GRANITE FALLS — The Appalachian Rhythm Clogging and Dance Studio opened its second location on South Main Street, downtown Granite Falls, on Saturday, Aug. 17. The grand opening event ran from 11 a.m.

With folk dancers from Taiwan, Trinidad, Romania, Russia and other far-flung places performing at Folkmoot, it might be easy to overlook the fact that southern Appalachia has its own dance custom to ...

Aug. 23—For most, getting more than 20 billion social media views would be a life-changing event. Not so for the J Creek Cloggers, a home-grown Haywood County clogging group that has ascended to ...

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 ...

Clogging is a type of folk dance with roots in traditional European dance, early African-American dance and Cherokee dance. The dancer's footwear is used to tap rhythmically, by striking the heel, toe ...

Press release from UNC Asheville: Phil Jamison, the nationally known dance caller, musician, flatfoot dancer and historian, will demonstrate and discuss the history of Southern Appalachian dance, in a ...

HAMLIN, W.Va. — The Lincoln County Cloggers are embracing their Appalachian roots by dancing their way across southern West Virginia. Instructor Tosha Smith said she and co-instructor Liza Hofmann ...

When members of the Diamond Dixie Cloggers gather each Tuesday morning for practice, they delve into our nation's heritage and contribute to the continuity of a tradition that goes back more than 300 ...