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Boehmerwald Landler

Boehmerwald Landler Music
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Boehmerwald Landler dance instructions
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Böhmerwald Ländler
(Bavaria)
The dance comes from Bohmerwald, on the eastern edge of Germany, near the border with the Czech Republic.
Pronunciation: BUHR-mahr-valdt LEHND-ler Translation: Bohemian forest ländler
Music: 3/4 meter Video German Folk Dances, Track 5
Formation: Cpls in a circle with M’s back to ctr. Hands joined across as if in a two-person
circle. M’s R hand holding W’s L from the top, M’s L hand holding W’s R from
the bottom. Cpls are numbered 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 etc.
Steps & Styling: Ländler Step: A smooth walking step with a flat-footed look, but without wt on
heels, one step to each beat of the music, with only a slight accent on the first ct of each
three-beat measure. A Ländler Step is done throughout this dance and defines the
three walking steps taken during one meas of music. M and W use opp ftwk.
Meas 3/4 meter Pattern
3 rising notes INTRODUCTION No action.
I. SLOW SIDE TO SIDE
1 Swinging joined hands fwd, step sdwd (M to L, W to R) (ct 1), close ft together
rising on balls of ft (ct 2), lower heels (ct3).
2 Repeat meas 1 with opp ftwk and direction.
3-4 Repeat meas 1-2.
II. W TURN UNDER, M, AND W EXCHANGE PLACES
1 Cpls move CCW with three steps, bringing hands fwd and up as W turns CW under
raised hands. M’s first step on L is a stamp but W start R without a stamp
2 Cpls continue CCW with three steps, keeping hands fwd.
3 M and W exchange places with three steps, M moving to outside with a half-turn
CW and W moving inside by turning CCW under joined raised hands.
4 Ptrs facing, do one step fwd, pulling arms out to sides (cts 1-2), close ft together, and lower arms (ct 3).
5-8 Repeat meas 1-4, moving CW, returning to orig orientation, M inside, W outside.
III. PROMENADE
1-8 W’s L arm hooks M’s R arm and cpls promenade CCW, eight small Ländler Steps
with a slight accent on ct 1 of each meas. Face ptr on meas 8.
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Böhmerwald Ländler — continued
IV. CLAPPING WITH PARTNER
1 M clap hands-on thighs while W clap their own hands in front (ct 1); all clap own hands
twice in front (cts 2-3).
2 Clap ptr’s hands across (ct 1); clap own hands in front (ct 2); clap ptr’s hands across
(ct 3).
3-8 Repeat meas 1-2 three times, except meas 8 hold on cts 2 and 3.
REPEAT
1-16 Repeat Fig I-III. On the last meas of Fig I, Cpl #1 rotates CW to face Cpl #2, W on
M’s R.
V. CLAPPING WITH ANOTHER CPL
1-16 Repeat Fig IV but instead of clapping hands with ptr, clap hands with person on
either side. At the end, cpls return to original orientation, M inside, W outside, face
CCW with hands joined across.
REPEAT
1-16 Repeat Fig I and Fig II. On the last meas of Fig II, all face ctr to form one circle, W
on M’s R.
VI. CLAPPING IN ONE BIG CIRCLE
1-16 Repeat Fig IV but instead of clapping hands with ptr, clap hands with person on
either side.
Sequence: As notated above.
Presented by Götz Zinser

Websites:

Die Gemutlichen Schuhplattlers:
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The Phoenix Club in Anaheim CA:
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Gauverbond Nordamerika dance instructions:
https://www.gauverband.com/dance-instructions