Mad Schuhplattler

Schuhplattler at 200th anniversary Oktoberfest from zurika on Vimeo.

In honor of the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest, a historical area has been set up next to the regular old tents and rides. It costs €4 to get into the historical area, but that €4 includes all kinds of entertainment, such as fancy historical whip-cracking and fancy historical dancing. And a nifty souvenir pin.

Judging from the looks of this dance, I’m guessing that Bavarian women living 200 years ago did not have any inner ear fluid.

Is there anyone who watched this video without thinking of Chevy Chase?

10 thoughts on “Mad Schuhplattler”

  1. Eeeesh! My world is spinning. Not one smile from the Fraus and why do they have flowers growing out of their chests? Thanks for the peek!

  2. I love the expressions on the women’s faces, especially when they kind of bunch up in a whirly traffic jam at one point. Definitely not a dance I want to learn anytime soon.

  3. I had the pleasure of seeing some actual whirling dervishes do their thing in Turkey – they all spin around for minutes at a time, stopping on cue, all facing the same direction. No idea how they stop themselves from falling over. They looked happier than most of these ladies though.

  4. I think Chevy has it all on you because there were no exploding dirndl blouses in this movie. Wonder what happened to that girl Rusty was so in love with.

    I am happy to make a remake with you any time- exploding blouse and all. You know we can get Uwe up there to slap a few ankles and in Vacation no ladies had to twirl so our fluids are safe too.

    Then let’s do the Big Ben scene and stay at Em’s.

  5. I expected the slapping to be…slappier.

    I feel damn near spoiled by those Vacation movies sometimes. They make living in Europe a constant inside joke.

  6. Love it! It reminds me of our local Tulip Time with attendant Dutch dancing except that in this video there are actual males dancing the male parts! It gives the same sterile impression, though. I mean, really – these were VILLAGE dances. In BAVARIA. Don’t they have beer there? Is that how drunk people dance? I. think. not.

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