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The Magazine of Clogging Since 1983 TIMES DOUBLETOEwww.doubletoe.com December 2015 January 2016 Issue DOUBLETOE footprint December 2015 Our “Good Old Days” January 2016 Sometimes it is hard for me to imagine, but I have been involved in clogging and old time dance for 40 years. I started as a square dancer, and began clogging my first In This Issue year off college. I’ve seen so many changes in my time that the dance that I first encountered in the late 1970’s is Index ....................................................................2 hardly recognizable today. Footprint “Our Good Old Days” ...........................2 For those of us who were a part of the activity back then, Calendar of Events ..............................................4 today’s social media has become a means of sharing memories of those times and capturing the golden CLOG, Inc. National Clogging Convention ..........6 moments that are the time stamp of our “good old days.” Cloggers in the Spotlight: The term is certainly a cliché in popular culture. It usually is Students step up for Lancashire Lessons ......14 used when referring to an era considered by the presenter as being better than the current era. It is a form of nostalgia The Willis Clan...................................................16 and romanticism of a certain time. Percussive Dance History: For me and so many others who have been clogging for Buck, Flatfoot and Wings................................18 decades, we fondly look back on our “good old days” with an almost spiritual reverence. We cannot understand how Travelling Shoes: many of the young people of today could turn their noses Clogging at the Owl Cafe...................................24 up at the idea of clogging workshops and roll their eyes at Kriss Sands Flatfooting......................................26 the thought of an evening of fun dancing, mixers, square dancing and freestyling. Choreo “Gang of Rhythm” Old time square dancing, mixers and freestyling used to be by Alberta Stamp, CCI, WA ............................28 a part of the clogging eperience. Square dance was only Choreo “Shake” by Melissa Pack, CCI, TN .......30 a generation or more removed for most of us, where calls celebrated the hard work of those who worked the land Choreo “Flashed Junk Minds” “sow the wheat and mow the clover,” kept animals “birdie by Todd Harry, WA ..........................................32 in the cage,” and told the story of our traditions “King’s and Queen’s Highway.” Choreo “I Can Only Imagine” Freestyling was our classroom. On the floor, dancing to by Andy Howard & Darolyn Pchajek ...............34 live music, many of us cozied up to other dancers to share Instructors and Dancer Directory .......................37 steps or styling or come up with something new. Mixers gave us a chance to greet each other, and share a Advertising Index smile and an unspoken bond through our shared interest in clogging. Meeting the next in line always meant a smile Stevens Clogging Supplies..................................3 and a friendly hand until time to move on down the line. World of Clogging Workshop .............................15 Times change. Fontana Clogging Jamboree .............................17 Many of today’s cloggers were not born yet when there World of Clogging Championships ....................15 was no wifi or cell phones. Competitions and master classes are the “square dancing” of today. The set rules Fall Classic Clogging Championships ...............15 and formations in choreography are the boxes within which Perry’s Place .....................................................27 dancers define their choreography. Social media is their “mixer.” Youtube postings share the latest styling and step Clogging Teaching Helpers ................................27 trends. America’s Clogging Hall of Fame Were our “good old days” better? Calendar of Events .........................................27 To those of us who experienced them, they sure seem so. Double Toe Times Subscription .........................36 We are still here, and still a part of this world of dance that has been so much a part of our lives. Like baking from Carl’s Clogging Supply ......................................40 scratch, some people might think “Why?” but you sure can taste the difference. Understand that we are relics in a The Double Toe Times (ISSN 110449213) is published monthly by Jeff Driggs, 8490 Winfield Road, Winfield, WV 25213. Periodical postage paid at Charleston, West Virginia and additional mailing offices. world of change, and the innovations and new traditions in All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited. The basic rate for a clogging have taken it to new heights in many ways. But digital subscription is $12.00 and a printed magazine subscription is $26.00. Subscribers: If the postal service alerts us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further we can be monuments to our time and maybe influence obligation unless we receive a corrected address within 60 days. a new dancer to step back in time with us and bring our Address Changes: Send address changes via email at [email protected] or by mail at Double Toe Times, P. O. Box 1352, St. Albans, WV 25177-1352. “good old days” into the here and now. Customer Service and Subscription: For 24/7 service, visit our website at www.doubletoe.com. You email us at [email protected] or leave a message on our answering service at (304) 776-9571 or Happy clogging, Jeff Driggs reach us by mail at Double Toe Times, P. O. Box 1352, St. Albans, WV 25177-1352. 2 www.doubletoe.com The Doubletoe Times Magazine of Clogging The Doubletoe Times Magazine of Clogging www.doubletoe.com 3 Calendar of Clogging Events The Double Toe Times lists clogging events as a free service to the clogging community. Events are listed by date and category and are recognized by the following symbols: (W) = Workshop, (C) = Competition, (D) = Dance Only, (T) = Training Seminar (P) = Performance, Exhibitions or Concert Submitting an event is easy... just visit the Double Toe Times website at www.doubletoe.com and click on “Events.” You may also email [email protected] with the title “Clogging Event.” Call or email today to advertise! Feb 26, 2016 Apr 8-9, 2016 May 2016 Jun 23-26, 2016 Sep 30 -Oct 1, 2016 1st Annual Snow Dance 30th Annual Indiana River May 1-2, 2016 ECTA Clogging 21st Australian Clogging Clogging Workshop (W) Cloggers POWWOW (W) City Slicker Stomp (W,C) Convention (W) Association Sarnia Ontario Canada Merritt Island, FL Independence, Missouri Germany National Clogging Con- Instructors: Shane Gruber, Judy Inst: Diana Allen, Debbie Inst: Naomi Pyle, Shane Gruber, Inst: TBA vention (W) Workshops Waymouth, Jennifer Murton, Claxton, Jamie Conn, Greg Joel Harrison, Sheryl Baker, Info: ecta.de Perth, WA Sam Gill, Tina Curtis, Eric Bley, Dionne, Matt Koziuk, Anne Missy Shinoski, Blake Dunn, Australia Jan 2016 Chris Phelps Lanier, Jeff Wood Morgan Hudson, Rhonda Olney, Jan 8-9, 2016 Info: Cliff Trudgen Kiwanas Island Kevin Beach, Crickett Kinser, Jul 2016 Info: Kingsley Dawes 5th Annual Southern 519-358-6315 Info: Sandy Smallwood Todd Harry, Alyssa K., Stan Jul 15-16, 2016 wa@cloggingaustralia. Arizona [email protected] 321-631-5104 Webb, Kelle McConnell, Colleen Double Toe Jam (W,P) com Zurbrigg Clogging Dance Festival Waco, TX cloggingaustralia.com 519-542-6391 Bob Howard Hartman Conference (W) Inst: TBA [email protected] 321-452-6757 Center Tucson, AZ Waco Convention Center indianrivercloggers.org Info: Missy Shinoski Nov 2016 Old Pueblo Dance Center Info: [email protected] Nov 23-26, 2016 Inst: Scotty Bilz, GA Mar 2016 816-443-3030 Apr 14-16, 2016 doubletoejam.org 30th Annual C.L.O.G. Info: Registration: Shirley Mar 11-12, 2016 [email protected] Nickel City Clogging National Clogging Young 36th Annual TCC Rally cityslickerstomp.info Festival (W) Aug 2016 Convention (W) (520) 298-2056 (W) Waco, TX Buffalo, NY May 20-21, 2016 Aug 12-13, 2016 Thanksgiving Weekend Lodging: Suzanne O’Brien Inst: Scotty Bilz, Jeff Driggs, Inst: Darolyn Pchajek, Simone Sunshine State Location TBA Shane Gruber, Naomi Pyle, Oregon State Clogger’s (520) 299-4472 Nichols Pace Kellee Ramirez, Missy Shinoski, Association Clogging Jamboree (W) info: David & Susan sardasa.com/ Waco Convention Center Chip Summey, & more 21st Annual Worksshop Daytona Beach, FL Phillips Instructors: Barry TBA Instructors: TBA Adam’s Mark Buffalo (W) 678-889-4355 Jan 22-23, 2016 Info: texas-clogging.com Info: Jeff Wood Info: Hanna Healy Springfield, OR [email protected] Country Rhythm 850-386-1263 716-725-8415 Emerald Square Dance clog.org Workshop (W) Mar 11-13, 2016 [email protected] [email protected] Center Lebelle, FL Smoky Mountain Encore Naomi Pyle wnyca.com Info: Mary Bray Labelle Civic Center (W,C,P) 812-579-6979 Info: Pat Bedingfield (503) 931-4080 Competitions (CCA) Apr 14-16, 2016 [email protected] For more information on 863-673-5054 [email protected] Gatlinburg, TN Northeast Clogging sanctioned competitions, visit the [email protected] Inst: TBA major sanctioning organization’s Convention and Sep 2016 Gatlinburg Convention May 27-29, 2016 websites at: Competition (W,C) Sep 9-10, 2016 ACHF = America’s Clogging Jan 29-31, 2016 Center World of Clogging Hyannis, MA 37th Annual Clogging & Hall of Fame Oregon Mid-Winter Info: Lynne Ogle Workshops Inst: TBA Folk Festival (WP) achfclog.com Festival (W) 865-675-1185 and Dance CCA = Clogging Champions of Info: Beth Kendall Mountain