clogging
Impeding normal passage
Clogging is a form of folk dance characterized by rhythmic footwork that strikes the floor to create percussive sounds.
The dancer wears hard-soled shoes, often with metal taps.
Clogging has roots in Appalachian and Irish traditions and remains popular at folk festivals and competitions: She's been clogging since she was six.
Separately, clogging is the process of becoming blocked or obstructed: Hair clogging the drain caused the backup.
Dance using rhythmic footwork
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- buckMale deer or dollar
- percussiveRelating to struck sounds
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
heelwork · syncopation · stomp · jig · reel · hoedown · old-timey · fiddle
Something blocking the way
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
jam · gridlock · logjam · buildup · accumulation · sludge · debris · sediment
Channel for wastewater
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- sinkBasin with drain
- toiletWaste disposal fixture
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
filter · nozzle · valve · plunger · snaking · rooter · grease · hairball
Raised performance platform
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- costumeClothing for portrayal
rehearsal · audience · applause · team · troupe · demonstration · exhibition · competition
Inherited cultural legacy
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
- cultureCollective social practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
ancestry · preservation · roots · authenticity · continuity · transmission · revival · festival
stepdance
Dance using rhythmic footwork
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- buckMale deer or dollar
- percussiveRelating to struck sounds
footwork · heelwork · syncopation · stomp · jig · reel · hoedown · old-timey · fiddle · banjo
obstruction
Something blocking the way
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
bottleneck · jam · gridlock · logjam · buildup · accumulation · sludge · debris · sediment · silt
drain
Channel for wastewater
sewer · filter · nozzle · valve · plunger · snaking · rooter · grease · hairball · limescale
stage
Raised performance platform
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- routineRegular sequence of actions
costume · rehearsal · audience · applause · team · troupe · demonstration · exhibition · competition · showmanship
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
- cultureCollective social practices
customs · ancestry · preservation · roots · authenticity · continuity · transmission · revival · festival · community
- irrigation problemsleaks, overwatering, underwatering, poor drainage, pump failure
- water filtrationfiltrate, backwashing, underdrain, straining, flow rate
- folk culturefolk customs, folk beliefs, folk costume, folk crafts, folk medicine
- American danceline dance, square dance, tap dance, jazz dance, breakdancing
- blockagesblockage, dam, congestion, bottleneck, logjam
- country festivitiescounty fair, state fair, country fair, harvest festival, fall festival
cloggingunclogging
Removing an obstruction
clearing · unblocking · opening · freeing · flushing