The Best Bluegrass Clog Dancing Video. How & Why I Made It

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

here is the story behind this scene - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zoepep-Cp7Ongac

[@cliffontheroad]

long story short, how did the life of your dance partner turn out? That point in the 12 yo "making" where you freeze and fade out at 1:30. Or at 6:37 here. She is lovely. I do not wish to read that you do not know.

[@themouse7506]

Now that's what I call home entertainment, ♥️♥️🇬🇧🇬🇧.

[@lefkytheshin]

Yes indeed 🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@trishhobbsphillips3478]

I love the little girl with the bowl cut and dimples; she is too precious!

[@RandallHodge]

She reminds me of Miss Jean Louise Finch, “Scout” (Mary Badham) in TKAM.

[@travelingtimothy]

Please go back and find some of these "kids" and have them tell their story of how that day came about for them, what was behind all the smiles, how much work it took to get to this stage, what the moment meant for them all these years later! I have watched the clip probably 50 times, love what you did, it was a destiny moment for you and maybe for them!

[@happytrailcamstoyou9509]

Another vote to find at least one of the dancers in this video, added bonus if you find the girl with the "glorious smile", as another commenter described it. They are all into their 70s by now.

[@travelingtimothy]

Probably a few live within a mile of one another. If you can identify one probably puzzle solved

[@lindytraughber5931]

@@travelingtimothy bluegrass

[@finallythere100]

They were all magnificent! And their spirit, too. Would especially love to see the cute pre-teen in the bob haircut - her smile just infectious!

[@travelingtimothy]

Well it is really cool to see young people having a wonderful time without a cellphone.

[@alfaq654]

There is something so special about that girl with the short hair. Her expressions and demeanor capture perfectly what it feels like to be that age. Even as someone born in the mid 1980s, I can somehow still relate to her youthful exuberance. That's probably why you put her as the thumbnail.

[@maryowings5755]

@@bobmalack481 Yes the girl in the black and white checked skirt, short hair and bright smile caught my attention and kept it throughout. She was marvelous.

[@leamarie1974]

I totally agree! I loved watching her dance. She really made it fun!

[@MrChazz965]

Yes, the camera loves her. She looks super happy.

[@loftonrudolph7586]

The first thing I noticed was her pretty smile and dimples. I hope life treated her well.

[@linpollitt8950]

She reminds me of a teenage Dolly Parton ❤

[@Jamesnebula]

Wow, where did we go wrong as a society that everyone is still not doing this. So joyful.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Clog dancing is very active today with young people in the mountains and beyond. Across the country really. David Hoffman filmmaker

[@Jamesnebula]

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmakerthat's great to hear but sadly not a lot going on in Brighton England UK 😀.

[@mikerope5785]

@@Jamesnebula I have seen at least 5 random bluegrass acts in musical venues in Brighton. If there's not one, why not set one up or at least ask local community events spaces? I think it would be popular, as it's decent exercise while having fun.

[@KCfan1587-r2u]

they are all on their phones.

[@harpin4God]

The little gal with the bobbed hair lights up the room with that smile!,

[@hansmueller3029]

Hers is the face that brought many to my mind and prompted my comment below.

[@aidanjordan8764]

My thoughs exactly, she is the epitome of sweet innocent country beauty!!!

[@paulettetrimble7380]

Mesmerizing smile!!

[@mrthomas394]

My thoughts exactly I'd love to see see how she looks now... Fantastic video

[@BE_SUEQ]

I so agree.... :)

[@johnfrancis2215]

As an English man from Yorkshire I never realised that clog dancing was practiced in the states, it was common in Lancashire and Yorkshire in the 18th and 19th century and they're are still local groups of people who still keep up the tradition, this is absolutely fantastic lol

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Where do you think the people in Appalachia learned it? It was passed down from their Scots Irish ancestors who came across the Atlantic.

[@Bella-fz9fy]

Not only in the North,English clogging was done on boards in pubs right down to Devon,as well as step dancing,it was very popular.Don’t forget 83% of settlers in Appalachia were English and would have brought it over with them!

[@Kernewik101]

I've watched this so many times over the years & always wondered about their Northern English, Scots & Irish dna..wonderful to see the guy that captured this all those years ago & great that somebody funded him to do it. Its so important that the social history of ordinary folks is recorded❤❤

[@snh3663]

Lol , dancing was banned in the 1800s , also playing the fiddle in parts of Yorkshire where many farming families lived thanks to the religious preachers who frequented the dales , maybe that's why they 'escaped ' and went to America!

[@brwpe7733]

I am these people, born in western Nc mountains. My family has been here on at least one line since before the revolutionary war. I’ve had my dna analyzed with “Ancestry”, I am 55% England, 27%Scotland, 10% Ireland, 8% Wales + - all of them. I am more likely than not related to most of if not everyone in this video and most watching it.

[@postwar46]

This is what today's world completely lacks; a group of people who identify with a place, a way of life....... and family. Thanks for posting.

[@selenaclarke]

8:27

[@liamoconlocha3264]

We come together and play music every Wednesday at home ina small front room, and it is open to everyone who wants to play with us

[@georgiamule]

The young people in this video are in their 70s and 80s now. Some are no doubt gone, but they have all been immortalized. Their energy and happiness are infectious. I hope they all have lived happy lives, partially because their youthful dancing has made thousands of people happy over the years, even today in 2020. Thank you.

[@Jardielin]

It's the same thing I thought!

[@burleybater]

My soul just did a complete lift off when the kids started dancing. Fifty-five years later an entire nation aches for this, and hardly knows what it's missing. I can feel the Irish Scot roots.....but the flavor comes out baked just right in pure Americana. This is ironclad, forged straight into the heart of the strength of a nation. Clogging is equal in pure joy to a long ride on a Dixie Flyer down a straight incline with no traffic. We can all be thankful such moments were recorded.

[@beaupeep]

Amen!

[@normawilson7941]

It’s ULSTER SCOTS NOT IRISH PLEASE GET IT RIGHT. It’s offensive to my kith and kin. It was PRESBYTERIAN NOT CATHOLIC.

[@fuelingforthelight]

@@normawilson7941 Oh shut up.

[@burleybater]

@@tamaski You have my deepest sympathies. The literary tradition isn't quite dead yet.

[@luciusesox1luckysox570]

Started in English cotton mills .

[@venician2face]

Every time I see this, I break out bawling, for joy and sorrow at the same time. Somehow, it touches my Appalachian roots, roots that are long lost. In these people I see my Grandparents, Great Grandparents and Great Uncles and Aunts. I long for them and those times. We need this film to be immortalized for all time, so our progeny can see what we once were.

[@nancyhobson9710]

I am in Australia and learned from my Irish great grandparents

[@stanibol]

Well I am German native, not so new Australian. The Celts traversed Europe, remember?

[@stanibol]

Folk and Bluegrass groups exist in Australia, but I have not seen such a dynamic lot of Schuhplattlers before. I'm totally transfixed. Whilst this energetic footwork is done on wooden (wood sprung) floor, it is okay for bones and joints, but please do not do this jumping on concrete floor unless seeking knee replacement by middle age. The music certainly keeps the parasites away and virus get sweated out. Healthy fun.

[@snoopyismydog5695]

whats lost forever is not just the dancing, sad

[@undergroundmixsessions]

Yeah kinda makes me think of the Native Americans...They probably also used to enjoy dancing around in a group. amoungs their family and friends.

[@carolynessary2408]

Everytime I see this I just get a warm feeling in my heart and the girl with the short hair and beautiful smile ,it is beautiful ❤️

[@bonniekeough244]

Not many film makers capture something so monumental. Absolutely breathtaking.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you Bonnie. David Hoffman Filmmaker

[@randomvintagefilm273]

He was in the right place at the right time! ❤

[@larsrons7937]

I agree. This was captivating. I felt such an urge to be there and be part of it.

[@briasmith4347]

I’m just a young 25 year old African American girl and I really enjoyed this

[@brwpe7733]

Do the ancestry dna and you may find out these are cousins of yours, the odds are waaaaaayyyy higher than you think.

[@lefkytheshin]

Color shouldn't matter. Good music is good music.

[@alanleaker6370]

Young girl with her beautiful smiling face is a pure star

[@williambunter3311]

The girl with the check skirt and short bobbed hair is so beauuuuutiful!!

[@katkrause679]

Her smile is just so radiant.

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

She reminds me a little of American skater Janet Lynn, who would have been a rough contemporary (from a different part of the country)

[@Jimserac]

Highest accolades to the film maker. You have captured a priceless moment in time, an example of authentic American culture which one will not see in the "news" media or Hollywood glorification of sex, violence and war. There is a real America, always has been, always will be. It is timeless and, most importantly of all, it is REAL !!

[@beaupeep]

Well Said!

[@mydyisgod]

Amen and so true. Great videos.

[@thyslop1737]

I would describe it as a culture of death with a bed of lying and hypocrisy for seasoning to keep us safe and protect our freedom.

[@SnowMonkeyCantSing]

Went for the folklore and folkdance, and recorded the end of an era of American history. And what a great eye, to focus on that little girl with the smile. I don't normally rewatch anything, but I've watched this several times since it's been on KZbin. Glad to hear the mountains still ring with clog dancing.

[@beyondonethousand]

Precisely put.

[@happytrailcamstoyou9509]

I discovered this video just a couple weeks ago, must have watched it 100 times since then. I turned 12 in 65, so some of the dancers aren't much older than I am. I fell madly in love with the girl dancer that has the prettiest smile I've ever seen, makes me melt! For those kids to be as polished as pros, they must have started years earlier. The choreography is impeccable and energetic!

[@Beatlefan67]

Me too - I'm the same age as you!

[@delavalmilker]

I was 10 years old in 1965. And watching these young people dance, even in a black-and-white movie from that time, is amazing. Their enthusiasm and happiness is infectious.

[@saffronista]

Love this video. The wee girl with the checked skirt smiled the whole way through. She really enjoyed her dancing. Where are they all now....I’m in Scotland by the way but love Bluegrass music.

[@samuelbarham8483]

It must be odd but, perhaps, pleasing? to see Scottish (and Irish) culture reflected and transformed in the New World.

[@brucecollins4729]

@@samuelbarham8483 well, the scots brought their fiddle music over. there are a few scottish fiddle tunes and sangs the south

[@saucejohnson9862]

She seemed to be the star of the show. I do wonder how many of the men ended up in Vietnam.

[@marilyngalvan8586]

She is a joy to watch. I wonder who these wonderful dancers are and if they still are dancing. I wish we knew their names and if they stayed in Appalachia

[@duncancallum]

I loved the video also Margaret , but watching the young Lass with the Check dress was so lovely to see her smiling face, as you could see that she loved doing that kind of dance .Duncan from Bonnie Scotland i must have been 10 years older than her when the video was done .

[@gazza2933]

I don't think that this is an exaggeration but this video almost has a 'cult' following. Well deserved too! Guys. Fantastic! Best Wishes from England.

[@sewjostudio]

I will never forget the time I was in Clarksburg, WV leaving a church meeting. I had to stop and get a cold soda and stopped at a local Hardees. There in the back of the main dining room were about 10 musicians ranging in age from teen to 90 playing bluegrass. They meet every Sunday night to make music and of course there were a few cloggers there. I was enthralled. This was only a few weeks after I had moved from the big city to take a job with USDA in Appalachia. I have never seen real poverty until I lived there but I also have never experience the true joy of living until I lived there.

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

You're very fortunate to have had this life experience. A life- changing experience.

[@catherinehiggins8006]

I was raised in Clarksburg WV and had my first real job at that Hardee's when I was 16. I'm not born in the south but I have lived in the south all my life....these people are the salt of the earth kind of people. I'm 49 now and only had being a Yankee held against me once and it was because I like my cornbread sweet.lol

[@brwpe7733]

You dayum Yankee 😉

[@keithfreeland7638]

Clarksburg isn't real poverty I've been to that Hardees many time's if it's the one off of Rt. 50. You need to go to Boone County, WV to see real poverty.

[@gregoryriley9946]

I love this paragraph, so much in so little. Thank you.

[@DrewJ79]

This is what we've lost in this country today. Good wholesome family fun, multiple generations in one room. Its no wonder everyone is full of themselves and have no respect for others now days. This is what needs to come back in homes all over the nation and then maybe we will see change. Family being together is what teaches our young ones how to love and respect others.

[@liamoconlocha3264]

Then you will have to lose capitalism and greed

[@MissRebekah1974]

Not only are they still doing this in the Appalachians but they still have the same values. Honest day's work for an honest day's pay, be kind to neighbors, respect each other, look the other person in the eye, give a good handshake and mean it, remember who your family is and act like it, and treat your sweetheart like the treasure they are. City folk could learn something from these 'Back-Woods Hicks and Hillbillies'. Aunt B

[@truthseeker9688]

Aunt B amen!

[@lindamaemullins5151]

Yep ❤️

[@bonniegarber9915]

Amen!

[@raymondrose1065]

In these troubled times what a tonic watching these kids dance love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Aunt B

[@TSC-hr7ir]

Yes Sir

[@drsjwhitman45]

My mother, of Scots/Irish descent, was from Van Lear, Kentucky. I learned to dance and love this music as a child in the late 1940s and through the 1950s. I use this video when I teach my university American History courses. Thanks for the memories.

[@solarpurplestarlight]

I love watching these kids dance and have, over and over, again! That little lady, with the short hair and dimples, along with her glorious smile, is priceless. My grandparents introduced me to this music, when I was just a little bean sprout and I am almost 58 years old now. It is definitely worth it, to watch the whole film, People. These dancers are fabulous!!! =)

[@irishcountrygirl78]

We did that as kids in Ireland. The young ones now don't do it any more.... 😔. My daughter is 5 and a dancer, but only as lessons, people don't do it much for the craic anymore.....

[@desratlinda8639]

solarpurplestarlight Yes, that little girl was really cute and all of them were really good dancers. Loved watching all these young kids dancing

[@wheezyrider5937]

Isn't she beautiful, a little girl with a big smile captured on film forever. They are all so very talented. Oh to be that fit.

[@wadepires5789]

It's funny because I thought the same thing about that little girl. She's so flipping cute.

[@deadbilly667]

What film is it? Love it

[@donnainmt]

My cousin's daughter teaches clogging in Montana. Her group has won Nationals two years in a row AND have been invited to perform before Queen Elizabeth on New Year's Eve 2022!!! Oh yes, clogging is still a rage!

[@hannecatton2179]

Will Queen Elizabeth 2 still be alive and kicking in 2022 or will she have ´popped her clogs´ as the Brits say ?

[@immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918]

Donna McQueen Cool!!

[@georgiamule]

That’s really special. Can you put up a video of the group?

[@ronaldcarmona5485]

What is the name of her group so I can see their video?

[@poetcomic1]

@@hannecatton2179 She'll live long enough to hear people say "Meghan Markle who?"

[@proudpappaw]

I've been smitten and in love with that girl in the checkered skirt ever since seeing this at least a couple of decades ago. What a sweet spirit shining through that sunny, dimpled smile.

[@anetajohnson8446]

Hay, Me too! She is as fresh as a new Apple pie!

[@Px828]

I wonder what happened to her...

[@billsamuls7620]

I THINK IV BEEN ON HERE BEFORE BUT I SAY IT AGAIN LOVE IT LOVE IT FROM LONDON ENGLAND

[@MrRljohnson77]

My grandfather was a mountain, circuit riding preacher from Appalachia, Virginia. He was well known as a "buck and wing" dancer. They called him Reverend Legs!

[@torvilasulvstle362]

"My father was a mountaineer, his fist was a knotty hammer, he was quick on his feet as a running deer, and spoke with a Yankee stammer."

[@torvilasulvstle362]

My father was a mountaineer, his fist was a knotty hammer, he was quick on his feet as a running dear and he spoke with a Yankee stammer. Well, some are born in linen fine , and some are a Godling's scion, but I was born on a twig of pine, in the skin of a mountain lion. Tom Russel, 1. verse of "The Ballad of William Sycamore". Listen to it!

[@baptistnurse]

I have watched this video countless times. I LOVE IT! My Appalachian and Scot-Irish ancestors from long ago are calling out to me in this music and clogging! My dad (b. 1928) loved to clog and "buck dance."

[@brianbradburn]

My mother is from South Turkey Creek. She graduated from the local high school in 1965. I'll bet she could identify most, if not all, of the people in this film.

[@waltharper9233]

Would love to know where everyone is now.

[@gracecheri997]

@kindinot so true. All of us kids tap danced as kids. Kids are inside today on computer and games Its sad. Activity and playing outside prevents alot of obesity. Thank you for your response. 🌼

[@TheStuport]

Brian Bradburn--- Very cool to read this....Always love the "side bar" stories such as your Mom's linkage to Mr. Hoffman's video! Cheers From Ohio

[@gracecheri997]

@@gerrynightingale9045 Very true. That is fabulous information. Clogging stemmed from that. Later the Irish Jig, and a dance called the "Stack of Barely" Ultimately Tap Dancing and Foot Dancing. Interestingly the Spanish Gypsies. With their Flaminco. Agnes DeMille, famed choreographer had a great Documentary on this. Also Michael Flatly. Thank you So Much for sharing this Interesting information. 👍 Great 🌞

[@jennylee9278]

By the time we realize how much of a treasure trove our elder relatives are they are about gone. All the time I think "I wonder if my mom..." But I can't ask my mom anymore. I'm 62 and feel like an orphan.

[@robertbrooks3849]

Damn if that didn't make me smile! Thanks Mr Hoffman. Always great to be reminded of better things in life.

[@Eli-ts3ph]

@Carmen Schuler What does clogging have to do with lynching?

[@robertbrooks3849]

@Carmen Schuler - ummm.. yeah. Begone troll.

[@cynthiabustamante2884]

@Carmen Schuler If that's what you only think and see in this video. I, pray more love and kindness come your way.

[@cynthiabustamante2884]

@Carmen Schuler Thank you,I see I need to pray harder. Have a great day, evening!

[@gogormagog]

@Carmen Schuler That is strange because I was born and raised in that part of the country and I never heard of anyone being lynched. I was 18 when this film was made. I didn't clog but I did Square Dance. There was not much difference in the two. It was good clean fun!

[@ukmedicfrcs]

I am from England and although I cant say I know much about the music this video made my heart happy.

[@giftedplanksify]

Me too and the same looking at you 😀 wow you are pretty!

[@ukmedicfrcs]

@Hammerschlägen M Agreed. I love to see how geniunely happy they are. No internet needed! Lol

[@catherinealbion6955]

45 years ago we were taught this dancing at school in England. We loved it. I wish it to come back.

[@chipurBillWhite]

I make house calls UKdoctor Absolutely, mine too. And in addition to the music and dancing it’s about family and tradition.

[@robertolesen5782]

@Carmen Schuler Yeah, but let's see some people from Brooklyn try to dance like that. I've seen two do it but they were black.

[@emilyhailey9713]

Grew up clogging in North Carolina and will still kick it up if I hear the right music

[@hippiecowgirl4231]

Sta Cked , Marylander here , I feel the same , it all comes back to me when I hear rocky top or fox on the run !

[@wingsofsteel3246]

It seems like it would be tiring, after a song or 2 @Sta Cked

[@summersees]

Same

[@billblount5955]

I'd love to watch you

[@luissantiago8446]

@@hippiecowgirl4231 Rocky Top yes!!!It always kicks my feet up!

[@razony]

This is America People. The many faces, sounds, smiles and clogs. I LOVE America!!! Wonder where the young girl in the short hair, white blouse ànd checked skirt. What a smile! 😊

[@reginaweiner3817]

Me too! 🇺🇲

[@annj8137]

Me too.

[@mntlblok]

@@annj8137 See above. . .

[@ivorbiggun710]

Watching this from England and I have to say this is absolutely wonderful. I couldn't stop grinning like a Cheshire Cat. It made my heart sing.

[@hillbillyheart217]

I'm from the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee and taught clogging for about a decade after dancing much of my life. The one man in the darker jeans and shoes is doing classical clogging steps but the others are closer to buck dancing or "flat foot " dancing. I am Scots-irish and cherokee. This is what we grew up doing when families came together. Now when they circled up to square dance it reminded me of some of the best memories of my life. One of my students went on to win at Maggie Valley. What a great and enjoyable way to spend time and make friendships that last forever.

[@thomaswhite935]

Kudos from the Upper Cumberland!!!!!

[@hillbillyheart217]

@@thomaswhite935 howdy neighbor lol

[@thomaswhite935]

I miss our simpler days.

[@thomaswhite935]

I too am Irish and Cherokee. Can't grow a beard. LOL

[@hillbillyheart217]

@@thomaswhite935 and all the plateau people said “amen!” Lol.

[@eileengrant5366]

It's raining here in Ireland - what's new so I was indoors browsing on KZbin & came across this video. I really loved it. The seriousness of the young people dancing but so effortless. Thank you, it made me smile x

[@williambeasley2582]

This is the true American spirit in action . These are friends family and neighbors before television enjoying themselves after a long week of work before church on sunday. This is the smiles and laughter of American.

[@OpalAllen-j8r]

There was a television in the background. I was the same age as these dancers. I was raised very strict, no television, no dancing. I learned to jitterbug some from cousins in Kentucky. I didn't ever go to a dance. However, I married well and am now a great grandma. I love the young girl with the dimples...

[@mikeoreilly4020]

Instant cure for the depressed. How could you not smile?

[@711honved]

A beautiful moment in time, captured on film. Reminiscent of my childhood spent in 1960's Ireland. My mother & grandmother would step out to the tin whistle of Irish music legend & family friend, Josie McDermott. The house had no running water, gas, electricity or toilet....just love!

[@sweettina2]

My family brought those ways to the American South. Lived much of their lives with no electricity, with outdoor toilets. But, oh did they have love....

[@mjz16]

711honved. I was just thinking that. I don’t know the heritage but posted a curiosity of whether clogging is Celtic.

[@johnrunion7258]

Your recollection is of little surprise,as it was your 19th century ancestors who immigrated here and took to the rough life of the Appalacian Mountains.I grew up there and most of my Irish aunts and uncles played instruments.I'm thankful to have experienced this type of life,it makes the soul strong.

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

@@mjz16 No, it was English settlers who took clogging to the Appalachians.

[@mjz16]

hetrodoxly sonov. I’ve never seen an Englishman clog.

[@johnplaid648]

Dimples get me every time. People native to Appalachia have such attractive faces. I appreciate them performing for me.

[@rutile77]

Brilliant magic,the lads and lassies giving it laldy as we say here in Scotland it had my toes tapping,a great culture all the best and good luck from Scotland👍👏.

[@Debukochi]

The appeal isn't surprising as Appalachian culture is "steeped" in Scots-Irish heritage--but I suspect that you're already familiar with that. There are several good documentaries about this on KZbin. You just need to type in "Appalachia Scots-Irish" to find them.

[@themermaidstale5008]

rutile77, I know what you mean! If I start clogging now, I’d get in shape fast. I also loved looking at the pictures all about the house and all of the people.

[@oilchange6542]

If you want to know more about Southern American culture, check out my playlist on my channel.

[@torvilasulvstle362]

The girl there on 3min 43 sek has the nicest smile I have ever seen, if I don't include my wife's smile, that is!

[@1980bwc]

@@torvilasulvstle362 I thought the same thing. That pretty smile and dimples. Gotta love a lady with dimples. Lol

[@annthomas984]

Amazing....my son and his wife were a dancers in the Royal Ballet. The whole company did an Appellation Dance and literally brought the house down. I have never seen the London Opera House erupt like that before. The dancers loved it too.

[@themermaidstale5008]

I’m not being mean, but it’s Appalachian and pronounced Appa latch in.😀

[@thatgirlwhousedtohavereall5549]

I would love to see that! Is it available online?

[@STScott-qo4pw]

@@themermaidstale5008 😁😁😄😄

[@papasteve215]

I’m an old son of the Smokey Mountains and I’ve been blessed to travel the world and further blessed to be able to return home after every deployment. I love these mountains and every time I see these videos I’m so thankful to have grown up here in these mountains under God’s grace

[@truthseeker9688]

Papa Steve ...yes, I grew up near Cherokee. We did team clogging competitions at our school.

[@bonniegarber9915]

Thank you for your service, I'm sure the memories helped to keep you going in tough times!

[@southernshop8424]

Welcome home Papa

[@TheGhost5600]

Thank you, Mr. Hoffman, for having the vision back then to film this great piece of Americana😍

[@loisgibson4240]

The girl with the big smilelooks like Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird. I know it's not her, but look a like.

[@lauramosier4393]

she's so precious

[@nealdmiller]

That is freaking unreal! Seen this clip a 100 times and it is exactly my thought every...single...time... Go Lois!! 😊 Hope all are safe and well!

[@LaPtiteAnglaise]

Isn’t that smile heart melting? Really beautiful face.

[@ashwinisarah]

She looks like a young Elizabeth Moss

[@shannonhenson609]

Actually, she's a good bit cuter than Scout.

[@tonymurphy528]

1965, I was into The Beatles, but one American group got me into bluegrass, The Byrds, the guitar of Clarence White did it for me, I have recently been going to bluegrass festivals in the UK, I love the music. This film is a classic, its impossible not to love the music, or the dancing, thank you for posting this.

[@dodgermartin4895]

I'm a bluegrass picker from the bluegrass mecca of Los Angeles. That clog dance was exactly what I experienced when I joined a bunch of people from Scotland doing traditional Scottish dancing a couple of years ago.

[@Jardielin]

It is evident that these dances are of Scottish and Irish origin.

[@brucecollins4729]

@@Jardielin irish dancing only started in ireland in 1894 after two irishmen got invited to a scots ceilidh night. scottish stepdance has been in canada since the 1700s. although i would say this comes from english/welsh clog dance.your fiddle music has it,s origins in scotland. reel music and reel dance are scottish. irish fiddle music was adopted from scotland alang with 100s of scots fiddle tunes.

[@seansean6604]

@@brucecollins4729 irish dancing started in 1894 !! Hilarious. Anti-Irish racism began in Britain around the the 13th Century. Btw Scot- land means the land of the Irish. Scoti being one of the old latin names for the Irish! Go n-éirí leis na nGael i gcónaí.

[@brucecollins4729]

@@seansean6604 the sots coming from ireland into scotland is a mythical tale written by medieval irish monks to give ireland an identity. there is absolutely nothing to suggest so. there is evidence in ireland that the first peoples to enter ireland (certainly the north) came from scotland. it,s written and pronounced gallic in scotland as it came from the gauls/galls in europe. eventually it would spread over to ireland. clog dancing in amerikay would have its origins in wales or england. scotland had stepdance but that made its way to canada. type in....history ireland reinventing tradition irish dance helen brennan...you will see where your "ceilis" music and dance came from. then type in.....ireland and the celtic culture in search of ancient ireland knowth...you will see the word celtic was adopted in the late 1800s in ireland. type in......ireland in pre-history a concise history knowth....type in .....music essays traditional irish ireland.....you will see where your reels came from. type in...book review origins of the irish...

[@seansean6604]

@@brucecollins4729 An early use of the word Scoti can be found in the Nomina Provinciarum Omnium (Names of All the Provinces), which dates to about AD 312. This is a short list of the names and provinces of the Roman Empire. At the end of this list is a brief list of tribes deemed to be a growing threat to the Empire, which included the Scoti, as a new term for the Irish.[2] There is also a reference to the word in St Prosper's chronicle of AD 431 where he describes Pope Celestine sending St Palladius to Ireland to preach "ad Scotti in Christum" ("to the Scots who believed in Christ").[3]

[@jacqui3414]

No technology, no mobile phones laptops. People much happier and in tune with each other. ❤

[@jacksutherland846]

3:40 her smile is like a ray of sunshine after a terrible storm.

[@ronalds.658]

This is when young people smiled from the heart.

[@jacksutherland846]

@@ronalds.658 Yup! And they (we) used to be taught the truth instead of gang-raped false history that's designed to lure youngsters into perpetuating the greedy illegitimate madness that we can't seem to avoid any longer. It really breaks my heart to be watching our sacred world turn into a big ball of spent shit.

[@pamelaturnbull4344]

As a person from the UK, I found this most joyous. Beautiful, just beautiful x

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

This really is fantastic! What amazes me, beyond their skill, is the fact that none of these dancers were even sweating or breathing hard! That's a lot of physical work!

[@railroad9000]

Wonderful! I was born in RI and at night I used to listen to WWV, Wheeling West Virginia on the AM radio! Learned to appreicate and love that music. I'm 82 living out west and still love the bluegrass music!

[@upnywhiteb]

It doesn't get more American than this. This was filmed in 1965 and I tell my Wife, more often than I should, that everything started to change after 1964. I was born in the 50's and was young in 1965, but I saw the change.

[@unwilling1000]

Another era...another world! Beautiful! Your firsthand explanation of the event...! Excellent! Love from India...

[@Ian-dn6ld]

Sam Solo it’s not exactly another era. Just another culture of America’s many cultures

[@unwilling1000]

@@Ian-dn6ld Agreed! It's a peep into an old world charm which is almost gone, I meant.

[@unwilling1000]

@Deletea Hoffensteader 🙏

[@darlenemiller8117]

I am 57, and this brought back childhood memories. I remember folks gathering at my grandmother's house to play folk and bluegrass music. Furniture was pushed to the walls, the rugs rolled up, and dancing ensued. We're in rural upstate New York. Go to any bluegrass or folk festival, it's still and maybe even more alive than ever! Love it!

[@fourbyfourer]

This brings back great memories at my grandparents when I was young. Every weekend would be get togethers like this. From playing music, to pit parties, to corn roasts. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about the good times and great people of those days and how happy everyone was. Times sure have changed. Thanks for the step back in time Mr. Hoffman.

[@jimroth2473]

Livin' The Dream better days, that’s for sure.

[@philanderton22]

Hi there, Well, it brings tears to my eyes from your words you wrote, hope you are doing fine at this moment, Are are you from NC? I have been to Gainesville Georgia many year ago, and they were playing Bluegrass and Clog dancing, It was so great. Greetings from Holland.

[@stevemoore595]

America - The Land of Oppertunity. How beautiful she was with proper morals and love for one another. This video tugs at my heartstrings and makes me wish for those gentle days again. As all of us, the world, seem to be more torn apart by war, famine, hate and drugs, it is nice to remember that most people are good and only want what is best for their families.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you Steve for your comment. If your resources allow, I would sure appreciate your using the THANKS button under any of my videos including the one you have commented on. It is something new that KZbin is beta testing and would mean a great deal for my continuing efforts. David Hoffman filmmaker

[@sjeeke]

Here I am in continental Europe and every time I come across this old dancing video, I watch it a dozen times. It's such a mood lifter. Also enamoured by that smile of the girl in the checkered dress.

[@Ponyo3816]

David your films are a national treasure.

[@bluewaterpines8323]

Thank you David.Bluegrass and clogging still lives on.What a film.

[@shevetlevi2821]

This is pure gold. I grew up in Queens, NYC. Couldn't be further culturally from this but I love this. Seems like this eventually gave birth to Rockabilly which gave birth to Rock n' Roll. With gratitude, thank you Appalachia.

[@arthurgranville3722]

Lost count of the times I have watched this, love and respect from Arthur in England, uk.

[@burleybater]

Betcha can't watch just once. It reaches down inside ya like yer studyin' for a test. Memorizing every move, every smile, every characterization, every bar of everything played.......as if some magic wave of a wand can transport you right into the middle of that room, that time, that dream, that wonder. Like you would just give anything to be part of it all. And it's no real surprise why. Buried in the middle of it all is a power and a strength that comes from belonging, and it all making sense. That is what we all hunger for, and never more those that ain't got it.

[@ffilchtaeh]

I've seen this so many times and still love it. I love in home movies how you get a glimps of the person behind the camera in a mirror and you caught yourself like that in this one. I love it. Thank you for sharing this.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

at the time, I didn't notice that I was filming myself in the mirror but I love that I did. The camera that I carried including its battery was so heavy. But I couldn't help but dance with the camera as the clogging was going on. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@priceandpride]

The snoozing Gramps and irritated mother in the middle was priceless

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

thank you. But that mother was actually not Irritated. She was shocked by the sound. I remember her still. She was a very sensitive woman who lived in a very rural area and was not used to that many people getting together. But her husband was a local photographer and he wanted to take pictures of the event. Unfortunately I never saw those pictures although I would love to have that now. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@themermaidstale5008]

price and pride, She looked like she had a headache, to me. The granny in the photo looked very disapproving.

[@29Fiorello]

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Oh

[@willb516]

I’m Ecuadorian (South American) and I love this clip because it shows the side of the United States we don’t get to see too often. I’m totally fascinated by the music and the dancing!

[@ShaneAMason]

I just cant help coming back to this time and time again. I want to be there dancing.

[@JohnHoulgate]

I've seen this video a few times over the last 2-3 weeks and it just makes me smile. I love that girl with the pixie haircut. She embodies the joyful spirit of the clogging dance. Thanks for putting this out there. It's a real gift.

[@hillarym4550]

Love this! Wish I could have been there!

[@leeclark4495]

Hey Long Island man, I'm a born and raised Chicago man, but as you I always felt, there's a lot more of America out there to explore and enjoy beyond the city limits.

[@ritabatten4689]

I grew up in the mountains of Southern WV and this was the music and wholesome activity that we loved. I remember a group of musicians in the living room of my grandparents home one Friday night with much singing and dancing.

[@lewisjeffreys9175]

Every time I feel down I play that video. That girls smile just picks me back up again

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Me too. David Hoffman filmmaker

[@sallyclarke2151]

That smile and those dimples!! Great sounds.

[@sararemy4484]

I love this - love it. Reminds me of family reunions in Kentucky where my uncles would play the banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and harmonica and the rest of us would dance like crazy. My dad and his older sister were the best dancers and they could keep going long after everyone else had collapsed onto chairs. I miss those days - best time of my life.

[@geronimosrifle2913]

I was born in 1974 in West Texas in a little house, atomic age home that my Mom and Daddy bought in 1963 we still have that house today and watching these folks Dance, reminded me of our little living room on a Saturday night in the summertime, everybody getting together neighbors and family we would clear the living room floor for fun and dancing. This reminds me so much of when we would make up our own little shows like The Ed Sullivan Show or Hullabaloo. We would do skits and make fun of one another! And the floorboards ! Those floorboards are exactly the same as was in our little house! Amazing shot of memories Just zapped my noggin! I lost my dad in 2016 and I lost my mom a week before Christmas of 2018. This film was so wonderful, it really brought them back home even for a short precious moment. Thank you so very very much. You are an amazing artist and a wonderful soul, it shows in your artwork!

[@emmettbearden1472]

I get chills every time I see this video. This is soul music.

[@elainekent7026]

I watch this every day because it makes me smile as much as that lovely dimpled girl. She looks like such a sweetheart.

[@jacinthemartel7559]

I am from Quebec, Canada, in 1965. we lived the same reality as the U.S.A. In my family, there were Irish ancestors. My grandfather and 4 of his sons played "reels" on New Year's Day when the whole family gathered. This grandfather had 12 sons and 4 daughters. In these evenings, there were songs, stories, dance. The first time I danced a square `` set '' with uncles and aunts, I liked it so much. I felt for the first time what my culture was. Afterwards, the Beatles arrived and the old folks became embarrassed by the daytime their music and everything died out. No one plays the violin, sings or dances because no one knows. Big loss!

[@487409c]

I love this. It never fails tae raise a smile. From an appreciative Ulster Scot.

[@sammydingdong4540]

Beautiful to watch this I am from Lancashire England and clog dancing was a big thing years ago thanks for the insight of these people's enjoyment.

[@tweetymaw]

Not a shy one in the bunch, they really know those step moves. It’s so beautiful to see the enjoyment in their faces.

[@CherokeeBird]

My grandfather used to pick a fiddle in dance halls back in the early to mid 1900's. My mother was an excellent dancer ❤

[@sarahconnor8189]

These kids are just amazing,,,,,absolutely amazing.

[@pauladam2853]

Now this is the reality that made America great.

[@scottmclennan6114]

I have watched this clip many times. I like the seamless blending of the old with the new. Old blokes playing traditional instruments and the young fella playing what looks like a Fender electric guitar. One young bloke wearing a pretty flash shirt with wide lapels and the other fairly conservative. Family all enjoying the music and dancing and the young ready to take their place. We have lost a lot.

[@BE_SUEQ]

When you made this film I was 13 years old .... we had a square dancing club in our town which we had so much fun being a part of...we were ''The Polka Dot Kids''.... great exercise ,and many friendships made..... Love this film ... pure joy to watch and I agree that dimpled smiling bob haired girl in the plaid skirt and the little guy she was dancing with just bless your heart to see the fun joy on their faces... along with all the others.... what a treasure this film is....so glad you were there to capture it.

I watched this thousands of times, still not tired of it! These folks who probably only had the necessities of life made the best of it with their own music, and helped them to live so much more comfortably. And love for family certainly shows. Thank you for making this!

[@CatharticCreation]

The purity of this touches my soul

[@jumpingjellyfishy]

We can see you lugging your outfit there in the mirror a couple of times. Truly amazing job. A timeless and cross-generational culture, and still current. Love it.

[@jos6594]

Well, I am from the Deep South, South America. Never seen or experience this wonderful clog dancing, and let me tell you that at the time of the filming by Mr. Hoffman I was in11 grade in a catholic school in South America . Upon seen this kids dancing with such a marvelous mountain grace, I cannot help wondering what became of those kids. Today I'd like to tell them: thank you for sweetening my life with their grace and dancing.

[@Hannixander]

Good stuff. Spent many weekends camping at bluegrass events. No clogging, but endless music. Thanks.

[@supachaloopa3611]

There are worlds you don't belong to and there are worlds that would welcome you in, if you set aside your reservations and just show an honest and sincere interest. We weren't close to my grandparents- they were country farmers and we grew up in the big city. They would have called these people in this video, "our kind of people". We didn't understand them and couldn't relate to them. When we were kids they bought a horse and kept it on their farm for us, but we only saw them every 2 years. They tried to teach us how to play the piano and the guitar but we were too restless and too eager to get back to our home in the city. Now that we are adults we have such regrets about not allowing our grandparents to be family and teach us their ways. I watch the video above now and then and it reminds me of a life we could have enjoyed if we would have just opened our little minds to the possibility of enjoying both worlds.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

It's not your fault, it's the way you were raised. Your parents should have taken you there more often.

[@paladinsix9285]

That is so Sad! My mother had terminal cancer, so her Aunt, my Great Aunt would take care of me for the Summers. I would be out picking fruit, doing chores, exercising (Riding bareback or saddled) 3 Horses, taking care of dogs, hiking, fishing, swimming. It provided my mom and dad time to be together, and focus on her treatments. I got to relax, yet learn the values of chores, darning my own clothes, cooking on a wood fire stove (there was gas range too), hiking, fishing, trying to learn to paint. No TV, or video games, but lots of time to Read, and to be Outdoors!

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

Very nice dancing! Greetings from Linz Austria 🇦🇹 Europe! 😎💪👍🏔🍺🫡💙🍀🐺

[@robertgibson1036]

The young ladie with bobbed hair really is truly enjoying her self look at the warm natural expression on her face she echoes a simpler place in time , like a young girl the Walton children would invite home for supper ,

[@billhanna8838]

Im a kiwi from NZ - Music the voice of the world .

[@richardborders2]

Thank you so much for posting this! I smiled the whole time. This is the music culture of my forefathers and I feel it deeply within my soul. Scotts/Irish, Cherokee/Choctaw, Kentucky/Tennessee

[@annmariek5537]

One of the reasons I started clogging three years ago was because of this very scene. Such amazing music and such infectious joy!

[@cbass2755]

Such a fun video! I love listening and watching these wonderful people clog! My feet were going with them in dance. I can’t dance the way I used to, but I can enjoy and watch here. Thank you….thank you cloggers! My heart jumps with you beautiful people ❤