buckdancing

Buckdancing is a percussive solo dance style from the American South, characterized by rapid footwork that emphasizes rhythm and syncopation while keeping the upper body relatively still.

It developed among African Americans in the rural South and shares ancestry with clogging and tap dancing, though buckdancing typically involves a looser, more improvisational style with the feet staying closer to the floor.

The dancer's shoes or bare feet create complex rhythmic patterns against a wooden surface.

He learned buckdancing from his grandfather on the front porch.