A Quartet of Clogging`s Top Dancers Take to Social Media with a

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The Magazine of Clogging Since 1983
DOUBLETOE
TIMES
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January 2014
THE METRONOMES
A Quartet of Clogging’s Top Dancers Take
to Social Media with a Series of Killer Steps
DOUBLETOE
Clogging
Group Trips
January 2014
Lee Froehle has been coordinating clogging trips and
tours for more than a decade and has taken her own
groups to Europe, Disney and around the U.S. She
has also organized Clogging Expos for over 1,000
Index..people
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in Washington, DC, plus Hawaii. Ireland,
Scotland
and That
more.a Trip?”.
Whether
you are a small group 2
Editorial
“Ain’t
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wanting
a
fun
trip,
a
cruise
for
a few families or a 4
The Metronomes..................................................................
large studio wanting a once-in-a-lifetime adventure,
Calendar
of Events.............................................................. 6
Lee can arrange performances and tours just for you!
In This Issue
“Stepping” Out With Clogging........................................ 8
Lee Froehle
614-580-1950
Footnotes:
Passing of “Uncle
Lester”....................... 18
Spotlight: [email protected]
THAT Challenge.................................... 20
Choreo “Hoedown at Alice’s”
by Janice Hanzel, CA........................................................ 21
Choreo “Die Young” by James Naylor, Canada.......... 22
Choreo “Catch My Breath”
by Delta Diaz de Arce, FL................................................. 24
Choreo “Barnyard Hoedown” by Matt Koziuk, FL.... 25
Choreo “What Does the Fox Say?”
by Sherry Cox and Davi Owens, TN............................... 26
Choreo “Radio” by Ann-Marie Sterling, TN.................. 28
Instructors and Dancer Directory............................. 29
Advertising Index
CLOGGING
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World of Clogging Workshop.
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Stevens Clogging Supplies............................................... 5
FESTIVALS,
TOURS,
America’s Clogging Hall
of Fame
Calendar of Events........................................................... 9
PARADES & MORE!
Smoky Mountain Encore................................................ 11
Europe Clogging Expo...................................................... 13
Fontana Clogging Jamboree......................................... 15
World of Clogging Championships............................. 17
Teaching Helpers.............................................................. 31
Carl’s Clogging Supply.................................................... 32
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In This Issue
Index .........................................................................................2
Ain’t
That a Trip?
Editorial “Changing Channels” ...........................................4
This September, I will have the honor of teaching
Calendar of Events ...................................................................6
with my friend Shane Gruber at the 25th anniversary
Virginia Clogger Dorothy Stephenson ........................8
on the Renegade Quicksteppers of Stuttgart,
Cherryholmes Interview ................................................ 14
Germany. In the days prior to the workshop, we will
Dancers in Action Photo Contest .............................. 23
be hosting a week of tours around Germany and into
Choreography “Get Back”
Austria to tour the area where the “Sound of Music”
by Susie Blankenship, TX ........................................... 24
was
filmed and to
givePotion
dancers
Choreography
“Love
# the
9” chance to perform
with
our
friends
in
Europe.
by Barry Welch, CA...................................................... 26
I spent a great“All
deal
of time
preparing for my first trip
Choreography
Night
Long”
to by
Germany.
On
the
bus,
while
dozens of cloggers 28
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and
their
families
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what
they would do first
Choreography “High Hopes”
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their
Frommers Guide and tour30
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Mary Smith,
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details,
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to learn
Choreography “If Heaven Ain’t
Alot Like
how
to
communicate
with
the
locals.
Our
first
stop 32
by Jean Moeller, TX .....................................................
was
at a local McDonalds
(because
Choreography
“Can’t Back
Down” we had a bus
load
of
American
teens)
and
it
gave me my chance 34
by Maria Tucker, UT ....................................................
to
put
all
of
that
preparation
to
the test. I stepped
Choreography “Little Bit of Life”
upby
toMaxine
the counter
at
the
McDonalds
and -- in my
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best
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ordered 26
Instructors
andGerman
Dancers
Directory
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“Zwei cheeseburgers mit Pommes-Frites und a cola
lite, bitte.” (or in English -- a number two ... Two
cheeseburgers
french
fries and a diet coke,
Lee’s Clogging with
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please).
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Competition
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Timothy Dexter said the ungrateful are like an....... 11
Oktober(CLOG)fest
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CCA
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sometimes15
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we have an expectation of people to understand and
2011
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Dancers
in
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World the
of Clogging
Workshop
makes
process look
easy. & Competition ....... 25
Smoky
Mountain
Encore
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27
Sure, sometimes we all feel
let down that our efforts
Doubletoe
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don’t
seem Times
as appreciated
as..........................................
we would like. But 29
High
Hopes
Outreach
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never regret the accomplishment you feel in creating
Practice
Music
for
Clogging
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and learning or the reward of the journey.
Carl’s
Clogging
Supplies
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Happy clogging! Jeff Driggs
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THE METRONOMES
A Quartet of Clogging’s Top Dancers Take to Social Media with a Series of Killer Steps
Between rehearsals and performances at the
Hatfield McCoy Dinner Feud in Pigeon Forge,
Tennessee, four good friends can be found filming
crazy challenging percussive steps for fun and to
challenge their fellow cloggers.
Drake Elkin, Kari Kesley, Ethan Stewart and Russell
Eldridge call the group “The Metronomes” a name
they chose to pay homage to the rhythmic percussive
style that defines the steps they create.
The foursome developed a FaceBook page in the
group’s name and on December 28 posted their first
video teach in a series they hope to continue weekly.
This first step has been viewed more than 20,000
times as of this printing and the group is now up to
step number four in their series, with each member
taking the lead to teach a step.
None of these dancers are strangers to the
dancefloor. Elkin, an Indiana native, has been
performing at the theatre for several years and was
a solo champion as well as a team dancer with the
award winning Clogging Sensation of Missouri, and
appeared at this year’s Macy’s Day Parade and on
America’s Got Talent with ALL THAT.
Kesley is new
to the show, but
a veteran clogger
who has performed
around the world
as a member
of the Southern
Belles. She also
has appeared on
America’s Got
Talent and is the
granddaughter of
legendary Georgia
clogging instructor
and choreographer
Tandy Barrett.
Tennessee
clogger Ethan
Stewart just
returned to Pigeon
Forge from a stint
performing with
ALL THAT in Myrtle
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Beach, South Carolina and also
joined the group in the Macy’s Parade Performance in
New York City. Stewart is a champion solo and team
dancer whose country charm and fast feet serve him
well in the fast paced show.
Eldridge, also from Indiana, is the youngest member
of the Metronomes, but has been clogging most of
his life. He also has performed with ALL THAT and
this past year toured the West Coast with Brian Bon’s
Powerhouse Percussive Dance Group.
Elkin said the group of friends came up with the idea
of the group as a way to give back to the clogging
community for the support it has shown them in their
endeavors and to push themselves creatively through
sharing steps and techniques.
“We are all very appreciative of the support from the
clogging community for these step videos,” Elkin said.
“We are excited to showcase the skills, techniques,
and influences we have learned and received over the
years. We love to challenge ourselves and others so
that clogging can continue to evolve!”
Photos: Top: The Metronomes Facebook Page.
Left: Metronomes member Ethan Stewart solos during the
Hatfield McCoy Dinner Feud, while Drake Elkin claps along.
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March 2014
Workshops
January 2014
Mar 6-8, 2014
Smoky Mountain Encore
(W,C,P)
(CCA)
Gatlinburg, TN
Inst: TBA
Mar 15, 2014
Gulf Coast Spring Fling
“One Day Clogging
Workshop” (W)
Ft. Myers, Florida
Riverside Community
Center - Hardwood Floor!
Info:
[email protected]
gulfcoastcloggers
.weebly.com
Gatlinburg Convention
Jan 10-12, 2014
Center
4th Annual Southern
Info: Lynne Ogle
Arizona
(865) 675-1185
Clogging Dance Festival
[email protected]
(W)
smokymountainencore.com
Mar 21-22, 2014
Tucson, AZ
Possum Trot
Old Pueblo Dance Center
Mar 8, 2014
Clogging Workshop (W)
Inst: Eric Bice, CA
Diablo Mountain Cloggers
Oxnard, California
Info: Tom Bogan
March Madness Workshop Courtyard by Marriott
[email protected]
Inst: Scotty Bilz, Jeff Driggs,
& Dance (W)
Missy Shinoski, Michele Millier(520) 290-2368
California
Hill, Cricket Ester
Shirley Lillard
Info: Lois Elling
possumtrotca.net
(520) 298-2056
[email protected]
[email protected]
April 2014
sardasa.com/
Mar 14-15, 2014
Apr 3-5, 2014
34th Annual TCC Rally
Northeast Clogging
Jan 25, 2014
(W)
Convention and
Mississippi Clogging
Waco, TX
Competition (W,C)
Council Mini Workshop (W) Waco Convention Center
Instructors: Dustin Stephan,
Manchester, NH
Brookhaven, MS
Inst: TBA
Dixieland Cloggers Studio Brandon Norris and Rebecca
Lee Plus your favorite Texas
Radisson Hotel
Info: Angie Miller
instructors!
Info: Beth Kendall
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Info:
802-439-3349
msclogextravaganza.com
www.texas-clogging.com
freewebs.com/necc
[email protected]
Jan 28-29, 2014
Mar 14-16, 2014
Southeastern Clogging
25th Storm King Clog
Apr 4-5, 2014
Convention (W)
Camp (W)
City Slicker Stomp (W,C)
Dublin, GA
North Brisbane,
Independence, Missouri
Instructors: Andy Howard, Brian
Queensland
Inst: TBA
Tucker
Australia
Hartman Conference
Info: gaclogging.com
YMCA Camp Warreawee
Center
Info: Edith Sandy
Info: Missy Shinoski
February 2014 [email protected]
816-443-3030
Feb 1, 2014
Jenny Neal
[email protected]
Clog A Day Away
[email protected]
cityslickerstomp.info
Workshop (W)
cloggingaustralia.com
Gold Canyon, AZ
Apr 10-12, 2014
Canyon Vistas Resort
Mar 15, 2014
Nickel City Clogging
Instructors: Barry Welch & Anne
Mason Dixon Spring
Mills
Festival (W)
Stomp (W)
Info: Anne Mills
Buffalo, NY
Inst: Scotty Bilz, Jeff Driggs,
[email protected] Westminster, Maryland
Apr 25-27, 2014
31st Annual Northern
California Clogging
Association Convention
Modesto, CA
Guest Inst: TBA
Info:
www.ncca-inc.com
Apr 26, 2014
Clogging in the Natural
State (W)
Mountain Home, AR
Ramada Inn Conventional Hall
Instructor: Stacy McWethyKnoop
Info: Kathey Wilson
(870) 243-8113
dancetymestudio@
gmail.com
Leona Miller
[email protected]
June 2014
Jun 19-21, 2014
BYU Cougar Clogging
Classic (W)
Provo, UT
Inst: TBA
Info: 801-422-4851
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/
dancecamps/clogging.cfm
Jun 19-22, 2014
ECTA Clogging
Convention (W)
Suhl, Germany
Inst: TBA
Info: ecta.de
Info: Trevor DeWitt
(317) 670-8934
[email protected]
lakecumberlandworkshop.info
May 2014
Instructors: TBA
Info: msclogextravaganza.com
September
2014
Sep 5-6, 2104
Florida Clogging Council
State Convention (W)
Melbourne, FL
Eau Gallie Civic Center
Instructors TBA
Info:
Floridacloggingcouncil.org
Jun 20-22, 2014
19th ACA (Australian
Sep 5-6, 2014
Clogging Association
Clogging & Folk Festival
National Clogging
(WP)
Convention (W)
Mountain View, AR
Marrara/Darwin, Northern
Inst: TBA
Territory Australia
Info: 870-269-3851
Guest Instructor: Shane Gruber
ozarkfolkcenter.com
USA
Apr 25-26, 2014
Swing Into Spring
Clogging Workshop (W)
Info: Jenny Neal
Lake Cumberland, KY
Lake Cumberland State [email protected]
cloggingaustralia.com
Park
Inst: Scotty Bilz, Trevor DeWitt,
Jeff Driggs, Fonda Hill
Aug 15-16, 2014
Extravaganza (W)
Brookhaven, MS
Jun 25-28, 2014
61st National Square
Dance Convention (W)
Little Rock, AR
Inst: TBA
Statehouse Convention
Center
63nsdc.com
Sep 12-14, 2014
New Zealand Clogging
Association
18th National Clogging
Convention (W)
Nelson, New Zealand
Brightwater Public Hall
Inst: Dell Sutcliffe
nzclogging.webs.com
Sep 13-14, 2014
May 3, 2014
Cloghop 2014 (W)
Renegade Quicksteppers
Council Mini Workshop(W)
July 2014
25th Anniversary
Meridian, MS
Jul 2014
Celebration
Lauderdale Cloggers
Leinfelden, Germany
Studio
Council Mini Workshop (W)
Walter-Schweizer
Info: Angie Miller
Amory, MS
Kulturforum
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Inst: Jeff Driggs, Shane Gruber
Cloggers
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www.quicksteppers.de
May 23-26, 2014
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Jul 18-19, 2013
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Naomi Pyle, Missy Shinoski,
Inst: Morgan Hudson
Circle 8 Ranch
Double Toe Jam (W,P)
Chip
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TBA
Portico St. Johns Catholic
Instructor: Anne Mills
Feb 22, 2014
Waco, TX
Adam’s Mark Buffalo
Church
Info: Jeri Staheli
Feet on Fire Workshop
Inst: TBA
Sep 19-20, 2014
Info: Linda Haley
carrollcountycloggers.com
(425) 353-0656
(W)
Waco Convention Center
Fontana Clogging
(716)
537-9662
Info Diane Gehret
www.countrycloggers.org Info: [email protected]
Yuma, AZ
Jamboree (WP)
wnyca.com
(410) 259-8864
Instructors: Russ & Lelia
doubletoejam.org
Fontana Village, NC
Hunsaker
[email protected]
May 23-25, 2013
Inst: Jeff Driggs, Naomi Pyle,
Apr 11-12, 2014
Info: Janice Jestin
Lynn Grassi
World of Clogging
Scotty Bilz, Chip Summey, Barry
th
August
2014
27
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Indiana
River
[email protected]
(410) 428-6992
Welch, CJ Tate
Workshop & Dance
Aug 15-16, 2014
[email protected] Cloggers POWWOW (W)
Fontana Village Resort
Championships (W,C)
Sunshine
State
Merritt
Island,
FL
Feb 22, 2014
Info: Jeff Driggs
Cincinnati, OH
Inst: Diana Allen, Debbie
Clogging Jamboree (W)
Dance Tyme Workshop
Instructors Scotty Bilz, Jeff
(304) 776-9571
Claxton, Jamie Conn, Greg
Daytona Beach, FL
Driggs, Joel Harrison, Naomi
(W)
[email protected]
Dionne, Matt Koziuk, Anne
Instructors: TBA
Pyle
Walnut Ridge, AR
Lanier, Jeff Wood
Naomi Pyle
& more TBA
Info: Jeff Wood
Community Center
Kiwanas Island
(812) 579-6979
Crowne Plaza Cincinnati
850-386-1263
Info: Kathey Wilson
Info: Sandy Smallwood
[email protected]
North
[email protected]
(870) 243-8113
(321) 631-5104
fontanaworkshop.com
Info: Jeff Driggs or Hanna
Naomi Pyle
dancetymestudio@
Bob Howard
Healy
(812)
579-6979
gmail.com
(321) 452-6757
(304) 776-9571
[email protected]
indianrivercloggers.org [email protected]
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Mar 30, 2014
May 2014
Northeast Clogging
Feb 8-9, 2014
May 17, 2014
Convention and
Capital City Clogging
Dance Maytrix (C)
Competition (W,C)
Classic (C)
(CCA)
(NCHC)
(ACHF)
Gatlinburg, TN
Inst: Jeff Driggs, Naomi Pyle &
Nashua, NH
Lexington, SC
more TBA
Info: Beth Kendall
Lexington High School
Center
Seasons Resort &
(802) 439-3349
Info: Heather Barnhart
Info: Matt Sexton
Conference Center
Info: Brian Tucker
(828) 320-9095
(423) 676-1305
Info: Naomi Pyle
[email protected]
[email protected]
mattsexton@
(812) 579-6979
www.freewebs.com/necc
Feb 15, 2014
silhouettesinc.com
[email protected]
Blue Ridge All Star
Lynne Ogle
Competition
(865) 805-7025
April 2014
November 2014
(CCA)
[email protected]
Apr 5, 2014
Nov 14-16, 2014
Lincolnton, NC
Southern Junction
Hickory Hoedown (W,C) James W. Warren Citizens Clogging Championships
May 17, 2014
Hickory, NC
Center
Beach Blast (C)
(C)
Info: AJ & Jill Kirby
Info: Sandra Eason
(ACHF)
(ACHF)
Hickory Metro Conv. Ctr.
(706) 202-9073
Rocky Point, NC
Williamston, SC
(828) 396-2052
[email protected] Williamston Municipal Ctr Cape Fear Middle School
simscountrycloggers@
Info: Jessica Larson
Info: Gwen Davis
yahoo.com
Feb 22, 2014
(910) 604-0879
(864) 299-8601
clognc.com
ACHF Spring Meeting
missjessica@
gwen@
Fletcher, NC
southernjunctioncloggers. dancerscornerstudio.com
Nov 26-29, 2014
WNC Fairgrounds
com
28th Annual C.L.O.G.
Info: Dianne Loftin
May 23-25, 2013
National Clogging
(864) 277-0553
World of Clogging
Apr 4-5, 2014
Convention (W)
[email protected]
Workshop & Dance
City Slicker Stomp
Thanksgiving Weekend
Championships (W,C)
Competition (C)
Location TBA
(CCA)
(NCHC)
March 2014
info: David & Susan
Cincinnati, OH
Independence, MO
Mar 7, 2014
Phillips
Radisson Cincinnati North
Info: Missy Shinoski
(678) 889-4355
Info: Jeff Driggs
[email protected]
(C)
[email protected]
(304) 610-6254
CitySlickerStomp.Info
(CCA)
clog.org
[email protected]
Gatlinburg, TN
worldofclogging.com
Apr 25, 2014
ACHF Annual Meeting
Center
May 31, 2014
Maggie Valley, NC
Info: Lynne Ogle
For more information on
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Comfort Inn – Maggie
(865) 805-7025
sanctioned competitions, visit the
Championships (C)
Valley
[email protected]
major sanctioning organization’s
(ACHF)
Info: Dianne Loftin
websites at:
Mars Hill, NC
ACHF = America’s Clogging
(864) 277-0553
Mar 15-16, 2014
Hall of Fame
Moore Auditorium
[email protected]
South Carolina Clogging
achfclog.com
Info: Danielle B. Plimpton
Council Workshops and
CCA = Clogging Champions of
Bailey Mountain Cloggers
Apr 26, 2014
America
Competition (W,C)
(828) 689-1113
ccaclog.com
Clogfest
(ACHF)
NCHC = National Clogging and
[email protected]
(CCA)
Location TBA
Hoedown Championships
Brevard, NC
Info: Dianne Loftin
clog.org
Brevard Music Center
CAD = Cadence
(864) 277-0553
June 2014
clogcadence.com
Info: Rhonda or Blake
[email protected]
Jun 6-7, 2014
Wallen
Big Horn Mountain
(864) 814-0096
January 2014
Mar 22, 2014
Showdown (C)
[email protected]
Jan 18, 2014
Winter Clogging
(NCHC)
Kevin Parries
Oak City Winter
Invitational (C)
Buffalo, WY
(828) 687-8600
Invitational (C)
(NCHC)
Info: Shanell Hatch
[email protected]
(ACHF)
Saluda, NC
(307) 620-0282
Louisburg, NC
Info: Chip Summey
[email protected]
Apr 26, 2014
Seby B. Jones Performing
[email protected]
Stompin’ Ground
Arts Center
Jun 7, 2014
Competition (C)
Info: Tayler Kopple
Mar 28-29, 2014
The Power All Star
(ACHF)
(919) 413-6605
Tennessee Clogging
Challenge (C)
Maggie Valley, NC
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Stepping Out with Clogging
Ohio’s Yellow Rose Cloggers Share the Stage with Step Afrika!
The percussive dance form of African American
stepping met up with the Appalachian percussive
dance form of clogging at a performance at West
Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia.
Columbus, Ohio based cloggers the Yellow Rose
Cloggers drove in to the mountain state to participate
in the show on the college campus, collaborating
with a local clogger to end the
Step Afrika program with a
series of clogging numbers that
showcased the different styles
that are a part of clogging’s
history, according to the clogging
group’s director Adam King.
Step Afrika! is the first
professional company in the
world dedicated to the tradition of
stepping. The group promotes an
appreciation for the art of stepping
and its use as an educational,
motivational and healthy tool for
young people. They accomplish
this mission through arts
education activities, international
cultural exchange programs and
performances world-wide.
Step Afrika! was founded in 1994 by Brian Williams,
a graduate of Howard University. Williams became
familiar with stepping through his lengthy practices
with the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity when practicing
extensively for homecomings. During travels back
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and forth to collaborate with the Africa Soweto Dance
Theatre of Johannesburg, South Africa, Williams
noticed a strikingly comparable relationship between
the dances in Africa and stepping. He then set out to
form a group that would connect the two cultures
(Continued on page 10)
Photos: Top: Members of the Step Afrika! group jump into
a high energy stepping routine.
Bottom: The Yellow Rose Cloggers of Ohio are joined by
West Virginia dance Erin McGhee (second from left) in a
traditional line dance during their performance in the Step
Afrika! show at West Virginia State University.
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while spreading a positive message about college
education and community service through their
performances. Over the past 20 years Step
Afrika! has grown to become one of the top 10
African American Dance Companies in the United
States, based upon Dance USA’s survey of African
American dance companies by budget size. Since
its beginning, the group has expanded to become a
national and international touring company presenting
performance, residencies and workshops worldwide.
“Step Afrika! gets people moving – towards college,
towards a greater appreciation for the arts and
towards a better understanding of each other,” said
Williams.
The show was a victory for clogger Adam King
and his Yellow Rose Cloggers of Ohio. King
moved to Ohio from Texas and has been clogging
since the 1980’s.
King started clogging at the age of fourteen.
Before taking up the art, he was insistent that
only girls danced. “But that was before I saw my
neighbors’ clogging team, the Clogghoppers of
Friendswood, Texas, do a routine to “Jump” by
the Pointer Sisters,” King said. “It was the hot
song that year, and I said to myself, if they’re
going to dance to cool stuff like that, I might try
it.” King’s brother, Josh King, had joined a year
earlier. The name Josh King may be familiar
to many cloggers. He is an internationally
recognized
instructor who
now lives and
teaches in
Australia,
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Photos: Yellow
Rose Cloggers
of Ohio director
Adam King
has fun with
a dance
move during
the Fontana
Clogging
Jamboree
in North
Carolina.
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WHAT IS STEPPING?
Stepping is a rising art form and an important
part of America’s artistic and cultural heritage. In
stepping, the body is used as an instrument to
create intricate rhythms and sounds through a
combination of footsteps, claps and the spoken
word.
ORIGIN OF STEPPING
Stepping is based on a long and rich tradition in
African-based communities that use movement,
words and sounds to communicate allegiance to
a group. It draws movements from African foot
dances, such as Gumboot, originally conceived
by miners in South Africa as an alternative to
drumming, which was banned by authorities.
The stepping tradition in the United States
grew out of song and dance rituals practiced
by historically African American fraternities and
sororities, beginning in the early 1900s.
STEPPING TODAY
In addition to step shows and competitions on
college campuses, today stepping can also
be found in schools, churches and community
organizations around the country. The form is
also spreading its wings to new venues and
participants, such
as Latino and Asian
American Greekletter organizations.
Stepping has
been highlighted
in motion pictures
such as Stomp
The Yard, School
Daze, Mac and
Me, Drumline,
and How She Move.
March 6 - 8, 2014
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eventually form my own.”
“The beautiful part about clogging is no matter
where my life took me — Texas, Indiana and
finally Ohio — I always had fellow cloggers to
keep me company,” King said.
where he and wife Della enjoy raising their
children and still teaching dance.
King was too embarrassed to go to classes at
first. He described himself as a severe introvert.
So, instead he learned to clog in his neighbors’
kitchen. Rita Hodge taught him the basic step,
and he quickly had found his calling.
Two years after learning the basics, King was
dancing with Charlene Burton and the Yellow
Rose Cloggers of the Houston, Texas area, a
group some of the Clogghoppers had formed so
they could do some of the more modern clogging
while retaining the heritage. It was King’s second
family, and he learned how to choreograph and
was given the room to grow and excel through
performances, workshops and competitions.
King and his fellow dancers had the experiences
of dancing for U.S. presidents and clogging as
ambassadors in Japan.
“Workshops were so critical to my growth as
well,” King said. “It was there I mimicked some
of the top instructors’ dance style — Scotty Bilz,
Judy Waymouth, Jeff Driggs, Jay Ledford, Missy
Shinoski, Matt and Colleen Pearson — in order to
King relocated to Ohio in 2004 to get married,
after meeting his wife Naomi. She was a tapper
who he had taught to clog through their longdistance romance, but King longed for a team of
dancers, too. It took him three years to finally get
a group together that was committed to the new
program, and he asked the Yellow Rose Cloggers
in Texas if they would let him use the name for
his new team, to honor the group that had been
so special in his life. They agreed, and the Yellow
Rose Cloggers of Ohio were born.
“Now six years in as a team, we have more
than 60 dancers and, I admit, I want more,” King
said. “In two more years I would like 100 cloggers
filling the three studios where we rent space. I
want the dancers we have to strive to that next
level, to be ambassadors for the sport and share
what they know with future generations.”
King was anxious to give his Yellow Rose
dancers some similar experiences to what he had
The Yellow Rose Cloggers of Ohio pose on stage with
Jeff Driggs, who worked with West Virginia State University
to include cloggers in the percussive dance evening.
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experienced with their namesake team in Texas.
The Step Afrika show in West Virginia was an
opportunity for his dancers to perform for a new
audience and to see another percussive dance
form live. King hopes to do more shows of this
type and to take the group on a performance trip
either in the U.S. or abroad (they’re considering
Spain!).
“What I really love about our team is the variety
we have in terms of ages and abilities and
finding the best routines to match their skills,”
King said. “We take all comers: People with
no dance background, folks converting from
other dance forms and cloggers who have
been dancing for years and years.”
offer to join them. She had to learn everything via
YouTube and the group put it all together about
two hours before the show. “She was such a
workhorse and blended with us very well,” King
said.
“Originally we had hoped to showcase some
clogging within Step Afrika’s show and then do a
dance collaboration with them, showing how the
rhythms between the two dances meshed,” King
said. “But because they had added so many new
dancers, the creative director at Step
Having such a broad range of talent
actually prepares the group for any
opportunities that might come along. For
the Step Afrika show, King chose his most
advanced dancers to help put clogging on
display. “This was going to be a unique show
for us because we were pairing with Erin
McGhee of West Virginia, who we danced
next to at workshops but never danced with
in a performance,” King said.
The group that appeared in the Step
Afrika show ranged in age from 19 to 65,
and included King, as well as Jennifer
Wisenbarger, Jesse Howard, Erin Schwarz,
Naomi Zweben, Linda Glenn, Megan Hoffer
and Cindy Jacober.
The show was a lesson in being prepared
for anything. Richard Wolfe, the cultural
events program coordinator at West Virginia
State University, where the performance
would be held, had reached out to Jeff Driggs
to see about adding clogging to the Step
Afrika show, which was a fundraiser and
awareness event for organ donation.
Jeff than reached out to Yellow Rose and some
former members of the West Virginia Kickers to
see if they would be interested in collaborating.
Dancer Erin McGhee took the group up on the
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Photos: Top: From left, Jesse Howard, Cindy Jacober,
Linda Glenn, Naomi Zweben, Adam King, Step Afrika
assistant artistic director Mfoniso Akpan,
Erin McGhee, Jennifer Wisenbarger, Erin Schwarz and
Megan Hoffer.
Bottom: The Step Afrika! show includes segments that
trace the rhythmic roots of the stepping form, up to its
modern form.
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make plans to join us for our 12th big year!
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Celebrating twelve years of clogging fun!
love to have a true collaboration with them.”
The show showcased the percussive
similarities of stepping and clogging, as well as
the distinctions of each dance form. “Stepping
is very syncopated and plays to the downbeat of
the music, very much like clogging,” King said.
“I’ve always considered clogging a power dance
because we’re heavy on our heels, and stepping
is all about power and rhythm, so the two genres
are very complementary in that sense.”
Afrika thought we should keep the performances
separate. We thought we were going to open the
show, but instead they decided we should end it.”
King wanted to give the audience, especially
those who had never seen clogging before, a
progression of style. The group started with
some drag-slide clogging, using a portion of a
national championship traditional line dance
from Rhythm N Motion from Tennessee. “We
knew step dancing, in its purest form, uses the
body to create rhythm, so we transitioned into a
capella, putting all the focus on our sound,” King
said. “We changed speeds and tempos, had
progressive steps and really put the spotlight
on what clogging does best: Providing aural
entertainment.”
The group closed the show with a routine to
Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.”
“The sound of an audience of 500 plus people
cheering and applauding is something I’ll never
forget,” King said. “The moment we finished, the
theater exploded, and it was gratifying to know
that we left everything on the floor and it was
hugely appreciated.”
The Yellow Rose Cloggers from Ohio watched
the Step Afrika before they went on, and seeing
their energy and connection to the audience
was very inspiring to the group. The Step Afrika
dancers took the cloggers place in the audience
during their finale, and the clogger’s numbers
had some moves that resembled some stepping
claps. “Step Afrika jumped out of their seats
when we did that,” King said. “It’s always hardest
to impress other dancers, especially professional
dancers, but every member of Step Afrika took
the time to come congratulate us and tell us
how much they enjoyed it. I hope they come to
Columbus, Ohio, in the near future — we would
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Coordinators of the event were very pleased
with the reception the cloggers received, and now
plan to explore other opportunities to mix cultural
dance forms in the future. “I honestly wasn’t
sure how the audience was going to respond
to clogging and our amateur group after seeing
Step Afrika’s professional, flawless, high-energy
show,” King said. “But dance, any type of dance,
when performed with enthusiasm and a true love
of your craft can inspire. I would love to have
another opportunity to explore cross-cultural
opportunities. I think clogging can be
paired with so many forms of dance,
so the possibilities are endless.
And, of course, I’m proud that our
performance and clogging were the
impetus to create interest in doing
something like this again.”
The opportunity to perform with other dance
forms is something that King and his cloggers
encourage others to do, and King offered advice
for other performing groups. “Yellow Rose works
best when dancers are given the freedom to
influence the direction of the team,” King said.
“Whether they’re outspoken or not, the dancers
will let you know what they like and what they
don’t and what works for them and what doesn’t.
That doesn’t mean the dancers shouldn’t be
pushed out of their comfort zones now and then,
and this performance certainly did that. We treat
our folks like a second family and try to ensure
our dancers have as positive an experience as
possible. In return, we ask the dancers to check
their egos at the door because we’re all there
to have a good time. It doesn’t always work
perfectly, but our team continues to grow, so we
must be doing something right. I couldn’t imagine
a life without my team.”
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FOOTNOTES
‘Uncle Lester,’ Leiper’s Fork’s dancing ambassador, passes on
By Mark Cook, The Tennessean
Lester Deal, 76, who was
known for dancing for tourists,
ambassadors, and business
delegations in rhinestone shoes
made for him by fashion designer
Manuel, passed away at his home
in Franklin, Tennessee.
Deborah Warnick, of the
Williamson County Convention and
Visitors Bureau, called Deal
—
who was known by friends
and strangers as “Uncle Lester” — the
original tourism ambassador for Leiper’s
Fork.
“I feel like I’ve always known Lester,”
Warnick said. “He’s always been a part of
Leiper’s Fork. He was at every dance. He
was always there.”
Businessman and musician Aubrey
Preston said he spotted Deal, then a
hardware clerk at Crosslin Lumber,
dancing nonstop at a blues festival in
Leiper’s Fork.
“He’s really been everybody’s Uncle
Lester,” Preston said.
It is Preston who commissioned Deal’s
now-famous silver shoes from celebrity
designer Manuel. Uncle Lester ended up
traveling with Preston’s Homer Dever Band
as a dancer, along with friend and life-long
neighbor Goose Davis.
Davis said he had to reinforce a table
at Green’s Grocery, a venue owned by
Preston where the Homer Dever Band
frequently performed.
“He’d get up on the table in the middle of
the show and dance,” Davis said.
Deal danced at a 2003 event hosted
by Preston at which Gov. Phil Bredesen
and Nissan President and CEO Carlos
Ghosn were the guests of honor. In 2010
he danced for a business delegation from
China considering business ties with
Tennessee.
“It didn’t matter who you were, Lester
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would dance with anybody,” Davis said.
Deal’s late wife, Charlene Daugherty Deal, also was
known for her clogging and buck dancing skills.
Photo: Top: Lester Deal, known as Uncle Lester, dances
at Puckett’s Grocery in Leiper’s Fork as tourists watch and
take photos. Deal is a native Leiper’s Fork resident and
performs at the store. / File / The Tennessean
Bottom: Uncle Lester trades his sandals for rhinestone
dancing shoes made by Manuel. File / The Tennessean
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dance lesson series with an opportunity for dancers
to submit entries for a chance to come to the Opry
in the Fall and join the percussive super group on
stage. Hundreds of dancers submitted their video
performances of the original choreographed routine
and 10 winners were chosen to perform the number
live on stage with the group.
Ten dancers were named as winners of The Carolina
Opry’s online clogging “Challenge.” They are Addison
Hilstead - Oregon, Mikaley Lane - North Carolina,
Kirsten Curtain - Tennessee, Stephen Auten - Illinois,
Tori O’Bryant - Georgia, Kyle Waymouth - Stratford,
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Ontario, Canada, Penny Spillman - Oregan, Sisters
Lauren and Kaylee Thomas - Kentucky, and Megan
Argenbright - Virginia.
The dancers came to Myrtle Beach in late September
to practice the routine together and then joined ALL
THAT members Mike Curtis, Mark Clifford, Brad Berry
and Ethan Stewart in the evening’s performance for a
standing ovation!
ALL THAT has had a busy year. In addition to
their shows at the Carolina Opry, they had the honor
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CAITLYN HOFFMAN
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MARK WILSON
(717) 677-8869
4550 E. Chicago Ave.
Williamsport, OH 43164
60 Almond School Rd.
Carroll County Cloggers
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Las Vegas, NV 89104
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New Hampshire
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Diamond, OH 44412
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Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236
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(313) 343-9995
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Monroe, NC 28112
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GENEVA FORD
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Traditional Appalachian
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Freestyle Clogging
4481 Borland Avenue
New Jersey
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West Bloomfield, MI 48323
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Sallisaw, OK 74955
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Foster, RI 02825
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Minnesota
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Missouri
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22829 Brazos Dr.
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Dallas, TX 75230
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Waco, TX 76710
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Colville, WA 99114
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Herndon, VA 20171
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Sound Stompers
716 S. Marine Hills Way
Federal Way, WA 98003
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Happy Feet Cloggers
Fairfax, VA
6364 Generals Court
Centreville, VA 20121
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Silver Creek Cloggers
8837 W. Entiat Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99336
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Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers
15352 Berlin Turnpike
Purcellville, VA 20132
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Virginia Sugarcane Cloggers
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M ount Baker Cloggers
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