Another Newbie Question

[RiverCritter]

I recently dropped out of seminary, got my CDL and am almost finished with my five weeks of company training before I get my first truck (yay!). I wasn't really thinking about my major hobby (clogging - a noisy, vigorous form of percussive dance) when I started all this, but now I have two questions:

Am I the world's only dancing trucker? Or are there others in this line of work who still find time (and appropriate places) to practice?

And the second question is, how and where does a trucker keep up with dance practice while on the road? I really doubt that truck stops are good places to practice...

Thanks,
Robin

[Orangetxguy]

GADZOOKS......a Clogger! :shock: :shock: Haven't seen one of them in years!

I dare say..your one in a million Robin. :wink:

[Aligator]

I think River ought to jst hop out in front of that brand new Freightliner and clog his fanny off if that's what he wants to do.

I've met some interesting characters out there, but no cloggers......not as common as, say, TROLLS!

[One]

I love it! :wink: Why not practice at the truckstop?? get yourself a good audience and clog along to your hearts desire. Drivers are good audiences! just dont blow kisses in the wind after the applause... Worst case scenario they'll think you're a nutter and will avoid you 8)

[Ridge Runner]

Clogging? Down here ( Ga. ) we call it "Buck Dancing". You know , where a "young buck" (male) tries to impress a young ( any ) female with his fancy steps.

I say go for it. Get you a boom box, crank it up in front of your truck and I'm sure you will draw a crowd. ( The good kind :wink: ).

Ridge

[Roadhog]

I dated a Dutch Clogger from Holland, Michigan years back.

It's amazing what you're willing to subject yourself to, in the outside wild chance you might get lucky. :? :P

I struck out. Couldn't get my eyes to glance up at her face. :?

[RiverCritter]

LOL, thanks you guys. I get home pretty frequently but lately there's only more work to do once I get there. About the only time for practice is on the Sunday afternoons when the cloggin' group meets - but one day a wek ain't enough.

If I'm gonna clog on the road, I'd rather not be the only one - just have to find a way to do it in the truck perhaps (and let folks think I've got a drum set up in the sleeper)!

Thanks again,
Robin

[TruckerChris]

Just do it like some of those guys who jump rope right out in front of their truck... You get to exercise and have fun and we get to laugh!

[Jackrabbit379]

Clogging...Sounds like someone has some sinus drainage.

Actually, I dont think I've heard of clogging. It would be cool to have those shoes, though. It would sound like youre ridin a horse, or something when ya walk.

[Orangetxguy]

I've been to a few "Clogging" recitals (is that a proper term?) Have friends in Vernal UT, who's daughters took "Clog" lesson's, in the early 80's. You need to sit and watch, to really enjoy it. Hard to believe that heavy wooden shoes, can make something look good.

BTW, that group of boy's & girls in Vernal were 13 to 18, and won several competion's, in UT and in MN.

[madpuppy]

Yea, I would enjoy an after dinner cocktail show!, go fer it.

[Sheepdancer]

I wouldnt mention your clogging in the interview. This industry can be very Anti-clogite. Dont get me wrong, Im all for you and your people finding a great job and Im 100% against all forms dancism. However, Ive always felt the clogs should be kept in the closet. There are some people out there who wouldnt be as tolerant as I am.

Thanks Sal Runstien
President of PACP
People Against Clogist Persecution.

[RiverCritter]

Actually, cloggin' is not that wooden shoe thing! It's the "original" American percussive dance (which borrows alot from Irish) from which Tap and Stomp evolved. Most of us wear taps on ordinary shoes, not wooden clogs...

But it would be fun to try it in those wooden shoes. I bet the sound would be awesome!

Thanks y'all,
Robin

[Ridge Runner]

Actually, cloggin' is not that wooden shoe thing! It's the "original" American percussive dance (which borrows alot from Irish) from which Tap and Stomp evolved. Most of us wear taps on ordinary shoes, not wooden clogs...

But it would be fun to try it in those wooden shoes. I bet the sound would be awesome!

Thanks y'all,
Robin

I think must be one of the few ( if any ) that knew what you were talking about. The best way I can describe it to those who have not had the pleasure: It's like tap dancing to country/bluegrass music.

[Roadhog]

We have a Dutch community here in Michigan...hehehe...the town is called Holland.
They have lots of ethnic beauty, including the Windmills, huge Tulip farms, and all the traditional dances, costumes and food/drink of the Dutch. That is where I first saw Clogger's. They have a yearly "Tulip Festival" which is very popular here. Lot's of family's bring their children and enjoy the Festival. My folks took me when I was 12 years old, and I'll never forget it.

We recently had a gentleman run for Governor who is of Dutch descent. Dick DeVos. I wonder if they caught him "clogging"...if that is why he lost to Jennifer Grandholm?

[Jackrabbit379]

It's the "original" American percussive dance (which borrows alot from Irish) from which Tap and Stomp evolved.

Interesting. Percussion dancing. Do yall count? 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 :?
:P

[RiverCritter]

Do we count? Well, not out loud or anything, but as with everything musical, you have to maintain the count in your head.

Clogging has a unique tap-tap-THUMP sound on many steps that sounds like a gallop, and we mix that up with lots of syncopated stuff, turns, leaps, and stuff. It looks as amazing as it sounds!

Kinda sorta like "Riverdance"

-R

[Jackrabbit379]

Kinda sorta like "Riverdance"

-R

Ohhhh ok. Yeah, now I know what yall are talking about. Sounds like a remuda of horses. :P

[Orangetxguy]

Actually, cloggin' is not that wooden shoe thing! It's the "original" American percussive dance (which borrows alot from Irish) from which Tap and Stomp evolved. Most of us wear taps on ordinary shoes, not wooden clogs...

But it would be fun to try it in those wooden shoes. I bet the sound would be awesome!

Thanks y'all,
Robin

When I got to see those kids in Utah, they were introduced, with an explanation of what they were going to be performing, as well as why they were wearing the style of shoes and the style of dress that they were in. The speaker at that recital said that "Clogging" originated in Holland, in the early 1600's.

And yes...the sound of the shoes on the hardwood dance floor, along with the music that accompanied them, made for a very awesome sound, and an enjoyable evening.

What you do, sorta sounds like "Riverdance"