clog dance

Percussive shoe performance

A clog dance is a folk dance performed in wooden-soled shoes that strike the floor rhythmically, producing percussive sounds as part of the performance.

The style originated in British and Irish traditions and influenced American tap dancing.

She learned clog dancing at the summer folk festival.

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floor · wood · reel · hornpipe · toe · tap · rhythm · rhythm patterns · clatter · hard shoe · shuffle · floorboards · Irish · percussive · Dutch · heel · traditional · tempo

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