Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
slap dance
German translation:
"Fa'ataupati", traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner
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Anne Spitzmueller
Mar 16, 2006 00:54
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slap dance
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"Young Samoans demonstrate their energy and love for life in the rousing Sasa and Lapa and prove their skill and agility in the powerful slap dance."
Part of the program of a Samoa dance troup/Germany tour.
I found a definition on the web:
In the men's fa'ataupati or slap dance, the percussion is intensified by slapping chest, sides, thighs and stamping the feet. Contemporary versions of the fa'ataupati in American Samoa even incorporate a few moves from hip hop and other dance genres without losing the basic rhythm and style of the original dance.
Suggestions are soooo welcome.
Many thanks in advance!
Part of the program of a Samoa dance troup/Germany tour.
I found a definition on the web:
In the men's fa'ataupati or slap dance, the percussion is intensified by slapping chest, sides, thighs and stamping the feet. Contemporary versions of the fa'ataupati in American Samoa even incorporate a few moves from hip hop and other dance genres without losing the basic rhythm and style of the original dance.
Suggestions are soooo welcome.
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | "Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner |
Anne Spitzmueller
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| 1 | Schuhplattler |
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Mar 16, 2006 01:26: Lancashireman changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "English to German"
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"Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner
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"Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner, bei dem ...
für "fa'ataupati" siehe auch: http://danz.org.nz/sidestep.php?article_id=32&type_id=3
"Fa'ataupati", ein traditioneller Tanz der Samoaner, bei dem ...
für "fa'ataupati" siehe auch: http://danz.org.nz/sidestep.php?article_id=32&type_id=3
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christina Emmanuilidou
: würde ich auch so sagen.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
4 hrs
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| agree |
Anne Zielisch MCIL
13 hrs
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| agree |
Trudy Peters
: Best solution. I just got carried away thinking of Schuhplattler :-)
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Schuhplattler
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-03-16 01:05:38 GMT)
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Shall I switch the language pair, Nicole?
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Note added at 52 mins (2006-03-16 01:46:37 GMT)
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To take into account C. Peter's valid objection:
"eine Art Südsee-Schuhplattler (aber ohne Schuhe)"
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-03-16 17:27:08 GMT)
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1899: Samoa is divided between Germany (Western Samoa) and the United States (Eastern Samoa); Germany received the two larger islands, Sawaii and Upolu.
http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/samoa-english.htm
The ‘slap dance’ is a relatively recent arrival on the islands. It was introduced by Bavarian sailors who had survived the wreck of the ‘Adler’ in 1889. The locals were so impressed by their performance of the ‘Watschenplattler’ that they copied the movements. The Samoan language has only a limited number of consonants so this was Samoanised as ‘fa'ataupati’. The name ‘slap dance’ was first applied by troops from New Zealand who arrived to occupy the islands during World War One…
http://www.toursamoa.ws/samoa/cms/sights/dance.html
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Note added at 22 hrs (2006-03-16 23:39:20 GMT)
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Definitive version: 'eine Art Südsee-Watschenplattler'
Note from asker:
| Ooops - yes, please! Sorry for that. Thank you, Andrew! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Trudy Peters
: Absolutely! A Bavarian friend of mine just told me that there are no longer "Schuplattlerabende" for the tourists! Please say it isn't so :-(
19 mins
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Thanks, Trudy. I think this question will probably go down as yet another 'Don't translate'. Now why didn't I think of that?
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| disagree |
C. Peter
: It would be absolutely correct in a Bavarian context - but definitely not for Samoans...
26 mins
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| neutral |
Christina Emmanuilidou
: und selbst wenn...dann waere es kein Schuhplattler, sondern der sogenannte Watschenplattler...,
6 hrs
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| neutral |
Anne Zielisch MCIL
: musste auch spontan an Bayern denken,d.h. eh ich die Kommentare der anderen gelesen hatte, - passt wohl nicht ganz;-)
15 hrs
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