Wow! How fun! I've never seen different disciplines of dance performed together like this. What a unique and clever way to show off the differences and similarities in style!
I can see the differences, but I can mostly HEAR the difference between the "normal" tap dance and the clogging. Someone told me once that cloggers have metallic plates attached to their shoes, and I can hear that in contrast to "normal" tap. All three styles are awesome!
I like how each group shows their style of dance, but I Love how they come together and show their unity! How I wish, hope and pray that people would do the same! We are all unique persons, family, tribes,and color. Yet we are all humans and can unite in America to celebrate what our constitution affords. We can go on then to Bless other nations!
I like the Irish because they don't move their arms. Tapping flails a lot. Clogging half flails. Irish is like nope, not today satan. Arms ain't movin'.
Wow wow wow wow that was awesome brought tears to my eyes all this performance does not happen easily and I know it takes a lot of practice thank you guys for putting in the time effort and thank you for having the talent and God bless you all
I think cloggers aren't supposed to move their arms, though. I think the guys hold one arm bent in front of their midsection. These aren't professionals, I think.
the cloggers were my favorite they Definately look like they are having the most fun and they didn't look all stiff and uptight or out of step with each other. their sound was distinct and fun.
The first season of So You Think You Can Dance, there was a clogger. The judges had no idea what it was and thought the person was trying to do tap dancing, but wasn't really doing it. That made me realize the judges were restricted in their view about dance and were going to exclude any chance to dancers who did not conform to their narrow outlook. They of course rejected the clog dancer. It would have been understandable if they gave advertisements, on what they actually were looking for, instead of asking people to open auditions, which wasted the time of dancers of different styles.
@@alanguages ughhh so you think you can dance was about finding the best overall dancer. Usually they would jave unorthodox dancers go to the dance in trials at the end of regular auditions of the day to see if they went to vegas.
@@pennydropper6875 They weren't looking for the best overall dancers. They were looking for specific type of people, that could dance the styles the judges knew. Seriously, they had no idea what clog dancing was and thought the girl was trying to do some sort of tap dancing, but wasn't sure exactly.
@@pennydropper6875 Only genres the judges knew about, which they could market. It was a cookie cutter type of auditions. Anything outside of their knowledge, they did not want to even consider. That is how American Idol is also. Only specific type of songs and music genres they want for marketing reasons. That is why they eventually put restrictions on age limits and type of songs to be sung. The clone versions did something similar in Canada.
Cool comparison video. If you've watched advanced Irish dancing they seem to have a wider variety and range of movements compared to the other two. Tappers swing their legs and bodies forward and back, Irish dancers criss cross their legs with a straight posture and cloggers tend to lift their knees up with an upright posture.
Clogging is traditionally an Irish/Scottish/British dance. It was just immigrants passing it on were influenced by Native American and Slave dancing styles.
Clogging is amazing and so is Irish Step. My girls clog and are amazing, my cousins are Irish Step dancers and my cousin just won first at the world clogging championship. I was a tap dancer and clogging is way harder
I would give it to the Irish step because it was more coordinated and unified making an overall smoother and more powerful sound. Tap gave a happy but all over the place sound while clogging was competitive but a little off sync
I think you must not know clogging to say they were out of sync. The Irish were out if syc and definitely tap. Clogging has 8 taps on their shoes so you head a more complex sound.
@@romishafranks I don't know anything about any of it and haven't watched any more videos on it since I posted this but out of respect for their teamwork I just spoke on who looked more coordinated. I will say the others had more character which probably made being coordinated a little harder
Tap isn't even even in the competition lol. I've done tap and clogging and clogging is way more difficult, and I've heard Irish step is as well. But clogging is always going to be my favorite but that's just because it's part of my southern culture and heritage lol
Everyone needs to remember that dance is an expressive art form for all individuals. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. No one's opinion is right or wrong. I am also a fellow dancer of other dance forms including tap. However, I respect all dance forms and have always wanted to learn clogging and Irish step. Remember that dance evolves from expressions of cultures and can also be away for different cultures to learn about other cultures.
I like them all, I am an irish dancer but I kind of wish the irish did some more advanced steps here then they would of have won I reckon but all of them are so talented. 😊
clogging, because its a dance anyone can do at anyone's house. roll up the rugs, break out the mountain dew and banjos and fiddles, have yourself a time. all of which were imported from ireland a few hundred years ago.
The clogging drowned out the tap an Irish dancing. I prefer tap. The great tap dancers can get the same number of taps as those who clog without having to add extra taps to their shoe.
Blah that’s because you don’t know what it’s supposed to sound like. I’m a clogger and you the sound we produce is so much clearer and pronounced than tap and Irish
I read that the reason the Irish dance doesn't use the upper body is modesty & religion. The idea was to dance, but not to sway the hips or move the upper body, since that was thought to be too sexy or suggestive. So all the movement is concentrated on the legs & arms.
We are a clogging family. We've unashamedly stole steps from tappers and step dancers. We will integrate and use anything we can to give a great performance!
I'm not sure you can call it the hardest. I personally consider Irish harder, becasue it doesnt allow for the natural body movement that comes with the stepping, and because there are irish hardship moves that dont appear in tap that are amazingly ard to do without stepping on your own toes... (but im a dancer so I'm bias) however, I can't say Irish is the hardest ever, because there are other difficult styles (ballet for example).
Actually,Id have to disagree. I irish dance,and it is very difficult. What your seeing here is a hardshoe round,and it's not really specific. but if u look up hornpipes or reels,u will be amazed. it takes amazing strength to jump that high. I'm not disagreeing with u,by the way
I do not see how clogging and tap did not come from Irish dance yet experts have said there is no connexion. I am very glad to see this video. I have done Celtic dance years ago before River Dance made everything a lot more complicated.
Yeah this was honestly a really disappointing demonstration of tap. They weren’t coordinated at all, and with tap the unison of all the sounds is the most important part.
This was really good/impressive. What brought this great performance down to me was the Lack of Excitment and Energy from the Audience. Very moderate standard cheering and applause. This should have been a Standing Ovation.
I love them all. But I must admit that I love the green Irish clover best. They just look at look more fluid and clean. Just my opinion. They all had fun and is a credit to the art. 💖💖💖
I like the tap the best as a form of dance art, because it is exciting and uses the whole body. I think the Irish step dancing requires more skill and precision and can have more power moves, but there are relatively few kinds of moves, compared to tap. Clog dance is very energetic, simple, can be more easily done by groups, so I'm guessing that's why it was so popular among regular people who weren't trained dancers. Fun to do at gatherings & such. I love them all.
There is more to all those dances. Esp. tap. This was just a demonstration to show the differences. None of the groups looked professional. The tap dancers weren't very good at all.
I wish this was filmed by a camera professional - that could allow for closer viewing and the artful detail those professionals give us. I fine so few options on quality photography/film - re: Irish - anything on TH-cam - what info am I unaware of "?"
Few things were originated in America, since it was settled entirely by immigrants (except Native Americans), who brought cultures, foods, dances, songs, etc., with them. But those things changed after brought over. Jazz is the only original American art, that I know of. Clogging came from early Irish settlers, although it was changed.
Irish dance is beautiful, sophisticated and graceful ! I'm really sorry but the rest... is just noise... ungainly... With irish dance you can dance on everything (see gardiners brothers chanel ! ) but with the rest, you can't dance...just trample. So what is the purpose ?
I'd say Irish won for grace, clogging for power, and tap for creativity
I agree!
Agreed
You just described characteristics of their styles
@@3jami :: Pounding the Floor is Clogging. No Beat!
We're missing flamenco though...
Wow! How fun! I've never seen different disciplines of dance performed together like this. What a unique and clever way to show off the differences and similarities in style!
I absolutely love direct comparisons like this
They are all as brilliant as each other. Except the Irish who were best.
Fairly Vague YAS
I think tap is best
*its my opinion don’t war on me*
now I can finally see the difference when they are side by side. awesome job guys
I can see the differences, but I can mostly HEAR the difference between the "normal" tap dance and the clogging. Someone told me once that cloggers have metallic plates attached to their shoes, and I can hear that in contrast to "normal" tap. All three styles are awesome!
I love them all - especially together!
But I would have to pick........
.......
..... Irish!
GO IRISH!!!
I love seeing the difference in technicalities. WOW!
I have to say it, these guys are fantastic!!! The Geico commercial brought me here :-)
They're all amazing,but...
Irish Step is my bet
I like how each group shows their style of dance, but I Love how they come together and show their unity! How I wish, hope and pray that people would do the same! We are all unique persons, family, tribes,and color. Yet we are all humans and can unite in America to celebrate what our constitution affords. We can go on then to Bless other nations!
I like the Irish because they don't move their arms. Tapping flails a lot. Clogging half flails. Irish is like nope, not today satan. Arms ain't movin'.
Yaeli Fembotnikova lmao ikr, it’s just super elegant and formal, I love it.
Unless you're Michael Flatley. Then you just do whatever.
Totally agree, was going to say the same!
I bet you take Irish
I don't think tap dancers shouldn't be flailing their arms. If they are, it's probably just that they need to work on that skill
Wow wow wow wow that was awesome brought tears to my eyes all this performance does not happen easily and I know it takes a lot of practice thank you guys for putting in the time effort and thank you for having the talent and God bless you all
Because the Irish step dancers hold their arms down together - the overall look is cleaner vs the cloggers whose arms are moving randomly.
I think cloggers aren't supposed to move their arms, though. I think the guys hold one arm bent in front of their midsection. These aren't professionals, I think.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!! I LOVE IT!!! WOW!!!
Love the side by side comparisons. I respect all three forms of dance but being that I’m a clogger; it’s got my 💗
the cloggers were my favorite they Definately look like they are having the most fun and they didn't look all stiff and uptight or out of step with each other. their sound was distinct and fun.
The first season of So You Think You Can Dance, there was a clogger. The judges had no idea what it was and thought the person was trying to do tap dancing, but wasn't really doing it. That made me realize the judges were restricted in their view about dance and were going to exclude any chance to dancers who did not conform to their narrow outlook.
They of course rejected the clog dancer. It would have been understandable if they gave advertisements, on what they actually were looking for, instead of asking people to open auditions, which wasted the time of dancers of different styles.
@@alanguages ughhh so you think you can dance was about finding the best overall dancer. Usually they would jave unorthodox dancers go to the dance in trials at the end of regular auditions of the day to see if they went to vegas.
@@pennydropper6875 They weren't looking for the best overall dancers. They were looking for specific type of people, that could dance the styles the judges knew.
Seriously, they had no idea what clog dancing was and thought the girl was trying to do some sort of tap dancing, but wasn't sure exactly.
@@alanguages the show was literally about finding the best overall dancer tho. Its why they make them dance different genres
@@pennydropper6875 Only genres the judges knew about, which they could market. It was a cookie cutter type of auditions. Anything outside of their knowledge, they did not want to even consider. That is how American Idol is also. Only specific type of songs and music genres they want for marketing reasons.
That is why they eventually put restrictions on age limits and type of songs to be sung. The clone versions did something similar in Canada.
My opinion
#1 - Irish Step
#2 - Tap
#3 - Clogging
Ashley Clay
Same but I would say tap first cuz I'm a taper and cuz it's my opinion. But of course I don't think your opinion is bad!☺️
You can explain things ,but actually seeing it is a lot different. I loved the performance.
Cool comparison video. If you've watched advanced Irish dancing they seem to have a wider variety and range of movements compared to the other two. Tappers swing their legs and bodies forward and back, Irish dancers criss cross their legs with a straight posture and cloggers tend to lift their knees up with an upright posture.
My Irish roots have to go with Irish Step. I love the sound they make in unison; sounds almost like a military drill to me.
Clogging is traditionally an Irish/Scottish/British dance. It was just immigrants passing it on were influenced by Native American and Slave dancing styles.
This was a great demonstration!
Clogging is amazing and so is Irish Step. My girls clog and are amazing, my cousins are Irish Step dancers and my cousin just won first at the world clogging championship. I was a tap dancer and clogging is way harder
Clogging is truly the best there is. It is such a fun dancing style and the music is so upbeat. It's a good workout too. My legs hurt every day lol
It's origins is Irish dance,
@@mikecasey218
And English clog dancing from the northern counties.
Wow that Irish should like they ready for battle! But it's a hard decision they are all good!
Irish dance is by far the best...
That was seriously the coolest most creative routines I've ever seen!! Great job!!!!
Thanks Robbie! We had SO MUCH fun. Miss you. Hope all is well.
I prefer the clogging. Looks less rigid.
I choose Irish. I'm biased I know.
Shannon Gold so am I
Shannon Gold surely not Shannon! 😂
I would give it to the Irish step because it was more coordinated and unified making an overall smoother and more powerful sound. Tap gave a happy but all over the place sound while clogging was competitive but a little off sync
I think you must not know clogging to say they were out of sync. The Irish were out if syc and definitely tap. Clogging has 8 taps on their shoes so you head a more complex sound.
@@romishafranks I don't know anything about any of it and haven't watched any more videos on it since I posted this but out of respect for their teamwork I just spoke on who looked more coordinated. I will say the others had more character which probably made being coordinated a little harder
Tap dancers = an aggressive argument
Irish river dance = passive aggressive bitching
Clogging = full on tantrum
Tap isn't even even in the competition lol. I've done tap and clogging and clogging is way more difficult, and I've heard Irish step is as well. But clogging is always going to be my favorite but that's just because it's part of my southern culture and heritage lol
K Leigh
Clogging is literally doing the same thing over again. It's a wanna be tap. TAP ALL THE WAY!!
I’ve done tap since I was very young and took up Irish dancing at 10 and ended up quitting Irish because it was too easy and boring
same
Everyone needs to remember that dance is an expressive art form for all individuals. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. No one's opinion is right or wrong. I am also a fellow dancer of other dance forms including tap. However, I respect all dance forms and have always wanted to learn clogging and Irish step. Remember that dance evolves from expressions of cultures and can also be away for different cultures to learn about other cultures.
I love this. I've been wondering the difference between these three dance myself.
I like them all, I am an irish dancer but I kind of wish the irish did some more advanced steps here then they would of have won I reckon but all of them are so talented. 😊
Irish just looks so good
Looks like you added a bit of Bavarian Schuplatteln to perfect it all 😉 Very nice to compare the three, thank you!
clogging, because its a dance anyone can do at anyone's house.
roll up the rugs, break out the mountain dew and banjos and fiddles, have yourself a time.
all of which were imported from ireland a few hundred years ago.
Fiddles and the dance, yes. Banjos, however, have African roots 😊
Irish- im biased it just looks so uniform
Cat197 E it looks so professional
I like tap best
*btw this is my personal opinion so don’t put any offence on me*
Wow. That was cool!
Irish step all the way!!!!
Ancestors are from Ireland, danced to music all my life!
I personally am a tapper and I'm good at it too so there is not one that's better than the other they are all hard in their own ways
makeup_ Chaze I am too tap is fun
what bunch of fun!
this is so cool
I think these people live in the apartment above me. 😂
My daughter had such a great experience at camp at BYU and I thank you Greg and Maria!
The clogging drowned out the tap an Irish dancing.
I prefer tap. The great tap dancers can get the same number of taps as those who clog without having to add extra taps to their shoe.
Clogging originally came from Ireland/Scotland/England. It was just once here, it was influenced by some Native American footwork and Slave dancing.
that's frigging awesome. All 3 groups are so much fun to watch. I came here to learn the differences...who cares what they are, all great!
The guy who introduces it reminds me of "Gary" from "Addams Family Values"
when you see all three together you realize "clog" is the only thing it could be called.
POV: you came from nikocado avocado
I choose people in green because they look like they were in control the whole way. (Not too much body movement)
A little respect people, some points the audience was almost as loud as the performers.
CLOGGING ALWAYS AND FOREVER
Summer Oliver ew no
Sevier County here we come!!!!
I agree via my American bias he he
Summer Oliver all this came from clogging yeah 😃😃😃
Summer Oliver I
love it!
the only problem is with the hall. all I could hear was a mish mash of noise which sort of ruined what was probably a good performance.
Tap or irish. Sorry clogging your sound just isn’t quite right.
Blah that’s because you don’t know what it’s supposed to sound like. I’m a clogger and you the sound we produce is so much clearer and pronounced than tap and Irish
They’re all wonderful forms of artistic expression. Sadly, only one has yet been featured in a Geico commercial.
Irish has the best footwork but I dont like how their upper body doesnt move. Its weird, eerie
I read that the reason the Irish dance doesn't use the upper body is modesty & religion. The idea was to dance, but not to sway the hips or move the upper body, since that was thought to be too sexy or suggestive. So all the movement is concentrated on the legs & arms.
CLOGGING!!
We are a clogging family. We've unashamedly stole steps from tappers and step dancers. We will integrate and use anything we can to give a great performance!
tap always wins because it's actually the hardest to learn its just that Irish step and tap and better known also
I'm not sure you can call it the hardest. I personally consider Irish harder, becasue it doesnt allow for the natural body movement that comes with the stepping, and because there are irish hardship moves that dont appear in tap that are amazingly ard to do without stepping on your own toes... (but im a dancer so I'm bias) however, I can't say Irish is the hardest ever, because there are other difficult styles (ballet for example).
Actually,Id have to disagree. I irish dance,and it is very difficult. What your seeing here is a hardshoe round,and it's not really specific. but if u look up hornpipes or reels,u will be amazed. it takes amazing strength to jump that high. I'm not disagreeing with u,by the way
+Emily Whaley Agreed!
The shoes are terrific!!!
Tap always looks sloppy to me. I'm not a dancer and know nothing- just saying it looks sloppy to my eye.
I do not see how clogging and tap did not come from Irish dance yet experts have said there is no connexion. I am very glad to see this video. I have done Celtic dance years ago before River Dance made everything a lot more complicated.
They both originate in England.
They have the same roots. That's obvious.
I choose clogging, I’m probably bias because I do clogging🤣
Sense I’m an Irish dancer When ever I watch cloggers to tap dancer I cringe because the don’t turn out even though I know they’re not supposed to.
Irish dancers look more cool
That clogging isn't like Appalachian clogging.
WOW 😍😍😍😍 that's awesome
Clogging all the way
The two dances to the right are still tap
Irish is the most impressive. Tap looks ridiculous and sloppy
Yeah this was honestly a really disappointing demonstration of tap. They weren’t coordinated at all, and with tap the unison of all the sounds is the most important part.
This was really good/impressive. What brought this great performance down to me was the Lack of Excitment and Energy from the Audience. Very moderate standard cheering and applause. This should have been a Standing Ovation.
Hootin" and hollerin' and cheering during dances is soooo annoying, even worse when it's being recorded 😠
No discernable difference. All very good.
I discerned a few differences.
I'm glad I'm not judging this. They are equally talented.
I love them all. But I must admit that I love the green Irish clover best. They just look at look more fluid and clean. Just my opinion. They all had fun and is a credit to the art. 💖💖💖
Clogging!
Irish were the winners, they were the sharpest.
This is amazing!
I like the tap the best as a form of dance art, because it is exciting and uses the whole body. I think the Irish step dancing requires more skill and precision and can have more power moves, but there are relatively few kinds of moves, compared to tap. Clog dance is very energetic, simple, can be more easily done by groups, so I'm guessing that's why it was so popular among regular people who weren't trained dancers. Fun to do at gatherings & such. I love them all.
Clogging is a trained dance....
what do you mean clogging is "simple" and "easy"? Its also a trained dance you know...
You sound ignorant
yooo that was heattt
I am really disappointed in the Irish team because why just simple trebled and double clicks? There is more than that!!! 😭
There is more to all those dances. Esp. tap. This was just a demonstration to show the differences. None of the groups looked professional. The tap dancers weren't very good at all.
Maybe that's all they could do well.
Irish all the way. Graceful
It should have been called Clogging vs Tap vs Ceilli.
I gotta stick by my Irish roots
Tap and Irish
Who else came here from Nikocado Avocado? Love you Nick, lol. You are so entertaining.
Honestly I prefer the sound of clogging over the other two. More of a click than a thonk.
This is incredible love ❤️ this nice work
Tap for sure!
I would honestly love to see a choreography that all forms together
Nikocado Avocado sent me! This was great! I thought they were all so cool.
I wish this was filmed by a camera professional - that could allow for closer viewing and the artful detail those professionals give us.
I fine so few options on quality photography/film - re: Irish - anything on TH-cam - what info am I unaware of "?"
The Irish are graceful!!!
Wait, is clogging American? I thought it was a universally British dance
Well, the early settlers were Scots-Irish and English, so their music and dance are derived from what they brought over so long ago.
Few things were originated in America, since it was settled entirely by immigrants (except Native Americans), who brought cultures, foods, dances, songs, etc., with them. But those things changed after brought over. Jazz is the only original American art, that I know of. Clogging came from early Irish settlers, although it was changed.
@@Honeycombe88 Clogging came from English settlers, the Irish never settled the Appalachians.
irish !!!
1.tap
2.Irish
3.Clog
Irish step dance, 100%. More disciplined, better moves, better training, and far, FAR more graceful than the clumsy tap or clogging.
Irish dance is beautiful, sophisticated and graceful ! I'm really sorry but the rest... is just noise... ungainly... With irish dance you can dance on everything (see gardiners brothers chanel ! ) but with the rest, you can't dance...just trample. So what is the purpose ?
Yasssssssss I clog its amazing
Tap.. definitely tap.
Got to move those arms...
And it needs to be
Relaxed
And Powerful.