Bavarian dancers and Schuhplattler from Munich for hire

Bavarian dancers: Schuhplattler for hire. You can book them for your event in Munich and across Germany. The Schuhplattler is a dance from the eastern Alpine region in which the boys courted the girls. It is characterised above all by the slapping of thighs and shoes in time with the melody.

There are regional differences from Lower Bavaria to East Tyrol, and distinct dances such as Schlogplattler, Marschplattler, Holzhacker and Bankerltanz. Today the Schuhplattler is above all a show dance, and one that international guests film enthusiastically at trade fairs and corporate events.

Booking Bavarian dance for your event

Bavarian dance is the epitome of Bavarian tradition, and your guests and customers will love it as a show act. Whether it is a company party under an Oktoberfest theme or a trade fair evening billed as a Bavarian Evening, the Schuhplattler bring the flair and the hearty charm that make the evening work.

How a Schuhplattler performance fits into an evening

The dance is normally one element of a whole evening that we musicians carry. A typical running order looks like this:

1. Guests are welcomed in the entrance area with Bavarian music
2. The host welcomes the guests from the stage
3. The Bavarian band plays traditional music during the meal
4. After the main course: the Schuhplattler perform: one set of under ten minutes
5. The Bergvagabunden continue playing during dessert
6. After dessert the band typically switches from traditional music to party music: DJing included

It is deliberately one appearance rather than several. A Schuhplattler set is a show act: it lands hardest when it happens once, at the right moment in the evening, and does not outstay its welcome.

What does it cost?

An honest answer: it is difficult to estimate without knowing the date and the location. Most Plattler live in Bavaria and have day jobs. For a weekday performance outside their home town they have to take two days of holiday and travel accordingly, and that, far more than the performance itself, is what drives the price. Booking dancers in Munich itself is straightforward. Send me a non-binding enquiry for your event and you will get a real number.

Learn to platteln: the crash course

It will not be enough for a complex choreography, but the basic movements can genuinely be learnt in a crash course. Whether as a short comic interlude with a few volunteers during the show, or with more time and serious instruction, a Schuhplattler crash course in Munich is reliably good fun.