Hofbräuhaus Ländler
(Germany)
These notes ©2015, Andrew Carnie

Music: In München steht en Hofbräuhaus.
Meter: 3/4
Formation: Couples in a circle, start with M on the inside and W on the outside, nearer hands (M's R, W's L) joined.
Introduction: 4 bars, bow/curtsey on bar 2

Part 1: 
Bars 1-8, using a Laendler (Waltz) step, dance forward in LOD with 8 steps, turning slightly outwards on odd numbered bars, and slightly inwards on even numbered bars.
 Bars 9-16: Men continue step from bars 1-8, but Women turn under joined near hands, turning clockwise (1 turn per bar) but moving forward in LOD.
 Bars 17-24: Woman turn into the cuddle position (Man stands behind woman, Woman's arms are crossed in front of her body.). Dancers waltz from side to side doing a peekaboo type motion. Man starts on the right behind woman. Woman starts on the left.
 Bar 25: Drop M's L and W's R and woman rolls out of peekaboo hold
 Bars 26-28: woman tuns CW under M's R arm twice, ending R shoulder to R shoulder with him, arms stretched across chests, L elbow bent and held out.
 Bars 29-32: Couple rotates in place CW, each dancer moving forward around pivot point.
 Bars 33-36: Man drops down on R knee, W dances 4 waltz steps around him, without dropping hands
 Bar 37: Man turns W CCW under both hands
 Bars 38-40: Standing L shoulder to L shoulder, L arms extended across partner's body, R elbow bent and held out. Couple rotates in place CCW
 Bars 41-44: Man stands in place facing out, with thumbs tucked in suspenders, and does two step stamps (R then L), followed by a Leap onto R, Stamp L twice, then Step on L pivoting to face center: women use 4 waltz steps to circle CCW around M.

Part 2: Plattl Version

This version is appropriate for the stage, and is probably beyond the scope of most participatory/recreational groups.  There is an alternate version not using a plattl, see the other linked notes and video for details.



Women:
 Bars 1-40: Solo, turn CW with walking pivot steps around the outside of the circle, moving in LOD, 1 turn per bar. Have L hand on hip, R hand holding skirt out.
 Bars 41-48: Turning waltz with men, progressing CCW, turn under M's R hand CW to end side by side with partner

Men:
 Bar 1: step R into the center (1,2), close L behind R (3)
 Bar 2: repeat bar 1
 Bar 3: Stomp R (1), L (&), R (2), L (&) R (3) L (&)
 Bar 4: Stomp R (1), Lift L knee and slap with L hand (2), step on L, slap R thigh with R hand (3)
 Bar 5: Leap onto R, bring L heel up in back and hit with R hand (1) hit L side with L hand (&) hop on R, kick L out to diagonal L, hit R thigh with R hand (2), Hit L side with L hand (&), hop on R, bring L heel forward and hit heel with R hand (3) Hit L side with L hand (&)
 Bar 6: Leap onto L, Hit R side with R hand (1), Hit L side with L hand (&), hop on L foot, Circle R hand up and over head towards back (2) hop on L foot, bring R heel up in back diagonally to the side and hit it with R hand (3)
 Bars 7-8: repeat bars 5-6
 Bars 9-10: repeat bars 5-6
 Bars 11-12: repeat bars 5-6
 Bars 13-14: repeat bars 5-7
 Bar 15: Leap onto R, Lift L heel back, and hit with R hand (1), Hop on R slap L thigh with L hand (2), Kick R forward high, slap R thigh with R hand (3)
 Bar 16: slap R foot down (1), pause (2,3)
 Bars 17-32: repeat bars 1-16
 Bars 33-40: Men pull R shoulder back, then circle CW, catching skirts of the turning ladies as you pass them on the inside.
 Bars 41-48: Grab partner and do a turning waltz progressing CCW, on last bar turn lady CW under arm to get back into original side by side position.

Repeat whole dance from the beginning



Ending:  After turning Lady under arm R hand, lady sticks L hand behind her back, man takes her L in his right and kneels down on R knee.