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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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? :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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"