The first assumption from the general crowd was “Do they wear wooden shoes?” The answer is NO, we wear tap shoes! Clogging is a shuffle based percussive style dance traditionally danced to Bluegrass & Country music. But over time clogging has evolved….
Now dancing to high-energy-modern-day music, the style has really grown to be more than its clogging roots and taken on an “Anything Goes” attitude. We mix Irish Step, Tap, Clogging, Line Dancing and pretty much anything in between! It’s danced at double time and has the power of Irish step, the detail in timing as Tap and the footwork similar to Line Dancing BUT with a very energetic feel. NO OTHER STUDIO in the Ventura teaches the style and level that is offered here. The Clogging community is small but growing fast!
For comfort, most of Crickett’s cloggers just glue clogging taps onto comfortable tennis shoes such as Vans and Converse. Here are some photos of the double steel taps we wear. Much different than a “tap-dance” single tap.
White shoes with clogging taps.
Traditional Standing Line
Eastbound & Down by the SuperSuckers
Traditional Couples Dance
Black Irish by The Devil Makes 3
An Acapella – No Music!
The Ventucky Stompers 