FREESTYLE BUCKDANCE, Tennessee Valley Fiddlers Convention, Athens Alabama - Chris Gray RIP
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- Lead off dancer Chris died "from" depression in 2017: www.gofundme.c...
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Following adult finals (and a run off between Thomas and Jay), some free forming for fun, then at the end hear the results announced (Miss Moonshine won!)
#miss moonshine
#clogging
#buckdance
Big boy looks like he had an extra set of legs he was moving so fast. Bring back a ton of great memories. Reminds me of my mom and dad. Bless all you guys and thank younfornthe great music a dancing
Big boy at the start killed it...lol. Lets celebrate our different cultures TOGETHER...not let them divide us. 🇺🇸
I agree....I’m Mexican & I love this. 🇺🇸🇲🇽
He’s light on his feet!
Thought he’s was gonna kill the table
Yup, he was my favorite!
AAAMEN! to the sentiment...
was just on a channel that had a whole bunch of dancing from all
over the world, including some tots
had a ball whatchin,' 'em all!
This dancing is so close to English folk dancing, and Irish and Scottish reel and jig dancing.
Amazing.
I'm a Limey, but I did enjoy that!!By the way I think that type of dancing came from England in Places like Lancashire where they used to call it 'Clog dancing'. I think the girl in the yellow jumper was outstanding.
@eric williams well said eric ,here's were it came from th-cam.com/video/CqYQLR-5xMg/w-d-xo.html
eric williams Not All... the beauty of keeping a culture alive is that it evolves. People who have no roots in it can love it, learn it, and continue to pass it on.
@MsPorcupinez Not really, it came from settlers from England, Scotland, and Ireland.
@MsPorcupinez You got it by standing on the shoulders of giants, the English, the Scottish, and the Irish.
@MsPorcupinez Then you are are blessed.
I like the diversity of dancers! Fat, thin, short, male, female, young, old.
Beautiful! Great dancing!
Ok. That was quality time Ive spent here
more of that on my channel
I was anticipating Donald to appear & do a dance that was tremendous
This is absolutely hilarious!
Wow gettin it
This is just like the gas station scene from Deliverance.
nope - that movie did a disservice to appalachia
Let’s celebrate that stage, they kicked that thing all night.
Awesome
Let's all appreciate the fiddlers making it happen.
I can't 4wheel in the mountains without bluegrass or some fiddle goin
What about that dang mouth organ?!?!?!
He just kep a blowin'!!!
I would have passed out after
10 or 15 seconds at that pase.
Love it!!! Yeeeehawwwww!!!
Let’s not forget about that harp player…
The cultural diversity in this country is spellbinding. Let's celebrate this!!
The first dancer, He's good. Looks like it's easy but I know it's not. His feet are flying.
But his gut is holding him back
@@jerrywallop5647 I wouldn't say holding him back as much as possibly would shorten his performances.
@@tomlawhon6515 they’re all pretty shit to be fair…..best bit was the guy blocking the shot.
I always wonder how these dances originated
He's awesome. Period.
the older man in the plaid shirt.he KILLED it, the harmonica player..come on now..wow!
He was the best!!
Yeah, how did the harp player not pass out?
This first guy got me addicted, he's got the best rythm!!
I live in Tennessee & lived in Ireland for 8.5 yrs and watching this you can see the connection of the people & the Celts. The rolling hills of Tennessee look so much like parts of Ireland. Beautiful ❤️
kelly McClain.....irish dance only started in the late 1800s after two irishmen got invited to several scots ceilidth nights in london in 1894. most likely adopted from scottish stepdance. scottish stepdance mostly went to canada alang with the original scottish fiddle reel music. they still speak scottish galic in some parts of cape breton yet. the scots introduced the fiddle to ireland where literally 100s of scottish fiddle reel tunes went. irish music only started in the late 50s when the clancies (who actually started out as actors took to singing)adopted the lively/fun nonsense scottish sangs. many famous irish sangs are actually scottish or english. many famous irish fiddle tunes are actually scottish. i would say tho, that this is from welsh or english clog dance.
@@brucecollins4729 I’m Scots/Cherokee grandfather was from Humbolt Tennessee in the hills. I agree completely. Irish are still very strong with teaching I was more referring to Celts as a whole.
Thanks for the info! I love learning about origins and TRUE history.
@@kelleymcclain7380 you can type in....history ireland reinventing the boundaries of irish dance.....then...music essays traditional irish ireland.....the fiddle and reel music (alang with 100s of scottish fiddle reels)only reached ireland in the mid 1700s. you will find these many of these fiddle tunes on you tube under an "irish" title.
@@brucecollins4729 Thanks Bruce!
100% those were my thoughts exactly.
when they say white people cant dance they never seen tennessee flat footing lol
That racist. Turn about is fairplay
i think it should be developped into "capitalism strains communities and doesn't allow the transmission of culture like in the past, therefore most white people have never been taught nor enjoy dancing as a social activity"
Or any latin-american dance competitions
@@em-jd4do I think that part of that is sure capitalism, but another is also the development of a greater individualism across the West where people see these old traditions or collectives as constraining. The whole "I wanna get out of this place cause it's boring" became big. Also people may have viewed these as just part of racist or sexist culture and so rejected it all. Sure, they were right to some extent, but is buck dancing racist? Also keep in mind that buck dancing is pretty specific to the Southern US although with its origins in Irish dance. The drive in America towards the suburbs and focus on the individual I think had a serious effect on dancing particularly among perceived white people who mainly benefited from the suburbs early on. Dance is a collective action, and people are in their own worlds and drive everywhere then the collective diminishes. I think its a lot more factors too so it's hard to say.
@@jetfire1099 buddy that's all linked to capitalism
I’m Puertorican and I can definitely appreciate this music and dance
No you don’t lol
Yo I was sittin up here imagining someone overlaying their dance moves to salsa meringue music and also b-boy music Lol. This looks a lot similar to top-rocking.
Not even among my preferred styles of music but I love, love, love this! You just have to appreciate talent and passion regardless of the form it comes in. They sound great and the dancers are a joy to behold!
I am a 52 year old Korean; moved to Southern California in 1972, and still live here. AND I LOVE this kinda music!
Steve come on over to Kentucky or Tennessee if you like good music. Your welcomed here.
Thanks Carl. I think it's the fact that I've been playing the violin since the 3rd grade that makes me appreciate such creative music. JAM ON!
@@skiMTB Keep on playing, nothing better than good music 🎶
@@1Whitetail Taking people from California are ya? Tennessee got my son - so he moved from California to Tennessee. At least there is water in Tennessee.
Dear, if you’ve been here that long, you’re an American! 🇺🇸
I was born in the USA, child of Polish immigrants. I am now 61, but i am still so grateful my parents came here after WW2. I remember traveling cross country. I was dancing salsa in Miami, listening to live country in Nashville, blues in New Orleans, and so much in between. Despite all the issues the USA faces, the beauty of this country is its diversity. Ive lived in several countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and South America. Though doing so was a great experience, nowhere have I seen the diversity as it is in the USA. This little clip made me feel so proud of the USA for some reason.
Amen once we throw away our newspapers and turn off the television/facebook/instagram we can get back to loving the sheer diversity and joy of America!!!!! :)
I love this! Thank you.
Thank you for your insight. It has been so hard lately for me to appreciate this country. The USA has it's strength in it's diversity.
Y'alls comments jerked tears and melted my heart. I work construction and hunt and fish type of guy and a shed real tears over the comments about this beautiful country. I've said some negative things about it in the recent past and this brought back the love it makes me feel ashamed for down talking my country.
@@joshkitchens9884I think it's because you love your country that you may say "negative things" now and then, because you want things to be better and there's nothing wrong with that.
I suppose it's a universal thing, we all do that (I'm not even from the US, I ran into this video by chance)
You can clearly see the Scots Irish roots in this wonderful dance style!
Don’t talk shite
@@jerrywallop5647 th-cam.com/video/_ABeKsMEHdc/w-d-xo.html. Really ?
Big time
I have red hair maybe that's why I can dance like that easily
cumberland and wales were origin of clogging ..combined with step from Ulster and scotland gave us buck dancing
The first guy killed it 🤣🤣🤣🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
First guy
little miss with electric blue sweatsuit
and plaid shirt and glasses
Kilt it!!
Yeah I liked the first guy too!
I did like the first guy best!
Miss Moonshine Buckdancing "Down the Road Somewhere" - Bill and the Belles - Bear on the Square 2019
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@@Dablkwid0w2008 Yes! Agreed!
The true winner here is that platform.
Ironwind1972 🤣🤣🤣 it’s funny because they’re fat
@Ironwood1827. That is acully true
😂😂👌👏
Ill admit, I was holding my breath for a few of those folks...them legs struggled harder than the soldiers in the winter of 1863
That's a "T.F.P.," as my Dad would say. {A tough "friendly" platform.}
This is fantastic, the music and the dance, greetings from the Outer Hebrides, Scotland ❤️
lots o that on mi channel
Спасибо вам из России)
Отлично станцевали все, народные танцы это прекрасно!!!
Greetings from Spain !!! , No exaggeration i have seen this video so many times , it makes me feel so good and alive , i love it !!!
Like my brother in-law David Hardwick from Tennessee would say ,IAM fixing too.
Aww so cool looks like a cross between Scottish highland dancing and Irish dancing lol
You nailed it. The original settlers were Scots who settled Northern Ireland.
@@reginaweiner3817 yes 3rd of May was our 100th birthday,, from an ulster Scots,, Belfast,, northern Ireland
Fantastic Ulster Scots influence, great to watch and proud to be an Ulster Scot.
@@reginaweiner3817 Yes... and my family were some of them! Proud to be a Scots-Irish Southerner. 🍀
Makes me puke …..you have no heritage & hardly any existence……plastic people
This brings tears to my eyes of happiness just brilliant im thinking of times gone my mother is passed but she used to dance like this and teach me when i was a young boy the memories this has made my day thank you
Me too .me too. 😥
My Uncle Butch use to dance the old cotton gin jig. He'd bring a tear to my eye. He was good at it. He learned from great grand dad.
I’m like Mexico 🇲🇽 and we hear like similar music to this and we dance almost exactly alike ❤️ I wanna go to these concerts with my son he’s 4 years old I’m sure he’ll love it if I feel it he can feel it too
We are alot alike. Regardless of how much the rich, corrupt, newz, politicians, bought out tv stars and corporations try to divide us. We the ppl. Of the world. We have love.
Mexico 🇲🇽 always has amazing music...and food!
Yes, very similar, Huapango and zapateado some polka hace similar moves. A lot of the mexican northern states heritage comes from Europe.
October 4 through 7th this year. 2023... see you there!
No importa qué físico tienes , lo importante es tener la música dentro, entonces eres fantástico, como las personas que salen en el video.
Es el halago mas insultante que eh visto.
I wanted to tell that guy in the green jacket to move out of the way.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️I Love You All so Much. We are All Creator’s Own Chosen!!
I did
HE saved us just a little.
😄yes!! DOWN IN FRONT!!
She was terrible, why he did us a service
This was the most interesting and unexpected collection of people in a dancing competition that I have ever seen. And I mean that in the best way.
Aneokame yeah it is interesting.. i mean it made me think about dance period.. and just the movement of the human body.. etc idont know dont want to get all profound but this was cool/interesting
That's one of the great things about folk dancing, it includes all ages.
@@helenhighwater5313 You ain't justa woofin'. That was a ton of fun. No stars, just people doing a couple of moves.
So, I'm surprised that there wasn't any foot slapping. Not done in that part of the country?
@@Jeff-jg7jh when you see foot slapping that's something German men do when showing off their fancy work, if you ever watch a German festival with dance the guys will compete with fancy dancing that includes a lot of foot slapping and it looks a lot like fancy hackeysack moves, but with flatfooting and clogging I don't know that I've ever seen foot slapping.
And the winner is,,, The Older Gentleman who was probably taught this dance manyyy
moons ago and still got the groove today!!!!☺
he is championship calibur dancing has many awards
YES
Mr. Thomas Maupin. Probably the best flat footer in the world. Give him a square foot of plywood and music and he can dance all day.
He really was good 😊😊
Seriously I have a crush
The mouth organ/harmonica player - WOW! He's the real star of this show.
I didn’t realize Larry David could play so well! 😂
Me gusta. Nunca abandonen sus tradiciones😀
what's great about this is that this isn't just something that kids starting doing as teenagers because it's cool. This is embedded in their culture and they start out doing this as little kids. No self-consciousness, just lots of fun.
No it is culturally Scots-Irish.
@@nancyjanzen5676 Much of Appalachian culture IS Scots-Irish.
@@nancyjanzen5676 Precisely....
Nancy Janzen which we turned into something very southern American.
Just wonderful to see people keeping a hold of their culture and heritage!!!! And building community through dance and music!!!! Impressed.
I can NEVER NOT smile, cheer, whoot, and holler at Southern music and dance!
From a different continent here but I really love the vibe, that’s how close a society should be. 👍🏻
That's Some Down Home Fancy Foot Work Right There! It Definitely Put A Smile On My Face! God Bless America The Beautiful! I Love It Cousin!
Amen!
Yes!
I love to see a big man light on his feet
People talk trash and look down on on the dancing , music and culture but honestly, I think it's pretty cool. It strikes me as having Celtic roots, but still very American.
It's not "celtic", whatever you think that means. These step dances developed over the last few hundred years in Britain and Ireland, they don't have anything to do with the "celts."
The largest numbers (and earliest) immigrants to the Appalachians were English. They took their music song and dances with them, including step dancing. I know that many people are pretty ignorant about English traditions, but they made a massive contribution to Appalachian culture. Don't make the mistake or rewriting history through ignorance.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 Celtic people today are the current Scottish, Welsh, Irish as well as their descendants in the Americas (which includes Alabama). England was almost entirely dominated by Celts until Romans and Germanic tribes decided to make the Island home. Ancient Celts were once widespread all over Europe. Many of those "English People" you mentioned were actually Ulster and Highland Scots. A little basic research is your friend. It would have saved you from looking like, as the English would say, a "right git". No one is "rewriting history" and you are not nearly as smart as you think you are. It's funny how you mentioned my "ignorance" in a comment that literally showcases your own.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 Scottish people aren't English you ignorant hippie. Go sit in the corner.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 Scotsmen (most of the people who settled the Appalachians and a good part of the South ) are not English, and Celts (both Brythonic and Gaelic) were living in what is now England long before various tribes of proto-krauts (including the Angles which gave England its name) began settling there. What were you saying about ignorance? 😆
This is great!! Wish I could have been there.
I've been all over the south and deep south and loved it. It's this southern music and culture that I'm deeply in love with. I really miss the US. Lots of love from the UK :D
The FIRST guy...ahhh warmed MY HEART!!! 💓🎉
may he rest in peace
@@MissMoonshineDance oh so sorry
Dancing hard out in heaven! Sorry for you loss, this gentleman seemed like a gem. Arohanui from Aotearoa New Zealand.
I liked the girl with the dayglow green top and white shoes
She killed it
YES...
Ya, she's a ruby Keeler... A heavy slam !
Just Great
Algo que admiro de Estados Unidos, es su cultura!! Gracias por compartir estos videos!!!!
Thanks. So many people from other countries tell us we don't have any culture. Thanks again for paying attention.
@@reginaweiner3817 those are smug kind of ppl, pure projection
I love all the different styles demonstrated here, the hot band, and the sweet spirit of the event. I grew up clogging in a kids group and we danced all over the south - such great memories!
Hello 👋 Leigh. How are you doing ? Hope are you fine. I'm Scott Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from. You seem like a real country girl
I loved watching Chris dance!! He was the first one on stage! Wish I could get up there and dance with him!
I also loved watching Miss Moonshine dance! She’s my favorite!
My people!! Mountain people!! Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia here!! Love this and love y'all!!
This is nowhere near a mountain...
Hush up city boy
Been camping oncthe blue ridge mountains! Fog set incthe mtns thick. Couldnt findmy way back to the campground..took al night. Not fun .but yet it was. Ty Bluenridge Mtns.
I really like the guy in red and how he did it so smooth.
Darn cute, he is 🙄
Me too
Yeehaa! I enjoyed that! from Cornwall, Eng.
Respect for the 1st performer... He nailed it flawlessly... Yes, fat people can dance!
Большой респект из России ,🇷🇺👍👍👍Йиееехоууууу.....!
💗💗💗
Первый мужик, реально крутой!
Now that young lady in the yellow/green sweater was CLOGGIN !!!
She gave that platform the business!!! 😯👏
I think a successful culture is one where you watch something like this and wish, jeez, I wish I grew up being able to do that!
William Devlin - that’s exactly how I feel! I wish I grew up in TN!
Yes
I've been trying to learn how to dance like this and no joke, if you ain't from TN (I'm from Louisiana) then it might be in you to learn. Lol.
Indeed.
I had no idea that there was somethin this tight out there. My god, I could watch this shit forever.
Look up Flat Foot dancing and this Guy D.Ray White.
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Look up Mathew orwell, ira berstean ,Rebecca stout
This WHAT!?
This tradition goes back hundreds of years. I'm happy to see it kept alive by these fine people. Glad it sparked your interest.
@@helenhighwater5313 where be all the blacks
Think this is Irish dance on speed!
That tall fella at 3:13 was channeling Buddy (Beverly Hillbillies) Ebson! Go Thomas!
LOL Spock clogger
such a wholesome video, I love the whole thing especially around 3:45 when the girl in the fluorescent shirt takes the stage. Even the guy on the harmonica stepped his game up.
Now watch Irish Riverdance and see where this dancing had its beginning, it's all toe tapping fabulous!
Exactly what I was going to say. This is the evolutionary form of Irish dancing. Love it!
No, it's more related to Irish Sean-nós dancing.
@@littlehomeinthevalley evolutionary wasn't the term i was looking for... it is the "free for all" version of it, minus the minutious choreography and just .. "Ya know what? Just do it, who cares?"
@@littlehomeinthevalley irish stepdancing only began in the late 1700s most likely taken there by the scots planters. scottish stepdance originated in the hebridean islands of scotland.
They're all good! Those steps come right from the heart and soul.
Great culture...USA is amazing! Greetings from Brazil.
This has such an epic old school US vibe.
Good people!!!! God Bless EVERY one of them!!!!! God Bless America!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥
The guy on harp was killing it!
Power of the likker.
Girl in the blue is doing the sugar foot hop
The first fellow and the young lady in the lilac top when in! I love how we all enjoy and appreciate one another's heritage without the doggone pc-police having a kanippion fit. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you all. A good shin-dig is good for the soul 😊.
Love this......I'm a rock drummer from London and this is just dynamite......
Buck dancing and clogging! Just the best! Thanks for sharing!❤️
I’m English and this looks like a good night to me. Love it!!!
a girl in yellow is yellow Osgood clogging
Show!! Muito bom ver outras culturas, aqui no Brasil, tem esse estilo de dança, no interior da cidade de São Paulo!!!Brazil
Que folklor tan hermoso yo y mi esposa bailamos folklor mejicano th-cam.com/video/LVLLCrgaqSA/w-d-xo.html , pero tenemos una comadre que viven en mejico y ella baila este tipo de folklor, woa!!! solo de ver dan ganas de bailar aunque sea estilo mejicano, bravo!!!! saludos comadre Oksana (...) Mikalaeva hasta el bello estado de mejico, municipio de Texcoco.
i love your style!
I just watched your video and wow! Such a beautiful sight to see! Thank you for sharing!
I'm from Oregon , this makes me want to move to Tennessee !!! Seriously !!!
@scott r we was raised from the crib to clog or buck dance, in the crib, in good ol' N.C. mountains!! My understanding of the difference, clogging was more of a stomping line dance, buck dancing is free style....just stomp your heart out! 💖
Gotta love Tennessee...
This is in Athens Alabama. There’s a “Fiddler’s Convention” held annually. All sorts of contests and good times for all.
That platform scared me the second time I watched the video.
this is one of the best videos on earth
and the moon too
The first guy is good, flying feet.
unfortunately is dead now
@Moonshine V...huh? died? How old was he? and what did he die of? or are you joking.
33 www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/christopher-gray-obituary?pid=183717127&view=guestbook&page=2
@Moonshine V...how very sad. So young.
@@geniemeadows5122 Ay, god.
3:51 - I almost lost it when she did that there heel-click but I'd have been disappointed if'n no one had did it|
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED the big guy dancing and everybody else too! THAT WAS FUN! 🤔😀😁👍🏻🥰🤗💖🇨🇦 Hello from Southern Québec, Canada, y'all!
@DMHQ-Administration Hello!! Have TH-cam friends in Canada, Alberta and BC! Can't wait to visit one day!! Hugs from N.C.!!🤗
@@charlene5461 Swing by Hull, Québec when you have a chance. 🤔😀😁👍🏻 How's North Carolina doing? 🥰🤗
ПРИВЕТ ВАМ ЛЮДИ из РОССИИ......👏👍👍👍👍💐🇷🇺💐🇷🇺💐☝️🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Priviet from Virginia.
The guy on the harmonica was just fantastic
quality, i come to the U.S just to watch this all day long
I’m from up north. Way up north apparently cuz I have never heard nor seen that kinda dance. Big guy in the beginning was amazing.
You sure he’s not just killing ants.
O primeiro a se apresentar, o rapaz fofinho, na minha opinião, foi o que dançou melhor de todos !!! Arrasou !!!
Finally somebody made a turn in their dance a man wants a long legs really look good and the girl with the yellow shirt along the sleep shirt really look good
Hello 👋 Linda. How are you doing ? Hope are you fine. I'm Scott Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from. You seem like a real country girl
They are all really awesome dancers.
The Scottish and Irish roots run deep . 👍
How can you not smile while watching this? Amazing!
Stuff that brings us all together, and lets the divisiveness take a well-deserved back seat. We need community and co-support.
Thanks for this
ALLLLLLL of them were great
We do this in Sparta, NC!!!
How it's done in Tennessee!
the women seem to be clogging, but the first guy and the guy in the red shirt are free dancing Tennessee style!!!!!
Amanda Emerson That’s Alabama baby! I go there every year!
This was in Athens, AL
This was in Athens, Alabama.
FANTÁSTICO!!!!
This is charming 💕...so much talent!