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Clog dancing is a form of step dance characterised by the wearing of inflexible, wooden soled clogs. Clog dancing developed into differing intricate forms both in Wales and also in the North of England. Welsh clog dancing mainly originates from various slate mines where workers would compete against each other during work breaks. [1]
Clogging, buck dancing, or flatfoot dancing [1] is a type of folk dance practiced in the United States, in which the dancer's footwear is used percussively by striking the heel, the toe, or both against a floor or each other to create audible rhythms, usually to the downbeat with the heel keeping the rhythm. Clogging can be found at various Old ...
A Welsh solo clog dancer extinguishing a candle using the sole edges of his clogs at the National Urdd Eisteddfod in Snowdonia (Eryri), 2012.. The Welsh stepdance (Welsh: Dawns stepio) or Welsh clog dance (Welsh: Clocsio) is a traditional Welsh form of dance involving clog shoes and percussive movement of the feet and athletic movements.
Mary Serritella started pole dancing at 57. Fourteen years later she's inspiring others who are decades her junior. This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations — and gravity — in age ...
Contra dancers at a ball in Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States (silent video) Contra dance has European origins, and over 100 years of cultural influences from many different sources. At the end of the 17th century, English country dances were taken up by French dance masters.
Traditional dancing in the Netherlands is often called "Folkloristisch", sometimes "Boerendansen" ("farmer-dancing") or "Klompendansen" (clog dancing). [1] Wooden shoes are worn as an essential part of the traditional costume for Dutch clogging, or klompendanskunst. Clogs for dancing are made lighter than the traditional 700-year-old design ...
Clog dancing is a continuing tradition in Wales. The difference between Welsh clogging and other step-dance traditions is that the performances do not only include complicated stepping, but also 'tricks' such as snuffing out a lit candle with the dancer's feet, toby stepping , which is similar to Cossack dancing, and high leaps into the air.
After each of the first three rounds, the professionals face each other in a standard game of darts; the first to count down from 501 to zero wins, scoring 10 points for their team, and a double is required to close out. A team earns a bonus of £500 or £1,000 for a score of 180 or a nine-dart finish by their professional, respectively. The ...