Learn to clog in 5 minutes!!!

[@lawrenceyundt8489]

Totally Awesome! 75 yrs young I am, and you just taught me what has eluded me for years! Thank you! Terrific quing!!!

[@elizabethdavis3417]

This will never get old. Making music, singing and dancing are some of the all time basic human activities for health in body, mind and soul AND RELATIONSHIPS! Playing, singing dancing just for the JOY of it, not for the profit of it. We are working on learning this as a family while quarantined for coronavirus!!! Let's get back to the basic of life and live for real, not virtually!!! Loving it!!!

[@vickireynolds4055]

You can, if you listen close, hear the verbal instruction stepped out with her feet! It's like her feet are repeating what she says! She's a great instructor!

[@SmutchyBritches]

I was a clogger many years ago. It's not hard to learn at all. I loved it.

[@jodayes40videos]

I never imagined this video would have 50K hits! I just threw it together for a friend of mine who wanted to learn the basic clogging step for a role in a play. It is not unusual in the folk dancing world for dancers to call the same step by different names. Call the steps whatever you wanna call 'em. Just learn 'em and DANCE your little hearts out! :)

[@lego_flo8517]

iti im bressink K solver Winds

[@angelgirldebbiejo]

164,000!!!!

[@margotbronski6847]

Good work deserved an audience.

[@rainerrain9689]

Please make some DVD's !

[@Cyallaire]

@@angelgirldebbiejo 283,741 views on 6/9/19 - another 120,00 views in this past year. The dancer was excited about getting 50,000 views over the course of 3 years. She's gone more than 5 times that now.

[@isabellenicaud6161]

Playing drums with your feet. A pleasure for my ears. Thank you lady !

[@autumngrace3135]

I'm a drummer, agree!! Fun!!!

[@talk_bikes_to_me]

I go to a festival every year in the fall where I always see elderly people doing this dance. I've been so mesmerized, and now I know how to do it, thank you for clear instructions!

[@fireseedmusic]

Super cool! I decided I would start learning to clog this week for my cardio. I got on KZbin this morning at a little after 6:30 am. This was the first video that came up. I followed it, & here it is 6:49 am, & I can shuffle rock step. Thank you so much!!

[@marinalynn1000]

We called it double step rock step instead of shuffle step rock step is the only difference between what I learned as a kid. This was the late seventies though, I'm so glad to see people are keeping this type of dance alive that's wonderful.

[@jack6995]

You're never too old to clog thank you so much awesome teaching. Finally learned how to clog.

[@sapphichorrors]

You are never to old to dance.

[@stephaniejefferson6566]

AGGGHHH. My whole LIFE just got WAY BETTER! I haVE wanted to learn just basic clogging for DECADES! And just thought it was a magic trick that I could never learn. They have lessons for EVERYTHING it seems near where I live, but NOT clogging. AND now... well, heck! I LOVE how you rotate around so we can really get the hang of it, BTW> THAT SUPER helped! Thank YOU SOOOO much. Heck, there's an Irish band playing downtown tonight: I MAY just head on down there!! Shuffle, step-rock-step. Beautiful! Did I say "Thank You"? I am very grateful.

[@allysonauld3416]

Stephanie Jefferson did you go out and dance to the Irish Band?

[@diannebarry2309]

@@allysonauld3416 I want to know too!!! Hahah! Hope you did (eventually) Stephanie :)

[@pberube]

I see a lot of people have asked about shoes. I learned how to clog in 1982 and stopped in 1987. In those days we used patent leather shoes with hard soles. For men we simply used men's dress shoes. The women's shoes were very similar. To the bottom are installed a tap on the heel and another tap under the toe of your foot. In some regions the Taps are solid metal like tap shoes but in other regions the Taps have two pieces of metal held together loosely with a rivet in a sort of sandwich fashion. The two pieces of metal clack against each other so with each tap of the toe or heel... there are essentially two sounds heard simultaneously: one is of the metal touching the floor and the other sound is of the tap clacking against the other portion of the tap. It appears in this video the lady has single piece taps not the two piece tap like we used to use. I believe the names she uses for the steps and also the use of a single piece tap is more traditional to the original buck dance-inspired clogging of the Appalachian region.

[@rainerrain9689]

Thank you , I didn't know about the 2 metals as oppose to one !

[@straydogfarmsandonthebusbo1308]

I love this! Just what I've been looking for. Broken down and easy to follow. Make more please!

[@buckshot_honeymoon]

This was a great video to help me get started. I appreciate the the way you broke it down, rotated, and repeated the steps.

[@daviddye9405]

Lindsay M. Ink j

[@barbarabryan2500]

It’s my form of exercise. Holy moly. Each day gets better

[@deborahb6449]

Thank you - you really did a great job teaching the steps and sharing knowledge with all of us!!!

[@yasdnilknarf1885]

Best instruction video so far simple uncluttered and gives the distinctive ti ki tun, ka tun rhythm from the old film reels.

[@HankBayer]

You are an excellent instructor, thanks for your time.

[@alykats1]

This is GREAT! Thanks for taking the time to share. I am in an all girl band and want to add this to my percussion!

[@whisperingsage]

My Grandma tried to teach me this when I was 5, I wish I hadn't been so rebellious.

[@ONEFAITHofJESUS]

@whisperingsage it was probably not your fault.

[@blessedalcuin]

Still not too late.

[@hundwyn7530]

I understand the feeling exactly :/

[@cindyralston3633]

Thanks dear, for your easy to follow instructions!

[@lindafields4613]

This is the first video brake down of the step I have seen. Many congratulations.

[@yurigargari8700]

Break not brake

[@usernamemykel]

@@yurigargari8700 Oh, stop.

[@deadmanswife3625]

@@yurigargari8700 looking for it and found it. Break not brake. 😆

[@Rapturereadyru]

thank you....excellent job teaching in an easy to learn manner!

[@general5104]

I thank you for taking time to make this very nice video. I learned watching old country folks dance while I played in the band. (This was when I was in my teens.) Later I got some Dorsey safety toe patent leather dress shoes and donned them with "Continental Jingles" taps. Me and my partner came away with quite a few plaques, trophies and gift certificates... ( that was before gift cards came out). It was exhausting, because a "Barn Dance Clog" is usually done on an old, turn of the century, wooden skating rink and there's lots of power that goes into each step. The louder the better the score. (I was young back then and could handle it). Some of my best memories stem from the family orientated dance halls from playing there as well as dancing there. Thanks again for your video!

[@leatherangel05]

Awesome! Thanks for breaking it down to where I could understand it.

[@colecampdave]

Really - Really great job. Thanks so much. I finally can learn to clog. And that is something I have admired in others for many years. Thanks jodayes for a great video!

[@bevkaiser3136]

Ginny Bartes

[@wilmagrace4972]

I hope this comment was not sarcasm cause if it was🤭👹🙅🏼‍♂️🔥

[@minunmaine]

I grew up in the mountains of NC a long time ago. Back then folks would push the furniture to the wall and everybody would dance in the center. All the floors were wood, which helped with the percussion. Guess they weren't too worried about scarring them up. Y'all need to learn to dance this dance. It's lots of fun, as you can tell from the video. Here's a bit of info from Wiki. *Clogging is the official state dance of Kentucky and North Carolina and was the social dance in the Appalachian Mountains as early as the 18th century. *Antecedents In the United States, team clogging originated from square dance teams in Asheville, North Carolina's Mountain Dance and Folk Festival (1928), organised by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in the Appalachian region.[3] *American Clogging is associated with the predecessor to bluegrass-"old-time" music, which is based on English, and Scots-Irish fiddle tunes. Clogging developed from aspects of English, Scottish, German, and Cherokee step dances, as well as African rhythms and movement. It was from clogging that tap dance eventually evolved.

[@blogengeezer4507]

David Hoffman's video from 50 years ago shows all of the furniture against the wall. The camera shows a wall mirror rockin' as the floor is bounced by the dancers :)

[@jmjohnson56]

Best video I’ve seen on the breakdown of the basics. Thank You

[@AquarielCharm]

So fabulous - thank you. Great fitting jeans too.

[@rachelholmen6430]

Wonderfully clear and straightforward! Thank you!

[@feliciadonaldson6254]

I used to Clog dance as a kid, as well as Tap and Ballet. I should get back into Clog

[@oakwoodacademy]

just went to my 1st watching last week. Got borrowed tap shoes and hope to learn from your videos some. Thank you

[@drivebrake]

Your instruction is excellent. You go through the steps at the right pace for beginners. Gum off your shoe is easy to remember. I need to remember forward first. I have watched other instructors and it seems impossible. I am at the point that I can do it...but only on one side over and over. I know I just need to change one little thing but it's tricky. Ha haaa...dancing is fun!!! Gordy

[@peterpancho2]

glazing painting

[@ncredbird3998]

My first teacher carried a yard stick she'd whack of legs with to keep us on count. It was old school and hard but I learned a lot from her

[@bonniehafeman9757]

'Like trying to get gum off your shoe'...Thanks for sharing. You are appreciated.

[@keithwatson8228]

When she's facing forward think about hands in shoes with long sleeves. Then think about the shining toes being toenail on a horse hoof. I know it's not a toenail. But you get it. It's hilarious when you watching it like that. But also educational. I saved it to watch latet and try it.

[@kitiamuriel]

Thank you, great teaching. Greetings from Ireland

[@twboegel2918]

Very cool. Another thing to learn before I die ....

[@gregoknothead]

Best learning I learned how to clog really in five minutes

[@tsimmons121]

Thank you very much...great stuff

[@MonkPetite]

No drumcomputer cant mimic this. Awesome 😎

[@courtneyreeves4177]

Thanks for posting this! I can't wait to try clogging!

[@lynnettereede6887]

Great tutororial! All love!

[@akmediascope]

thank you so much for keeping this alive-- no matter how much I watch the old time videos I cant figure it out! and you've broken it down where I can see it! Thank you! I want to do this so badly!

[@izzyjohnson7212]

Thank you so much!! I’m doing some research for a bluegrass musical that I’m helping to choreograph and this broke the steps down really well!

[@jrnumex9286]

good job, I will practice up for next time "deliverance" is on tv. I want to dance along with pops at the gas station

[@Kwantifye]

Excellent tutorial!

[@verma4318]

Super thank you! 👍👍👍 now Winter corona lockdown has lost its terror for me! I know what to do.

[@twbsoprano]

Jo-daye!!!! You are the best! This is great. I will likely hit you up for some fancy stuff soon. You should make more how-to videos, anyway, not just for me. You are really good at it! =) Thank you!

[@keirasklubhouse1305]

Im a professional clogger so lame she sucks

[@Ritercrazy]

This was super helpful!

[@serenitywheel6025]

Amazing. Thank you very much for making this video!

[@dunnranches]

A way more basic-basic step then I learned when clogging. I didn't know there was a simpler version of the basic step.

[@agentstarling9998]

This is the BEST newb tutorial vid out there! You should do a follow-up 👍☺️☺️☺️

[@marileeplus3]

I was about 5 years old when I took Dance lessons at Glorianne Rossi's

[@marileeplus3]

...studio in Warren Ohio. I still catch myself doing a "shuffle ball stomp" when I'm doing dishes in the kitchen. I was the youngest of four sisters in dance. We always played at home with our dance shoes and costumes. I was able to enjoy them longer since I was a hand me down Jane!

[@Jennifr1966]

THANK YOU! I could tap as a child but didn't know how to clog. Thank you for teaching!

[@coleenanderson23]

Excellent video!

[@Catica3001]

I'm Colombian- South American and I would like to learn more :) You did it well :) (y)

[@lindasue8719]

You're an excellent instructor! I just discovered this video (8 years later) so I'm going to have a look, hoping you made more!

[@leehuff2330]

I just wish I was that coordinated.

[@coolcat533]

Need more vids while quarantined, going to finally learn

[@ONEFAITHofJESUS]

What brand of shoes you are wearing and any info. on shoes would make a great video.

[@KatherineAnnabella]

Great video. Can I use my regular tap shoes, or do I need special shoes?

[@alliecat1941]

Mom had her own kind or clogging steps..something like this..But she Taught me the Charleston.. :)

[@denisgreen7678]

This was really awesome. Thank you for the lesson :)

[@michaelsingh5053]

Nice instructional video easy to follow and understand. Would have been more interesting if we could have seen the whole body and face for inspiration and better understanding . Thank you for sharing.

[@mannyramirez8249]

@0:58 I started singing Queen "we will rock you"

[@Chanannagins]

Purgatory by Tyler Childers inspired me to look this up

[@MsRavinson]

This is SO GREAT! Some day I'm going to master this thanks to you! My husband is a hillbilllie, and I always loved watching Buddy Epson on the Beverly Hillbillies.

[@usernamemykel]

Ebsen.

[@yoliegunderson8749]

A big big thank you. We live so far away from anything. It's impossible to find instruction . My husband and I decided to learn to clog and found your video. Your a fantastic teacher!

[@bethbartlett5692]

Really good Tutorial 🏆

[@BazColne]

Thank you so much.

[@janmyers985]

Thanks so much! I wish you would have added the music at the end so we could see the moving steps to the music.

[@galarichardson5259]

when you do the shuffle step, are you tapping heel when you kick out and toe when you bring your foot back, or do you tap toe on the way out and on the way back? Hope that made sense!

[@saltwaterpurl]

I have this same question! I heard in another clog video that traditional clogging always leads with the heel, then the toe. It’s hard to see here, but I think she might be doing toe first. I don’t know...

[@pberube]

The shuffle step she describes is actually more widely known as the double step. The double step with a rock step is also known as the "basic step" which is usually just called a "basic". Three double steps in a row followed by a rock step is used a lot in clogging. This is referred to as a "triple" and it consumes four beats of music. Anyway to answer your original question there is no heel tap so the double step portion of the "basic step" is actually two toe taps (both done with the ball of your foot, one tap on the way forward followed by another one almost immediately on the way back), and then a step of your entire foot. Another thing to know is that what she refers to as chugging is more widely known as "shuffling".

[@galarichardson5259]

@@pberube Thanks Paul, I can't even remember asking the question now 😅!

[@gwengriffy845]

Great lesson

[@grane8655]

Thank you that looks fun I've gotta try it. And where'd you get the shoes please

[@cathoderaytube7497]

Dang, for clogging you got to have strong joints.

[@sonnypruitt6639]

Your going to take the finish off of that hard wood floor!

[@bobthabuilda1525]

You’re*

[@angelgirldebbiejo]

what makes the sound ---is there something on the bottom of the shoe? Do people attach it to any shoe?

[@MsDeity]

Great video, thank you so much! Do I need any special shoes to do this?

[@eugenemalush9284]

This makes is easy!

[@bigpapi2658]

We will rock you!!

[@bigpapi2658]

Can you show D Ray White style?

[@tracyjohnson3177]

Thank you!!

[@whisperingsage]

Have you seen those horse hoof shoes? That's what this sounds like.

[@boboala1]

Joday, I want to learn the other steps. But, I'm hot & sweaty from practicing along with this video. Shower, time for us, yes?

[@janet5610]

Great! Love it, love it, love it.. You are going to be getting more subs due to the GEICO Commerical. For sure.

[@edpickering8075]

Thank you......

[@dorotagalas869]

You lost me on the second thing ! Lol

[@jessicalutz5920]

Great video. Great teaching. So good. And a question: where did you get your shoes? Exactly what I'm looking for... Thank you!

[@lucky5853]

I tried to do as you were teaching and I got scolded by my wife for ruining a perfectly waxed floor :(

[@369tesla6]

Go to Lancashire and learn clog dance

[@kyliejones8890]

Thank you

[@jeanmarcks6269]

This is so cool

[@kyliejones8890]

Where do U buy your shoes from? What is the name of them? Thanks

[@lynnettereede6887]

Keep learning from our so called,"Animal" sisters and brothers! LOL

[@dabanjo]

Looks easy till I tried it LOL 😆

[@annetteweber9100]

I miss doing clugging

[@SeraDoll89]

Step ball change. Same basic step in jazz dance.

[@shanebloeser2910]

Always wanted to learn to clog but I have no rhythm

[@BansheeFifteen]

I don't get it, I can't do it. But I'm trying to do it to Led Zeppelin music. ?