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 ...

Gena Jepsen likes to clog. Not sinks or freeways, but dance floors with her students at Step 2 This Dance and Performing Arts in Oakley. With taps on shoes (toes and heels) and an upbeat tune in the ...

Clog dancing in the United States is similar to Irish step dancing and is akin to tap because of the high-energy, intricate foot work involved. The dance, once referred to as flat-footing or jigging, ...

The Country Cloggers perform on the Education Stage of the Pavilion during the Washington State Fair on Saturday. Joshua Bessex [email protected] For Anne Mills, founder and main instructor of ...

AMORY – Even during conversation, they couldn’t stand still. The sound of metal clanking against the wooden stage was even louder than the speakers blasting a wide range of genres. Though it seemed as ...

Silver Creek Clogging’s founder/director Ruth Mattox has monthly themes that teach leadership principles such as integrity and responsibility along with the dance instruction for her 20 students. The ...

“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 ...

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 ...