Clogging today is less impromptu and more complicated than the simple rhythmic dance begun by our ancestors. New influences are creeping into the dance because of popular culture. Tap dancing, Canadian Step Dancing, Irish Hard Shoe and even street dancing and hip-hop influences are being seen to bear on the style of steps and dances performed by cloggers today.
Performing teams wearing brightly colored costumes, calico or sequins have sprung up everywhere, providing entertainment with impressive precision footwork. Clogging Competitions across the country bring together teams from East and West to vie for trophies, honours and cash prizes.
Hello Jeff. We have moonthly luncheon meetings. We are always looking for ways to help seniors stay healthy by movement, and exercise which would including clogging. Date and time would be negotiable.
Thanks, Carole. Just wanted everyone to know that a new dance studio in Pickerington Ohio is opening in Aug. Interesting article on American clogging. Step dancing in England was known as clog dancing where workers wore clogs, and just step dancing where shoes were leather. Funny how old time step dancing in the USA is now called clogging — thanks for explaining it.
By the way, Appalachian clog is popular in England and often seen in English folk festivals along with English clog dancers and those Morris dancers who wear clogs. Having been an active clogger from thru about including learning from Lucy Johnson and Bill Hathaway and our own exhibition team that was active for 12 years , it saddens me to see clogging changing to something that is so different from real clogging to some kind of various tap dances, with each new dance trying to outdo the last in difficulty and technical steps.
We had to keep moving our annual conventions to larger facilities because of the number of people attending. It went from being something everyone could enjoy and have fun with to something geared for teenagers….. Other styles included the Lancashire and Liverpool hornpipes. In clog hornpipes were being performed on city stages all over England. Clog dancing could be performed alone or in a dance troupe, such as the Seven Lancashire Lads, which the legendary Charlie Chaplin joined in As the twentieth century dawned, clog dancing in the music halls declined.
Its association with the lower classes and undesirable aspects of society, like betting, became more apparent, particularly in contrast to the more refined theatre experience. It was also being replaced by the more dazzling tap dancing, which had developed in America at the end of the 19th century.
It was a mixture of clog, Irish step and African dance. There was, however, renewed interest in folk dancing after World War II , leading to steps being revised and taught again. Today, although clog dancing is certainly not as popular as it was in the s, clog makers still exist and performances can often be seen at folk festivals like Whitby. Skipton , north Yorkshire , also hosts a festival of English step dance every July, helping to keep the tradition alive.
Perhaps nothing captures the spirit of Scottish culture better than the sight of Highland dancing being performed at some Highland gathering in some far flung corner of the world. Is Clogging Irish? Is Clogging the same as Irish dancing? Who is the most famous Irish dancer? Is Riverdance Irish or Scottish? Are Scottish and Irish music the same? Why do Irish dancers dance with arms down? Why do Irish dancers wear wigs? Is Irish dancing bad for you?
Why do Irish dancers have big hair? Is curly hair common in Ireland? What are typical Irish facial features? Why do Irish have red hair? This is not where or how clogging began however. It is not quite clear but clogging may have been developed as long ago as the s, which would make it one of the oldest types of dancing still in existence since its creation. Clog dancing is the official name but many people refer to it as clogging.
Before coming to be known as clogging or clog dancing, there was bluegrass dancing. This type of dance was done to music that often included the fiddle and was affectionately referred to as old time music for its many different steps and taps.
African, German, Irish and English dances can all be somewhat identified in clogging, which is something of a mixture of moves from all of these backgrounds. So what then, is clogging and how is it different from other types of dances? Clogging is a dance style that is accentuated by the type of shoes that are worn during the dance.
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