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

#ConanBerlin Highlight: #Conan and Andy learn a Bavarian dance known as the Schuhplattler, which is German for "butt-slapping" | Team Coco

👉 HOW TO DANCE BAVARIAN STYLE Dance master and Bavarian insider Katharina Mayer shows you how to learn simple traditional dances. This is how you will keep up with the Bavarians at your next folk festival visit. 🎶 Catch your dance partner and try it out! | Visit Bavaria

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

The Schuhplattler Tramin from South Tyrol performing the Heidauer plattler. | 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