Clogging is a type of American folk dance with roots in traditional European dancing, early African-American dance, and traditional Cherokee dance. The dancer’s footwear is used musically by striking the heel, the toe, or both in unison against a floor or each other to create audible percussive rhythms. Clogging was a social dance in the Appalachian Mountains as early as the 1700s. As the clogging style has migrated over the years, many localities have made contributions by adding local steps and rhythms to the style. Today, we clog to all types of music, including country, bluegrass, pop, gospel, etc. If it has a beat, we can clog to it!
