Iam in Canterbury England and this post has inspired me to go a "flat footin" in to my kitchen have a hot shoe shuffle, whilst my kettle boils for my upcoming coffee today is Saturday 7th Nov in another ffing pointless lockdown. Happy to find this wee gem. Xx
I wish I could see my mom dancing like this again. She suffers from dementia now but she used to cut the rug when we were little and we were cleaning house on Saturday morning. She's from this area and she danced exactly like that
I don't think they're thinking about keeping a tradition alive. I think they're dancing for the prize money. Did you notice almost none of them even have clogs let alone performance clothes? Worn out, threadbare jeans that they shouldn't even have to wear at all let alone to compete in. Who among them is in any condition to apply for a grant? Where are the arts agencies to do some outreach and give these groups grants and buy these people shoes for heaven's sake?
I said almost the same thing on a similar post! Even if it’s not your style of music or dance, it’s still awesome for the people to do their thing! (Although if someone doesn’t like it, why not leave instead of a downvote? Makes sense!)
@@cynthiabruce3676 It's just got to be Anneli Burnett at 8:16 and by the way, she turned 15 last week. Her and her sisters are my favorite Bluegrass band.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK A BUNCH OF GOOD MEMORIES ! I would say the flat-foot contest was a tie between the first and the last contestants. I used to barn-dance and clog, back a long-time ago, in my 20's & 30's. Me and my girlfriend won a bunch of contests. Pleasant memories.
I haven't had so much enjoyment in a long time! Could not stop smiling and tapping my toes! Hats off to all of you! Great dancing! Hope to see you again! Best Wishes to All!
Don't know why this showed up in my lineup but I watched every dancer with a smile on my face. The twins were adorable! The men and boys have such style and the ladies did fantastic as well. Who won? THEY ALL WON!😁
I’m 75 from Appalachian mountains Kentucky . We used to have socials with Flatfootin dances , Square dances , people playing spoons and all sorts of instruments ! And food tables set up with down home food , beans n corn bread , etc . A simpler way of life and better by far than facing communist China and the Gates backed virus ! Lord be merciful to your children n your world ! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
I got here by watching Johnny Carson shows with Steve Martin. Then Steve playing banjo with Earl Scruggs et al, then this popped up and it looked like fun. It was! Good, clean, fun! Thank you, from Ginny in Georgia.🌻
My husband and I love loved it I haven't seen flat foot dancing in years I thought they were all wonderful! God blessings to all of you keep keep doing that good clean fun for Christian people I we just love it! 🙏🏻💜🇱🇷🌺🐱❤️🏄🏼♂️💐🙏🏻💜🙏🏻💜🙏🏻💯
I lived in jackson county Kentucky for a few years and my boyfriends family taught me so much , coming from Baltimore. It was definitely a different WORLD . I'm very thankful and appreciative that I got all those opportunities to learn so much . I just knew I'd be in someone's cow field if the pandemic continued farther 😂😂😂😂😂 mountain ppl are the absolute nicest ppl YOU WILL EVER MEET.
I have to ask just because I'm curious... Are they mountain people? Did they refer to themselves as mountain people, or you're just calling them that because you think it it's a fitting label? The reason I ask is because being "mountain people" actually is a thing and it doesn't necessarily denote friendliness. Mountain people are very secluded and live up in the most rugged parts of the mountains where the roads are treacherous and people have to do their schooling at home much of the winter. They live a very "self sufficient" life that relies on foraging and mountain medicines and growing their own food, and they might have a vehicle. Chickens and laying hens and a milk cow. They might run a still and if they do, I guarantee they aren't friendly! You don't just here walking up on anybody's house because probably you could get shot. I grew up in Appalachian Regions and lived in the East Tennessee Valley which is a valley that sits between the main Mastiffs of the Appalachians and the Cumberland plateau/ Cumberland mountains that run north/south down the middle of the state of Tennessee. I've lived in the foothills where there are 'ridges' and I heard of a moonshiner that called himself a Ridge runner but no one else ever referred to themselves that way. I've lived in Maryland I'm quite familiar with Baltimore although I actually lived but closer to Frederick which is again in the foothills on the Eastern side of the Appalachian chain. The reason I described that is to give you an idea that people who live in the Foothills and Valleys are not technically mountain people. mountain people live right up in the most rugged parts of the mountains and when they speak English you cannit understand it. I mean it sounds like another language because a lot of them were Scottish and their Scottish broke and they speak a broken English that's a mixture of English words and Scottish words. They were pretty isolated for decades and decades because they lived right in amongst the most remote and hostile portions of the Cherokee tribes. Cherokee are depicted as the most advanced and developed tribal society ... and while that's true, it's also true they were among the most savage warriors ... brave and merciless if they believed it called for it. Mountain people don't come to town very often if ever at all. If you were in/near a town and people had municipal facilities (town hall, elected council-members, possibly even a constibulary or sheriff, even if unincorporated ) those aren't technically mountain people. So people living in the foothills does not constitute "mountain people". Unless they referred to themselves as mountain people. Maybe things are a little different in Kentucky?
@@kaleidoscope8743 Hi, Your description is right. My father's side of the family came from the mountains in NC, just over the VA line. We lived in Richmond, I'm first generation born off mountain since 1740. When we went to visit Great-grandmother and the rest of the family we called it going up on the mountain to visit Great-grandmother. But we never called them mountain people, just the mountain side of the family. It was just Daddy's family up on the mountain. The town is named after my family, we named it when we got the land grant from the king. Last time I was up there they still only had a small general store with one gas pump, and a feed and tractor supply store half a mile down the road, and a church. But that was 1982. I'm financially challenged, I can't afford to go visit. Most great aunts and uncles have passed on, I don't know much of the next generation. But most everyone in the town is a relative of some sort; most of the county too. That's why I was born in Richmond, fresh blood. Up there all I had to do when I was tiny was say my name and my lineage, and people knew who I was, and if they were related to me. Sweet memories. But we never called them mountain people. On that you are correct. Maybe because technically they are in the foothills of the mountains. I still needed to chew gum when I visited to pop my ears though, they were that high up. I remember Cherokee was a little while away to go visit. And Daddy driving narrow roads through the fog so dense you couldn't see the end of the hood of the car. But if you looked out of the side window you could see down the side of the mountain, inches away from the car. Scary stuff, I'd never drive it. Half the time Daddy opened the car door to navigate the road, fog stopped half way down the car. Kept us from rolling down the cliff. Momma watched the wall side of the road down the window, and I watched the cliff side. That's another reason I don't go back to visit. I had a 2nd cousin roll her jeep down a hill off the road, lived to tell about it though. You have to know when to drop the car into second gear to save the brakes going down hill, even in an automatic. I wish when we were younger I would have taken my husband up to meet the mountain side of my family. It's too late now. He'll meet them on the other side. A friend of mine in Richmond tried to teach me how to flatfoot dance. A bunch of us girls went on lady's night for free. Dancing to the jukebox before the band arrived. I thought I was doing good. She told me to quit looking at my feet, I looked up, and then I was on my bum on the floor. I had heels on, she had me take them off to learn, stocking feet are slick. So I can't say I really learned how to flatfoot, but I tried. I appreciate the people in the video keeping tradition alive and well. I live in Central Florida now, there's no real traditions here. Just a bunch of people from somewhere else living here. Very few generational Floridians around here. Take care, stay safe, have a nice day.👵🙂✌️🖖 😷 🙉🙈🙊 🌎☮️
I also have no idea how I got here, but very happy it popped up on YT! As a lifelong hoofer (tap dancer), I love, admire, and appreciate each performer, young and older, getting up there and showing us traditional flatfoot. This made my day!
I was smiling the whole time with these beautiful people of all ages. Tapping and shuffling those wonderful feet the good Lord gave em. I love them all! 🤗😊
Annili no. 9, does some many performances so well, whether it is singing, mandolin, fiddle, she is an artist at such a young age, part of The Burnett Sisters Band, a star shinning bright.
I simply LOVED watching this!! They were all so very good. I especially appreciated the fact their were all age s represented showingthis dance is a family/community event. Thank you for sharing.
I just stumbled by chance about this video. We don´t have this Bluegrass/clogging over here in Central Europe, we dance Waltz and Polka from Mozart, Schubert, Haydb, etc... But this is so much fun to watch, I think I`m already addicted, watched it several times! Thanks for your efforts and best regards from Austria!
Watch the video..."Tap This" group with the song,"Honey I'm Good" winner of the 2018 championships, I believe..it's simply the best.check it out, and come to Tennessee! We have festivals with clogging and Bluegrass music allover the state.
I Love Folk Dances. Never Seen before. Looks very interessant. And i think it is absolute Hard for Knees and power legs. Great Dancers. Thanks and best regards from Germany!
I enjoyed every minute of the video. I have been flatfooting since the 70's. I have seen alot of flatfooting (clogging) in my days. This was the first time I have ever seen people flatfooting in sneakers and boat shoes. It's amazing.
I love this video, bluegrass, and flatfooted dance. I am not sure what this dance is called but fell in love with it all. I watch it over and over and yes GOD bless America. This type of dance is beautiful, clean , and decent.
Bored stiff and peering through the youtube rabbit hole, I ended up here and I tell ya what, best video I've watched in awhile that was really enjoyable to see so many having such a great time! Loved all the flatfooters dancing, too hard to choose just won, I'd give 'em all trophies and ribbons! One question though, why did some of 'em have on wet pants? I noticed on some of 'em, their pants from the calf down were wet.
I'm pretty sure it was raining! I saw some umbrellas passing by outside the tent; and the contestants have been entering through the visible tent flap. I suspect there were some puddles at this location.
I certainly don’t envy the judges! Some amazing talent in this video! I’m from Appalachia, VA; coal mining country and flatfooting is a standard!♥️ Hats off to these amazing dancers!
I think it adds so much to the performance when the dancers look like they are enjoying themselves!! Facial expression is so important...it brings the audience alive when you smile and act like you love what you’re doing!! People enjoy it more and that’s the reason for dancing anyways...soo just a thought!! ☺️
Mango Roxx Thank you for all the information!! ☺️ I love it!! You were kind to share it with everyone...helps others to understand and hopefully lessen any negative prejudices held against a people who are so greatly misunderstood. ❤️
Mango Roxx You go Gramma Betty! PRETTY STATIONARY definitely has it’s place. Please do tell her I appreciate her time and effort in educating us and yours as well!! ❤️
In Mexico this is called "Zapatear" and the wooden platform they're dancing on is called a "Tarima" very popular in the state of Michoacán. Its nice how they're keeping their traditions alive here.
I was watching a video of Asleep at the Wheel doing Cotton Eyed Joe, and this came up next. Had to watch the entire thing. It’s been fun. That teenage girl can really stomp out a tune!
@@intergalacticinterloper5177 Yes Bridget it was nice, as the years went by the young men went off to Vietnam an a few more years, like me went off to the Marine Corps. I meet my Cousin in training, 45 years later we're a bunch old guys and at family get togethers we talk about how it used to be.
@@intergalacticinterloper5177 Yes I'm glad you have fun with your family and always remember the good times, as time moves on you need to make good memories with your children. Take care Bridget, I like your name, it's cute.
Use to go to the barn dances every Saturday night back in the day. This city girl learned to flatfoot real fast & looked forward to the weekends. Miss those day & those people.
@@klswalker5985 go to some shindigs. People will teach you. The thing is you can have fun just doing the basic step. And once you've got the basic step, you can add on other steps, little-by-little, just by watching what other people do. You cannot judge somebody in tight teach me that step you're doing. And I think if you're around a legendaria there are people who will classes.
I live in a town just outside of the Kansas City area. It is quite common for us to have a lot of bluegrass where I live. Also I live about two or three hours from Branson so we get to hear a lot of this music and see a lot of this dancing. What's amazing is that may of the older musicians can't read a lick of sheet music but oh they can play.
I really like watching different cultures. You can see the Irish influence in this dancing. It must have been brought to the country and developed from there.
I know right. If they dont like it, they should just keep scrolling. Doesnt matter what style of dancing they're doing. They are having fun. That's all that matters
highlight for me is 9:38 I love how Amy recognises someone in the audience with both a smile and a bit of dance flair at the same time. SHe did great. not in my top 4 but she did great and, technically , gets top spot by virtue of that grin/smile.
A variation of Step Dancing and music tradition carried on by Scot-Irish settlers of Appalachia and the Southern Highlands. One of the best old-time Fiddlers Conventions is @Galax, VA in early August. Excellent.
Yes. Here in Ireland this dancing still survives. It's called Shan Nós Dancing ie Old Style Dancing in English. It's wonderful to see these Appalacian people keeping the Scots-Irish tradition alive. Thank ye for posting!
This came up on my feed and I'm sitting here watching the entire ding dang thang! Heck, I'd like to give it a go!! But for this contest I'd pick #16 Mr. Doyle for the win ad #14 Mr. Ratcliff as runner up.
Iam in Canterbury England and this post has inspired me to go a "flat footin" in to my kitchen have a hot shoe shuffle, whilst my kettle boils for my upcoming coffee today is Saturday 7th Nov in another ffing pointless lockdown.
Happy to find this wee gem. Xx
HELLO Canterbury England. Its Nov 12 here in Lompoc, California hi to youu and yours. Lots of hugs and smiles
California can slide into the Pacific. Unless you are appreciative of America I'll throw you a raft. ; ) love from Minnesota
@@grantmourning189 I am not the "normal" Californian...😆 our morals and beliefs are not accepted by many mainstream people.
Good luck to ya. I hope you do some fine tappin.
I wish I could see my mom dancing like this again. She suffers from dementia now but she used to cut the rug when we were little and we were cleaning house on Saturday morning. She's from this area and she danced exactly like that
I don't care who won, I like all of them! It's great when people of all ages can meet up and have fun together😁👍 Loved watching this!!❤️
Same here.. Just great fun. I thought the last guy was pretty deft with his feet... All of them good though.. 🤔 😍😍
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Let Your Light Shine .
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I realize it's quite randomly asking but does anyone know a good website to stream newly released tv shows online?
How I love bluegrass music and every kind of American folk dance it inspired. Thank you Appalachian people for keeping this cultural icon alive.
Best wishes from Ukraine!
Yes yes yes
Clean fun
@@pavelvictorov4588 best wishes to Ukraine!
I don't think they're thinking about keeping a tradition alive. I think they're dancing for the prize money. Did you notice almost none of them even have clogs let alone performance clothes? Worn out, threadbare jeans that they shouldn't even have to wear at all let alone to compete in. Who among them is in any condition to apply for a grant? Where are the arts agencies to do some outreach and give these groups grants and buy these people shoes for heaven's sake?
How can someone dislike people who are brave enough to show they like dancing.They are great,all of them:)
The girl in pink boots better have won
Which in pink boots 2 lil ones were in pink also. Lol. I know which one. But is true all were awesome being I'd not of done it.
I said almost the same thing on a similar post! Even if it’s not your style of music or dance, it’s still awesome for the people to do their thing! (Although if someone doesn’t like it, why not leave instead of a downvote? Makes sense!)
@@cynthiabruce3676 It's just got to be Anneli Burnett at 8:16 and by the way, she turned 15 last week. Her and her sisters are my favorite Bluegrass band.
Thumbs down is their hobby. Spread the mean is their motto.
This expresses such a pure joy of country folk-life, it amazes me to no end...all ages no matter!
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK A BUNCH OF GOOD MEMORIES !
I would say the flat-foot contest was a tie between the first and the last contestants. I used to barn-dance and clog, back a long-time ago, in my 20's & 30's. Me and my girlfriend won a bunch of contests. Pleasant memories.
I haven't had so much enjoyment in a long time! Could not stop smiling and tapping my toes! Hats off to all of you! Great dancing! Hope to see you again! Best Wishes to All!
Loved all of them. Awesome dancer's
Number 11
The little girls, so sweet. I think their boots weighed more than they did. Loved it. 🦋🌸
I have seen buck Dancers with just a little too much shine. They can really make you laugh. Really LOOSE. HAHA...
Don't know why this showed up in my lineup but I watched every dancer with a smile on my face. The twins were adorable! The men and boys have such style and the ladies did fantastic as well. Who won? THEY ALL WON!😁
Totally agree with your comments and I'm not even an American 🙂 Best vid I watched for a long time, and I'm still smiling with delight. 🙂
I’m 75 from Appalachian mountains Kentucky . We used to have socials with Flatfootin dances , Square dances , people playing spoons and all sorts of instruments ! And food tables set up with down home food , beans n corn bread , etc . A simpler way of life and better by far than facing communist China and the Gates backed virus ! Lord be merciful to your children n your world ! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
Watching from Adelaide in South Australia, loved it and put a smile on my face.
I got here by watching Johnny Carson shows with Steve Martin. Then Steve playing banjo with Earl Scruggs et al, then this popped up and it looked like fun. It was! Good, clean, fun! Thank you, from Ginny in Georgia.🌻
Nice to hear how someone else got through a rabbit hole - I sometimes marvel at my paths.
My husband and I love loved it I haven't seen flat foot dancing in years I thought they were all wonderful! God blessings to all of you keep keep doing that good clean fun for Christian people I we just love it! 🙏🏻💜🇱🇷🌺🐱❤️🏄🏼♂️💐🙏🏻💜🙏🏻💜🙏🏻💯
I love these folks! All of them total winners! Thanks friends ! You helped make my day
I lived in jackson county Kentucky for a few years and my boyfriends family taught me so much , coming from Baltimore. It was definitely a different WORLD . I'm very thankful and appreciative that I got all those opportunities to learn so much . I just knew I'd be in someone's cow field if the pandemic continued farther 😂😂😂😂😂 mountain ppl are the absolute nicest ppl YOU WILL EVER MEET.
Your boyfriend & his family forgot to teach you that cows aren't in the "field' but are out in the pasture.
I have to ask just because I'm curious...
Are they mountain people? Did they refer to themselves as mountain people, or you're just calling them that because you think it it's a fitting label?
The reason I ask is because being "mountain people" actually is a thing and it doesn't necessarily denote friendliness.
Mountain people are very secluded and live up in the most rugged parts of the mountains where the roads are treacherous and people have to do their schooling at home much of the winter. They live a very "self sufficient" life that relies on foraging and mountain medicines and growing their own food, and they might have a vehicle. Chickens and laying hens and a milk cow. They might run a still and if they do, I guarantee they aren't friendly! You don't just here walking up on anybody's house because probably you could get shot.
I grew up in Appalachian Regions and lived in the East Tennessee Valley which is a valley that sits between the main Mastiffs of the Appalachians and the Cumberland plateau/ Cumberland mountains that run north/south down the middle of the state of Tennessee. I've lived in the foothills where there are 'ridges' and I heard of a moonshiner that called himself a Ridge runner but no one else ever referred to themselves that way. I've lived in Maryland I'm quite familiar with Baltimore although I actually lived but closer to Frederick which is again in the foothills on the Eastern side of the Appalachian chain.
The reason I described that is to give you an idea that people who live in the Foothills and Valleys are not technically mountain people.
mountain people live right up in the most rugged parts of the mountains and when they speak English you cannit understand it. I mean it sounds like another language because a lot of them were Scottish and their Scottish broke and they speak a broken English that's a mixture of English words and Scottish words. They were pretty isolated for decades and decades because they lived right in amongst the most remote and hostile portions of the Cherokee tribes. Cherokee are depicted as the most advanced and developed tribal society ... and while that's true, it's also true they were among the most savage warriors ... brave and merciless if they believed it called for it.
Mountain people don't come to town very often if ever at all. If you were in/near a town and people had municipal facilities (town hall, elected council-members, possibly even a constibulary or sheriff, even if unincorporated ) those aren't technically mountain people.
So people living in the foothills does not constitute "mountain people".
Unless they referred to themselves as mountain people.
Maybe things are a little different in Kentucky?
@@kaleidoscope8743 Hi,
Your description is right. My father's side of the family came from the mountains in NC, just over the VA line. We lived in Richmond, I'm first generation born off mountain since 1740. When we went to visit Great-grandmother and the rest of the family we called it going up on the mountain to visit Great-grandmother. But we never called them mountain people, just the mountain side of the family. It was just Daddy's family up on the mountain. The town is named after my family, we named it when we got the land grant from the king. Last time I was up there they still only had a small general store with one gas pump, and a feed and tractor supply store half a mile down the road, and a church. But that was 1982. I'm financially challenged, I can't afford to go visit. Most great aunts and uncles have passed on, I don't know much of the next generation. But most everyone in the town is a relative of some sort; most of the county too. That's why I was born in Richmond, fresh blood. Up there all I had to do when I was tiny was say my name and my lineage, and people knew who I was, and if they were related to me. Sweet memories.
But we never called them mountain people. On that you are correct. Maybe because technically they are in the foothills of the mountains. I still needed to chew gum when I visited to pop my ears though, they were that high up. I remember Cherokee was a little while away to go visit. And Daddy driving narrow roads through the fog so dense you couldn't see the end of the hood of the car. But if you looked out of the side window you could see down the side of the mountain, inches away from the car. Scary stuff, I'd never drive it. Half the time Daddy opened the car door to navigate the road, fog stopped half way down the car. Kept us from rolling down the cliff. Momma watched the wall side of the road down the window, and I watched the cliff side. That's another reason I don't go back to visit. I had a 2nd cousin roll her jeep down a hill off the road, lived to tell about it though. You have to know when to drop the car into second gear to save the brakes going down hill, even in an automatic.
I wish when we were younger I would have taken my husband up to meet the mountain side of my family. It's too late now. He'll meet them on the other side.
A friend of mine in Richmond tried to teach me how to flatfoot dance. A bunch of us girls went on lady's night for free. Dancing to the jukebox before the band arrived. I thought I was doing good. She told me to quit looking at my feet, I looked up, and then I was on my bum on the floor. I had heels on, she had me take them off to learn, stocking feet are slick. So I can't say I really learned how to flatfoot, but I tried. I appreciate the people in the video keeping tradition alive and well.
I live in Central Florida now, there's no real traditions here. Just a bunch of people from somewhere else living here. Very few generational Floridians around here.
Take care, stay safe, have a nice day.👵🙂✌️🖖 😷 🙉🙈🙊 🌎☮️
@@kaleidoscope8743 Wow, thank you for sharing all that inside perspective! Fascinating.
@@BROUBoomerSo your community was a real-life Fraser’s Ridge, if you know the Outlander books?! Cool!Love to see the mountain heritage kept alive.
I also have no idea how I got here, but very happy it popped up on YT! As a lifelong hoofer (tap dancer), I love, admire, and appreciate each performer, young and older, getting up there and showing us traditional flatfoot. This made my day!
Loved it!
Sorry ladies and gents but the little angel wearing her pink boots stole my heart. She's so cute
😁🥲
which one , ?...hehe
@@davidhaney1394 Right!
Fun to watch everyone put their own twist on this ...in WV we call it the Hillbilly Stomp, was a great video! Thanks for sharing 😊
I was smiling the whole time with these beautiful people of all ages. Tapping and shuffling those wonderful feet the good Lord gave em. I love them all! 🤗😊
The twin’s were adorable ! Dane Summers kills it ! Spectacular !
Fantastic, i can't keep my feet still watching this, love and appreciation from England.
I think it’s great they keep these traditions alive 😊
Is she from Wigan
I don't ....
@@markdudley3831 Why not?
karen rollins, Ct?
I have no clue how I wound up here, but boy was this fun to watch! Good ole YT! :-)
my2cents2u same for me!
Me to hahahahaha, Fun to watch.
LOL...and me as well! I have no idea how I got here, but it was fun to watch.
Totally! Where am I?
Ok
I'm loving this, it's so nice to see people really injoying themselfs.
This is what I love about the USA. Wish I could visit it and watch these good people live.
This American trying to figure out what feesh hell I stepped into.
Annili no. 9, does some many performances so well, whether it is singing, mandolin, fiddle, she is an artist at such a young age, part of The Burnett Sisters Band, a star shinning bright.
Thank goodness for traditions! Oldies but goodies... so good to see people enjoying themselves
I simply LOVED watching this!! They were all so very good. I especially appreciated the fact their were all age s represented showingthis dance is a family/community event. Thank you for sharing.
Novice watcher from Scotland and they were all superb especially the last two guys 👍👍👍
I just stumbled by chance about this video. We don´t have this Bluegrass/clogging over here in Central Europe, we dance Waltz and Polka from Mozart, Schubert, Haydb, etc...
But this is so much fun to watch, I think I`m already addicted, watched it several times! Thanks for your efforts and best regards from Austria!
Watch the video..."Tap This" group with the song,"Honey I'm Good" winner of the 2018 championships, I believe..it's simply the best.check it out, and come to Tennessee! We have festivals with clogging and Bluegrass music allover the state.
Such simple down-home goodness! I enjoyed this so much I cried. And I'm not even American!
This is GREAT.....good folk, having a great time, doesn’t get any better than this.
I Love Folk Dances. Never Seen before. Looks very interessant. And i think it is absolute Hard for Knees and power legs. Great Dancers. Thanks and best regards from Germany!
Each one in their own right was a winner! Mom and all of her family were great dancers, such fun. My fondest memories.
This dancing is a direct import from the old country.
Love this.
Correct Scotland, Yorkshire Ireland then across to America, it is called clog dancing in the North of Britain
@@aymnz1 And Wales
Yes ancient people Celtic who to this day keep their language and culture alive and thriving
@@aymnz1flat footing was from England not Scotland and is now from the United States. To be precise it came from Lancashire. Anyway not important.
I like this because there's not rules or limited ages. Every body can have fun. Greetings from California. Thanks for sharing.
I love it. nice to see local community events and tradition. keep it up.
I love it brings back memories of when my daddy would dance for us what wonderful times
This is the America I love.Simple lovely folks enjoying themselves.Genuine!
The good old days when people got together in crowds ,without masks and had fun ❤️
Yes indeed 😊👍
Amazing everyone is doing SO WELL!!! I am breathing hard for you all!!
If more people had worn masks earlier we might just be gathering in crowds again by now.
We usually have cloggers at our annual family reunion. I love it. Keep the tradition alive.
I'm all about, Keepin' tradition Alive!
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I have relatives who not only compete but also teach clogging/flat-footin..
May Our Lord and God of All,Bless our USA and its Good Traditions.@
The 50: Yes I like clog dancing too. I also like this - flatfoot dancing !!
I enjoyed every minute of the video. I have been flatfooting since the 70's. I have seen alot of flatfooting (clogging) in my days. This was the first time I have ever seen people flatfooting in sneakers and boat shoes. It's amazing.
i would love to know who won.. My vote went to number 16.. So lovely to watch everyone having good clean fun!
I agree. 😀
I agree. 😀
Mine did too but thy were all great...for the guys. The girl with the long pig tails got my vote for the girls.
I thought #9 & #16
And a hand to the musicians who did a fab job over and over!
I love this video, bluegrass, and flatfooted dance. I am not sure what this dance is called but fell in love with it all. I watch it over and over and yes GOD bless America. This type of dance is beautiful, clean , and decent.
Bored stiff and peering through the youtube rabbit hole, I ended up here and I tell ya what, best video I've watched in awhile that was really enjoyable to see so many having such a great time! Loved all the flatfooters dancing, too hard to choose just won, I'd give 'em all trophies and ribbons!
One question though, why did some of 'em have on wet pants? I noticed on some of 'em, their pants from the calf down were wet.
Noticed that, probably wet grass outside, walking form parking lot through a field to the tent, just guessing.
I'm pretty sure it was raining! I saw some umbrellas passing by outside the tent; and the contestants have been entering through the visible tent flap. I suspect there were some puddles at this location.
Same here! Loved it, went down a youtube rabbit hole and here I am, too!
I noticed the wet pant cuffs too. Thought I was just seeing goofy or the lighting was the explanation. Great dancers and fun!
Maybe they had good 'ol games outside of the tent also. In the beautiful, moist, freshly mowed grass.
I certainly don’t envy the judges! Some amazing talent in this video! I’m from Appalachia, VA; coal mining country and flatfooting is a standard!♥️
Hats off to these amazing dancers!
I really enjoyed watching this, it made me smile...Brilliant! :)
If these little ones dont bring a smile to your face check ya pulse . simple wholesome fun . God bless em .
#16 and #17 were really good! They all were and everybody having fun! Loved it!
So beautiful to see this as an American who loves his nation of birth. God bless everyone.
Love this, reminds me of my family in KY when I was a little girl.
Thank you very much for sharing! It was good to watch all those people giving the best they could and having fun.
I think it adds so much to the performance when the dancers look like they are enjoying themselves!! Facial expression is so important...it brings the audience alive when you smile and act like you love what you’re doing!! People enjoy it more and that’s the reason for dancing anyways...soo just a thought!! ☺️
Mango Roxx Thank you for all the information!! ☺️ I love it!! You were kind to share it with everyone...helps others to understand and hopefully lessen any negative prejudices held against a people who are so greatly misunderstood. ❤️
Mango Roxx You go Gramma Betty! PRETTY STATIONARY definitely has it’s place. Please do tell her I appreciate her time and effort in educating us and yours as well!! ❤️
@Mango Roxx I'm so happy you shared and wish there was room and time for the whole letter!
In Mexico this is called "Zapatear" and the wooden platform they're dancing on is called a "Tarima" very popular in the state of Michoacán. Its nice how they're keeping their traditions alive here.
Very neat.
@Pata Physics I Knew ignorance would soon raise its ugly head.
jezebella38 totally 😂
Source please?
@Pata Physics fuck you racist pig.
Never heard of this style of dance..but it looks like so much fun!
I was watching a video of Asleep at the Wheel doing Cotton Eyed Joe, and this came up next. Had to watch the entire thing. It’s been fun. That teenage girl can really stomp out a tune!
Found this love this wish I was there good luck and stay safe from the UK
My family used to dance this way when I was a youngster, they are all gone now. An Old Marine🤓
Kenny Sherrill I will bet it was wonderful to have witnessed!
@@intergalacticinterloper5177 Yes Bridget it was nice, as the years went by the young men went off to Vietnam an a few more years, like me went off to the Marine Corps. I meet my Cousin in training, 45 years later we're a bunch old guys and at family get togethers we talk about how it used to be.
Kenny Sherrill that’s how I felt watching my parents pokes dance. It was like magic.
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@@intergalacticinterloper5177 Yes I'm glad you have fun with your family and always remember the good times, as time moves on you need to make good memories with your children. Take care Bridget, I like your name, it's cute.
I really enjoyed this, it was good to see so much interest by all age. ❤️
Use to go to the barn dances every Saturday night back in the day. This city girl learned to flatfoot real fast & looked forward to the weekends. Miss those day & those people.
First time I've watched this kind of dancing. Really tickled me. So many good dancers but I think Nelson, No. 11 has great potential.
I agree.
They were all great! I could watch this all day!
Fabulous fun. Thank you all. Keep dancing!🙋♀️🍃
10:09 Asa Nelson, great musician. Asa is young Charlie in Mountain Minor film. Great!!!
Love it Alan from Ireland
We love YOU for being here watching!
I have absolutely no idea how I ended up here but loved every second of it! Yahoo...!
This is good to see. All of them did a great job.
👏👏👏👏👏 That’s so much fun to watch!! Music and Dancing what more could you ask for! Thank you so much for sharing!
Besides the great dancing, I loved all the long braids.
Great video, brought back memories when I did the flatfoot with my hubby, years ago, still makes me wish I could still do it.
Brilliant lots of love from lreland 🇮🇪💚💛
👏👏🎶👍👍🎶👏👏
" Thanks so much for sharing this video with your viewers ! I'm enjoying this beautiful dance ! "
Awesome, it was fun to watch everyone! They did a great job!
Having so much funn watching this. Wonderful people!!!
Such a treat to witness. Keep on Jeeping going. Thank You ❤️
Loved it! Makes me miss Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival!
Never heard of this until now. Fantastic. Keep dancing, kids.
I don’t know what kind of dancing most of the contestants were doing, but finally got to see some great flatfootin’ with the final two contestants.
We used to do this a lot in our community here in Virginia.... I miss the fellowship so much!
I enjoyed watching this very much!
I was so disappointed you didn’t show the top three in flat foot dancing. This is wonderful.
Thank u for this genuine entertainment 👍
Everyone of them is fantastic and they were having such fun, love it.
They're all winners! They all did a great dance! Loved it!
Tip to most of them, do not look at your feet when you dance. Lovely to watch the simple times again.
All very good, but Jed Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies is the best.
These dances were done for years in our family... Its sad that I never learned how myself.
You gotta good point there.
@@klswalker5985 go to some shindigs. People will teach you. The thing is you can have fun just doing the basic step. And once you've got the basic step, you can add on other steps, little-by-little, just by watching what other people do.
You cannot judge somebody in tight teach me that step you're doing. And I think if you're around a legendaria there are people who will classes.
Oh Buddy Ebson ... wasn't that his name?
Buddy Epson was a tap dancer; this is flat foot style. They are different styles of dancing.
I live in a town just outside of the Kansas City area. It is quite common for us to have a lot of bluegrass where I live. Also I live about two or three hours from Branson so we get to hear a lot of this music and see a lot of this dancing. What's amazing is that may of the older musicians can't read a lick of sheet music but oh they can play.
Fla.
6:37 Every once in a while, people should dance so hard that they untie their shoes! It seems like its good medicine!!!
that's a great way to put it!
I give up. They all so good, I'm glad to not be a judge in that contest. Wonderful to watch!
Hey they are good number nine is the best the girl with the pink boots.
14 wasn’t bad either. More tappin but good..!
She reminds me of Martha Spencer.
Last 2 and the Jed Clampet looking old guy were the best. One of the boys was good too.
The Cloggers did a great job, really enjoyed this dancing.
Fred: who was clogging ?? 🤔 This is flatfoot dancing. Go search clog dancing - Duh ...
Number 16 was really good.
How do you pick the best one? They where all good 👍
How did I end up seeing this? I was reviewing Volvos? I didn’t even know this was a thing.
Welcome to the mts of East Tennessee 💜
Me too! It’s a conspiracy!
I really like watching different cultures. You can see the Irish influence in this dancing. It must have been brought to the country and developed from there.
Flatfooting came from the Appalachian Native Americans > 300 years ago - which is long before the Irish immigrated to the US.
Why do people dislike seeing people having fun.... 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Ez because misery likes company
I for am always happier watching videos like this
Keep posting
I know right. If they dont like it, they should just keep scrolling. Doesnt matter what style of dancing they're doing. They are having fun. That's all that matters
@@purplecabbage4406 Exactly!
Watching from Kingsport , TN and this is awesome !!!
highlight for me is 9:38 I love how Amy recognises someone in the audience with both a smile and a bit of dance flair at the same time. SHe did great. not in my top 4 but she did great and, technically , gets top spot by virtue of that grin/smile.
I have never seen this before. It's fabulous ! They are all winners.
All winners!❤
A variation of Step Dancing and music tradition carried on by Scot-Irish settlers of Appalachia and the Southern Highlands. One of the best old-time Fiddlers Conventions is @Galax, VA in early August. Excellent.
Yes.
Here in Ireland this dancing still survives. It's called Shan Nós Dancing ie Old Style Dancing in English. It's wonderful to see these Appalacian people keeping the Scots-Irish tradition alive. Thank ye for posting!
This came up on my feed and I'm sitting here watching the entire ding dang thang! Heck, I'd like to give it a go!! But for this contest I'd pick #16 Mr. Doyle for the win ad #14 Mr. Ratcliff as runner up.