page_title: Schunkeln
hierarchical_section_title: Schunkeln
caption_attribution_description: English: Use freely, pls attribute - K. Thompson Interior view of Wilton's Music Hall (London Borough of Tower Hamlets), with tables being laid for a wedding. A similar layout would have been used when Wilton's was used as a supper club.
context_page_description: Schunkeln is the name in the German language used to describe a certain rhythmic movement to the beat of a song, people link arms and sway side to side on the spot. This is done either standing or sitting were people move side to side on their seats via the upper body. Sometimes people will also move backwards and forwards, as well as stand up sit down movements.
  The word is believed to derive from the German word for an outdoor swing, this being in reference to the similar movement of a swing which is Schaukel and Schunkel which is the Upper Saxon German dialect version of the same word.
  This form of dance is popular in German speaking countries at Oktoberfest where volksmusik and the popular volkstümliche Musik is often played. It is also performed by audience members on TV shows such as Musikantenstadl.
  In English speaking countries such as Britain it is often referred to as simply swaying; the form of dance would often be performed by audience members in British music halls and later working men's clubs when people would sit together and listen to live entertainment with popular music, or in pubs.
context_section_description: Schunkeln (German: [ˈʃʊŋkəln], English: /ˈʃʊŋkəln/ SHOONG-kuln) is the name in the German language used to describe a certain rhythmic movement to the beat of a song, people link arms and sway side to side on the spot. This is done either standing or sitting were people move side to side on their seats via the upper body. Sometimes people will also move backwards and forwards, as well as stand up sit down movements.
  The word is believed to derive from the German word for an outdoor swing, this being in reference to the similar movement of a swing which is Schaukel and Schunkel which is the Upper Saxon German dialect version of the same word.
  This form of dance is popular in German speaking countries at Oktoberfest where volksmusik and the popular volkstümliche Musik is often played. It is also performed by audience members on TV shows such as Musikantenstadl.
  In English speaking countries such as Britain it is often referred to as simply swaying; the form of dance would often be performed by audience members in British music halls and later working men's clubs when people would sit together and listen to live entertainment with popular music, or in pubs.  Sometimes the style of movement was taken part in by audience members of Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club TV show. Commercial German style beer houses also perform the dance with oom-pah style music.
caption: British Music hall where people would listen to performers such as Florrie Forde and start swaying
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