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Schuhplattle
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schuhplattle
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en schuhplattle.
en 1900 Hermine Diemer Walter S. Manning History of the Village of Oberammergau Oberammergau and Its Passion Play. A Retrospect of the History of Oberammergau and Its Passion Play from the Commencement up to the Present DayAlso Full Description of the Country and the Manners and Customs of the People. Munich; Oberammergau Printed and Published by Carl August Seyfried & Co.(Proprietors Carl Aug. Seyfried and Carl Schnell) Munich. Agents in Oberammergau: Georg Lang sel. Erben. Agents in England: Hugo Lang & Co., Liverpool. 47 https://archive.org/details/oberammergauitsp00diem/page/47/mode/1up 1915517 Whoever views the Ammergauers from this standpoint will regard them with the respect which is due to the descendants of ancient families, and will confound them just as little with the «Schuhplattling» peasantry, which is the pride of Schliersee and neighbouring places, as with the superficial culture, the unfortunate result of speculation, of the big cities.
en 1973 Gordon Hurley The Log 34 Hayes, Hillingdon British Airline Pilots Association 285 https://books.google.com/books?id=NB4oAQAAIAAJ&q=%22And+that%E2%80%99s+how%22 0024-5798 1064339025 Wolfgang Mozart was born in Austria in 1756 so it was only fitting that young Hans Schmidt should play an aria from ‘Don Giovanni’ as our party got going but I soon had him on traditional folk-music and, shakily, I had a go at Schuhplattling. And that’s how I put my back out and wound up in hospital!
en 1998 Second Languages Week Through Titan Eyes Titan Tradition Edmonton, Alta. w:Harry Ainlay High School “Curricular” section 78 https://archive.org/details/harry-ainlay-school-yearbook-1997-1998/page/n78/mode/1up 1 49694571 The next day was German Day. In the rotunda Schuhplattling dancers entertained the lunch hour crowd.
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en Schuhplattler dance type of dance.
en 3 March 1955 JCC Folk-Dance Party Stars Dave RosenburgRosenberg w:Greenbelt News Review 19 30 Greenbelt, Md. Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association, Inc. 3 https://archive.org/details/GNR1955030301/page/2/mode/1up 1 2832-7586 19952343 Traditional Scandinavian dances, the lively Austrian “Schuhplattles,” unusual line dances from Greece and Israel, the gay and spirited “Tarantella” of Italy, and a fast-moving quadrille from Germany will be among the authentic numbers performed by the group.
en 7 August 1997 Listings w:The Boston Globe 252 38 Boston, Mass. “Calendar” section 11 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/441283066/ 2 0743-1791 1536853 Austrian, German and Bavarian Dances Figure dances and Schuhplattles. Bring soft-soled shoes.
en 28 October 2004 Lakiesha McGhee Oktoberfest: Students join troupe w:The Sacramento Bee 292 302 Sacramento, Calif. H2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/630599005/ 5 0890-5738 8800746 Faris, president of the German Club at Casa Roble High School, said he will fondly remember the six weeks he spent learning the Schuhplattle, a intricate dance move involving the slapping of the thighs and feet to a rhythm.