Clogging is an expressive style of American dance with origins in the folk dances from Europe, Africa and pre-Columbian America - the groups that populated the south from the early 1700s. Many of the ...

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 ...

It’s about having fun while you dance. That’s what young cloggers say about dancing on a traditional clogging team. This year’s crop of dancers is the strongest in many years, keeping mountain ...

I cut small trees around Offa’s Dyke, then shape the wood by hand I never wanted to be part of an unsustainable society. I’ve always tried to live as peaceful a life as I can, outside the big cities.

It was the mid 1700s and the settling of the Appalachians by immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, England and Germany had begun. Among the many parts of their cultures they brought with them was a ...

The weekend of October 26-27, America’s Clogging Hall of Fame held their National Championships in Gatlinburg. Each year the ACHF inducts up to three individuals into the Hall of Fame. One of 2018’s ...

Wales' other unbroken tradition, apart from harp playing, is its step or clog dancing. The dance was originally performed by farmers and slate quarry workers and often came in the form of a ...

BRITAIN’S last remaining bespoke clog-maker is putting his faith in Welsh sycamore as traditional folk dancing undergoes a boom. BRITAIN’S last remaining bespoke clog-maker is putting his faith in ...