Lancashire Wallopers

[@neilmaguire1444]

I know soeme may mock what first appear outmoded traditions but woe is a country that forgets all such history , the cultural landscape can become very shallow and bland very quickly when such quirks are forgotten. Long may it live on.

[@localeditor2148]

Yay!! So glad to see men involved in passing our dances!! So often men stop dancing... as if it's something only women and girls do.

[@susandrydenhenderson6234]

Absolutely excellent!

[@fastfreddy8748]

And I thought only the Irish and American cloggers could dance. Go Lancashire Wallopers. Fantastic. Bravo.

[@ladyrachel13]

Apparently you've never heard of Morris Dancing. Check it out.

[@bigbadjohn10]

Clog dancing is a thing right across Europe. It is likely that the American styles grew out of those brought over by the first immigrants.

[@Bella-fz9fy]

You had step dancing and clogging all over England,even in Devon in pubs on bits of wood.Clogging in England started from the 14th century on.The mill workers had wonderful troupes in the North of England.A lot of clogging in Appalachia came from England.

[@susandrydenhenderson6234]

This is just excellent and shows where Appalachian dance styles originated.

[@irishka_zolotse]

You guys rock!!!! So fun to watch you, thank you!!!!

[@paulinegallagher1675]

Wonderful!

[@michaelmcknight8419]

Ah, the old country. This is strangely cool. Folks having fun.

[@rustynailmendlesohn8710]

Showed up in my KZbin recommendations for some reason today. Glad it did. Delightful. :)

[@philtinker2364]

I don’t know why KZbin sent this to me, but thank you, it made me smile.

[@michaeligoe3935]

I love this class of thing. Don't ever let it die.

[@RedKing23]

oh SHUT UP and Dance Xs

[@diannemorgan-smith2245]

Thank you. Cheered me up this morning x

[@mavisemberson8737]

Is there also a Clog Dance. from Lancs.?The factory workers wore wooden clogs when working in cotton mills, I thought.

[@colintuffs568]

In the Mills the air was full of cotton dust and a spark could cause an explosion , hence wooden clogs .the sole would be topped with leather uppers using brass clout nails.

[@gotrandy]

Wow! These guys are so good! LOVE watching them!

[@barbladner1263]

I have not seen that in years beautiful thank you very much

[@jondoe8889]

Such a relaxing sound.

[@davidhorkan1868]

This one’s made my night! Such joy and such precision.,

[@edpickering8075]

Thank you....

[@Anime10Music]

I love this spirit ❤

[@simonemoraes2114]

MUITO LINDO !!! AMEI A EXPRESSÃO DA CULTURA DE VOCÊS 👏👏👏PARABÉNS !!! TUDO MATAVILHOSO!!!👍

[@joline2730]

@listerinepree Thanks for the upload... really enjoyed watching these Wallopers, very good at what they do. Never seen them before - and I go to quite a few festivals !! 🎼🎵🎶🎸🎹

[@TutuSainz]

Amazing beautiful breathtaking enchanting unforgettable

[@donnacoleman4624]

Love love love this!!! I want more😄

[@consueloperez7578]

Beautiful !!!.... I want the shoes !

[@jamesleonard7439]

Me too

[@vickireynolds4055]

Very much like American clogging, which is kin to Irish step dancing! We are so intertwined!!

[@CathyMCFC]

It was danced in Lancashire because the weavers used to tap out the rhythm of the looms with their clogs. A weavers shed was a very noisy place of which during the Industrial revolution many were built. 🙂

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

When the Scots Irish came over and settled in the Appalachians, they brought all their fiddles tunes and ballads with them, as well as their dances.

[@YorkyOne]

​@@chesterwilberforce9832 A large proportion of the Protestant 'Scots-Irish' were actually English from the northern counties

[@danawinsor1380]

Isn't this fun! Thank you for posting!

[@dave327ful]

Shades of Michael Flatley!

[@danieloliver4558]

Where was this filmed? Good to see Lancastrian traditions being kept alive

[@listerinepree]

Leeds Industrial Museum - they often have morris dancing and clog displays for special events.

[@danieloliver4558]

@@listerinepree cheers pal

[@mikeparkinson6859]

Fetch thi clogs, there's trouble at mill.

[@shawnkillrow]

3 pairs of wallopers why I never

[@VI-rt7sh]

Keep them knees stylish.

[@jolenehasse9682]

It's. So fun to. Watch

[@ВалерийОрлов-р9е]

Интересно, красиво

[@dongill9650]

Brilliant.

[@juliapulles697]

Outstanding

[@edstueckle4856]

The form originated in the North of England, migrated to Scotland, then to Ireland, finally to Appalachia

[@michaelmcknight8419]

The same route my ancestors took! Glad they both made the trip. 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@movinon1242]

I'd be interested in seeing the sources on that. There has always been plenty of cultural borrowing throughout Western Europe. To claim a single location as the source of this style of dance is rather bold.

[@edstueckle4856]

@@movinon1242 also, I think it possible that a deeper root is Morris dancing from the south of England which can be documented to the 14th century. It's tradional performance on May Day suggests a potential Celtic origin.

[@jamesholmes3996]

It’s called clog dancing for a reason,maypole dancers don’t normally wear clogs, mill workers did 😊

[@mauriziopescatori4606]

​@@movinon1242 correct. A little research on KZbin will reveal that Greek, Sardinian, Lebanese and Jewish dances use a similar pattern of footwork.

[@karenmason4912]

Beautiful 💕

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

It appears as if you were floating on water! Neato!

[@Gribbo9999]

Bill Tidy we miss you!

[@Sandy-pg9ew]

There is variations of this style of dance all over Europe.

[@teresasmith8946]

And the mountains of eastern America!

[@flamencoprof]

@@teresasmith8946 Funny thing is, they call it clogging, but they don't have the clogs! :-)

[@HamiltonSurrey]

@@flamencoprof ah - but they do and they are wearing them. I was born and bred in the North of England (Chorley, Lancshire) and wore these clogs to school. The sole is wooden and the uppers are leather. If you pause the video you can see the sole is curved and there is no give in it because of the wooden construction. There is steel in the toe cap and let into the sole. They were unbelievably hardwearing and, I am afraid, could do an awful lot of damage to shins in a fight. They were worn by the cotton mill workers amongst others.

[@flamencoprof]

@@HamiltonSurrey By "they", I was referring to Teresa Smith's comment above about Eastern USA. I am interested in Appalachian culture after hearing their music. They have a style of dance brought with British Isles emigrants up to 200ya. Some styles are called "clogging" as a remembered term, *but they just dance in ordinary shoes, not clogs*. I have seen posts on YT showing British clog-making. Nevertheless, thanks for your information.

[@HamiltonSurrey]

@@flamencoprof My apologies - act in haste and repent at leisure:)

[@Peter70859]

Brilliant

[@glennmitchell9107]

Echoes of Fred Astaire.

[@sigridrp]

Cool!

[@timothya2742]

I took much time to learn guitar But to dance ........

[@marywrigjt7614]

Very good 👍👍

[@rattyfingers8621]

Tune is the girl i left behind me i believe

[@riekebusch2293]

Einfach toll!😊

[@rolandhynd4908]

I do hope this tradition has carried on, once you lose your traditions you lose you identity!

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

Yes!

[@glenpierce777]

Love cloggies.

[@speak2theresafox]

Applause 👏

[@adolfvonpanzer9521]

I was hoping it would to Antarctica and stay there. Just saying ❤️

[@tomsmith5216]

Tap dance.

[@joline2730]

its clog dancing !! 👍

[@YorkyOne]

​@@joline2730 But its from where tap dancing evolved.

[@KPP365]

Not exactly River Dance, is it 😊

[@YorkyOne]

And rather better for it, in my opinion.

[@brentchalmers1436]

Welsh Country clogging???

[@listerinepree]

Lancashire

[@jennycampbell9321]

And tap

[@Mike-xh7wb]

Only in England! This and Lancashire Wallopers ! What would the lost tribes, of the Amazon make of this B S

[@lulugraphics]

I love it! Bravo! ❤❤❤

[@oldtimedrumcorps]

Lost art

[@joline2730]

oldtimed: not quite. Still plenty of clogging in the UK 🤪🤣👍💕