemountains #dolomites #traditions #schuhplattler Video Sarah Alfreider | DOLOMITE MOUNTAINS

The Schuhplattler dance looks incredibly complicated, but there must be a way to learn it! Right? This folk dance stands for Bavarian traditions, but its roots lie in Upper Bavaria, Tyrol and Salzburg. DW presenter Lukas Stege took some dancing classes with Schuhplattler enthusiast Max Berger, from Füssen. This is what we ended up learning: | DW Travel

The Heidauer Schuhplattler performed by an unknown (Austrian?) group. | Schuhplattler Kids

Schuhplattler kids from the Trachtenverein Mutters, just south of Innsbruck, Austria. | Schuhplattler Kids

Victoria Marquardt —The Schuhplattler is a distinctive form of expression in Bavaria. The name comes from the action of the dancer striking the soles of their shoes with their hands. The 'inventors' were simple folk: farmers, hunters, and woodsmen. The exact origins and history of the dance are uncertain. During the dance, the man has the freedom to move however he likes to the tune of a folk melody called a 'Laendler! He would make different figures, leap, stomp, and slap while his partner rota