Flatfoot dancing is a variation of the clogging the Scots-Irish brought over to Appalachia and eventually into the Ozarks. When you didn’t have TV this is what you learned to dance! Iff’n it weren’t against Yur religion!
I am Irish my people were sent to this country (Georgia) by the Queen as political prisoners and they kept all the old dancing and music,I really miss the old family gatherings and the music and dancing, my grandfather was a great dancer.
Yeah she's West Virginia God bless her heart red white and blue and bless your country too she's Pure Country pure so give you the dress off of her back she would
I love music and history, yet it is bittersweet to think what the conditions were like for my ancestors whose only reprise from a life filled with hardship and fear was music and dance. Dancing and music was not only an escape for them, but a source of strength. We all have a sense of pride for our contributions to American history and music. Dance is inspired by and often requires music to take it to it's ecstatic level. It always surprises me that a staple of the music that we consider bluegrass and country was the banjo, an instrument created by west africans and was introduced to America via chattel slavery is never part of these discussions or origin stories. It is the first thing you see and hear in most of these stories.I don't say this to dampen the joy of dancing, I just don't believe you can have an honest conversation about the history of America while continually "dancing" around the complete story. While we may be absent from pictures and stories, our existence is indelible in the food, music and language of America, where truly, no man is an island unto themselves. These steps, while having different names are danced still today by those who were fundamental in their origin. They are incorporated into another type of ecstatic expression and became central to the liturgical dance in african american churches.
We came from Ireland a “ways back”. I’m 60 and I think I remember this lady as I grew up not too far from Orma. When I was a kid, I was so fascinated that women played the banjo. Some of us got out before the potato famine. We traced our family back to Limerick and Londonderry. Do you live close to either of those places?
@@altdelete7696 orgins no but it took on a life of its own, just like it and african dancers feed into what become tap dance, and from there you also had shuffle steps they did in the roaring 20's and watch the moves of the charlston and then watch how modern house style dance and shuffling dances are done and tell me we are not full circle only with slight variations much of house dance or footwork style street dance very much resembles tap dancing.
Scot’s Irish don’t much do clogging and most Appalachian people aren’t from there. It’s Northern English and that’s where you are from. However, those northern English borders people did in ancient times move in a band across northern Ireland and the English Scottish borders.
Scot’s Irish don’t do clogging and most Appalachian people aren’t from there. It’s Northern English and that’s where you are from. However, those northern English borders people did in ancient times move in a band across northern Ireland and the English Scottish borders.
The origins of that style - Northumberland, northern English borders: Byker Hill and Walker Shore Collier lads th-cam.com/video/NEvhAIxzKVo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JqG7YegCWHu074Mn
This woman is my aunt's mother in law she was a awesome banjo player
wow~~ that's great to hear that!!! She is wonderful and inspires lots of people!!! I wish her good health and enjoy the banjo and the dance~~~
Wow she rocked that clawhammer banjo technique too!
I love this, real American roots music, and dancing💃 .
Used to love to watch my mother flat foot. When her shoes came off, watch out!! ❤️
Where yall from?
She's still on beat. Amazing 🤩🤩🤩
This is pretty extraordinary, if you ask me. I'm 38 and I couldn't do that.😳👏👏👏
Yes you can. Practice. It’s just dancing with your feet. 😉
This lady is great!
Flatfoot dancing is a variation of the clogging the Scots-Irish brought over to Appalachia and eventually into the Ozarks. When you didn’t have TV this is what you learned to dance! Iff’n it weren’t against Yur religion!
My Baptist parents were against most things, but this was an exception. It may have to do with the fact that they were pretty good at it
Dance on 🎉
mama don't 'louw no guitar playin' round here!
@@brujeriadiosa “I don’t care what mama don’t allow, gonna play that guitar anyhow” 🎵
Some people say its origins are English not Scots-Irish
Beautiful! Thank you so much. Reminds me of my clog dancing days when miners would dance for the award of the Belt.
That was beautiful!
I am Irish my people were sent to this country (Georgia) by the Queen as political prisoners and they kept all the old dancing and music,I really miss the old family gatherings and the music and dancing, my grandfather was a great dancer.
Love it - she’s got the beat!
Beautiful!!
Thankyou sharing and eve y blessing to you all for future videos!!
My grandfather called it Back step, & his style was similar to hers. ❤
Love it 😊
Bravo madame !
Beautiful ❤
Yeah she's West Virginia God bless her heart red white and blue and bless your country too she's Pure Country pure so give you the dress off of her back she would
I love music and history, yet it is bittersweet to think what the conditions were like for my ancestors whose only reprise from a life filled with hardship and fear was music and dance. Dancing and music was not only an escape for them, but a source of strength. We all have a sense of pride for our contributions to American history and music. Dance is inspired by and often requires music to take it to it's ecstatic level. It always surprises me that a staple of the music that we consider bluegrass and country was the banjo, an instrument created by west africans and was introduced to America via chattel slavery is never part of these discussions or origin stories. It is the first thing you see and hear in most of these stories.I don't say this to dampen the joy of dancing, I just don't believe you can have an honest conversation about the history of America while continually "dancing" around the complete story. While we may be absent from pictures and stories, our existence is indelible in the food, music and language of America, where truly, no man is an island unto themselves. These steps, while having different names are danced still today by those who were fundamental in their origin. They are incorporated into another type of ecstatic expression and became central to the liturgical dance in african american churches.
Love it. 🤗
This West Virginia born musician loves to watch dance videos
*My gandma does the 10 toes up and 10 toes down dance !*
Does anyone know the name of the tune she plays at the beginning?
Listen to Me-Maw she knows what she's talking about!
You know she lives in a single story, with zero stairs!
Secret Cripple Creek version not copyrighted by Dan Halen.
Nothing more American than flat footing
In Ireland, where you got it from, we call it Sean Nós (old way/old style).
You're very welcome.
We came from Ireland a “ways back”. I’m 60 and I think I remember this lady as I grew up not too far from Orma. When I was a kid, I was so fascinated that women played the banjo. Some of us got out before the potato famine. We traced our family back to Limerick and Londonderry. Do you live close to either of those places?
Lol considering it didn't come from America at all
@@altdelete7696 orgins no but it took on a life of its own, just like it and african dancers feed into what become tap dance, and from there you also had shuffle steps they did in the roaring 20's and watch the moves of the charlston and then watch how modern house style dance and shuffling dances are done and tell me we are not full circle only with slight variations much of house dance or footwork style street dance very much resembles tap dancing.
Scot’s Irish don’t much do clogging and most Appalachian people aren’t from there. It’s Northern English and that’s where you are from. However, those northern English borders people did in ancient times move in a band across northern Ireland and the English Scottish borders.
Love it!!
Whats the song the banjo picker is playing?
Cripple Creek
@ it sounds different from other versions I’ve heard
Scot’s Irish don’t do clogging and most Appalachian people aren’t from there. It’s Northern English and that’s where you are from. However, those northern English borders people did in ancient times move in a band across northern Ireland and the English Scottish borders.
The origins of that style - Northumberland, northern English borders: Byker Hill and Walker Shore Collier lads
th-cam.com/video/NEvhAIxzKVo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JqG7YegCWHu074Mn
This remind me of Barnyard fr tho lol
If you watch her from knees up it doesn't look like she's doing anything
Have you ever wondered why there are no drums in American folk music even though Americans love a percussive rhythm?
No you know