The 57th Annual Square, Round Dance and Clogging Convention will be April 24-25 at the AMVETS. The event is free and open to the public. Convention times are: n 7:30-10 p.m. April 24 with square and ...

In the Bay Area, our nearest mountain range is the Sierra Nevada, not the Appalachian Mountains. But a traditional form of dance rooted in the Appalachians found its way west, probably with the Gold ...

“If they are willing to learn, I am willing to teach.” – That’s the philosophy the master clogger adopted from one of his dancing idols. These days he’s wondering how to get more young people ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s being billed as a “Party Gras” in downtown Mobile this weekend. The 72nd Annual National Square Dance Convention is taking over the Mobile Convention Center. More than 2,000 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Dust off those dancing shoes. It’s time to clog. Clog dancing dates back centuries, originating from different forms of Irish, English, Scottish, German, Cherokee and ...

Body music is both a new art form and an ancient one. Percussive dance forms have evolved independently all over the world, from Appalachian clogging to Samoan fa’ataupati, which mimics the act of ...

With folk dancers from Taiwan, Trinidad, Romania, Russia and other far-flung places performing at Folkmoot, it might be easy to overlook the fact that southern Appalachia has its own dance custom to ...

Forget high-end studios and top dollar instructions. Carla Gover honed her dancing skills at square dances in the mountains. As a young girl, she’d "shuffle, step, toe, step" to the fast-paced rhythm ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shreveport is stepping into the spotlight this week as an anticipated 2,000 dancers descend on the city for the 74th Annual National Square Dance Convention. Attendees are arriving ...

Angel: An experienced dancer who attends classes to fill out squares and help the caller demonstrate the proper way to perform various movements. Banner stealing:The practice of a square or more (8+) ...

Cloggers clogged the Pella town square during Tulip Time 2010 with their sights set on a Guinness World Record.The previous record for largest clog dance, 475, was set in 2006 in the Netherlands.

Every November, members of the Clickity Cloggers dance club don their LED-light-lined black pants and festive red vests and hit the street in Johnson City, where they shine as part of the town’s ...