dance -- percussive dance
Beginner Clogging Notes
Some terms
- Step - put your weight down on that foot
- Rock - shift weight back onto other foot
- Shuffle - Swing limp foot downwards hitting once on the way down, once on the way up(toe-toe or heel-toe) ending with foot in air
- Chug - gliding forward on one foot lifting heel, ending with a firm heel "pop" as it lands.
- Slide - gliding backwards on one foot, dragging the ball of the foot (there is a better way to do this later).
- Scuff - as foot swings forward the heel will contact the floor (making sound) and continue to swing.
The R and L indicate which foot to use.. some step repeat themselves using
the alternate foot.
Alamo
| Shuffle | Step | Shuffle | Step |
| R | R | L | L |
| Shuffle | Step | Rock | Step |
| R | R | L | R |
| This is also done starting from left foot. |
Basic
| Shuffle | Step | Rock | Step |
| R | R | L | R |
| This is also done starting from left foot. |
Bertha
| Shuffle | Step | Shuffle | Step |
| R | R | L | L |
| Shuffle | Step | Chug |
| R | R | L |
| This is also done starting from left foot. |
Charleston
Practice in pairs starting on each foot.
| Shuffle | Step | Back | Step |
| R | R | L | R |
| Shuffle | Step | Heel | Chug |
| L | L | R | R |
| This is also done starting from left foot. |
Coal-Creek
| Shuffle | Step | Hop Left, Right Out | Hop Right, Cross Left |
| R | R | L | R |
| Hop Left, Right Out | Hop Right, Left Out | Hop Left, Cross Right | Step |
| L | R | L | R |
Earl
| Shuffle | Step | Rock | Step |
| R | R | L | R |
| Heel | Up | And | Down |
| L | L | R | L |
Eddie
In this case tap the tip of the toe straight down rather than taping the bottom underneath the toe.
Indian
| Step | Slide | Chug | Slide |
| R | R | R | R |
| Step | Slide | Chug | Slide |
| L | L | L | L |
| |
Judy
| Shuffle | Step | Shuffle | Step |
| R | R | L | L |
| Shuffle | Step | Hop Back |
| R | R | L |
| |
Kate's Mare
| Heel | Chug | Slap | Chug |
| R | L | R | L |
| Shuffle | Step | Rest | Hop |
| R | R | | L |
Sync Step
| Shuffle | Step | Slide | Step |
| R | R | R | L |
| Step | Slide | Step | Step |
| R | R | L | R |
| ...Repeat starting on left... |
| Shuffle | Step | Slide | Step |
| L | L | L | R |
| Step | Slide | Step | Step |
| L | L | R | L |
Sync Indian
| Shuffle | Step | Slide | Step |
| R | R | R | L |
| Step | Slide | Step | Step |
| R | R | L | R |
| Slide | Chug | Slide | Step |
| R | R | R | L |
| Slide | Chug | Slide | Step |
| L | L | L | R |
| ...Repeat... |
| Shuffle | Step | Slide | Step |
| L | L | L | R |
| Step | Slide | Step | Step |
| L | L | R | L |
| Slide | Chug | Slide | Step |
| L | L | L | R |
| Slide | Chug | Slide | Step |
| R | R | R | L |
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