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Would you like to try clog dancing?
Charnwood Clog Step Dancers are holding an Open Evening 7.45pm Monday January 20th in Rothley Village Hall.
We can lend you clogs to get you started. We are a very friendly group and are keen to recruit new members. You can find out more about us on our website www.charnwoodclog.co.uk or email mail@charnwoodclog.co.uk … or please phone our local Rothley member, Alison on 01163 484528 to find out more.
Clog dancing in England emerged during the Industrial Revolution, when large numbers of young people left the countryside for the new cities. Times were hard. They worked in the mills and had left behind the rituals of agricultural life. They had to invent their own entertainment … to the rhythm of the weaving machines, and with the sound of their clogs on the newly paved streets. Clog dancing became hugely popular during the eighteen hundreds, at the Music Hall, and with lots of competitions. Tap dancing has its origins in clog dancing merging in USA with rythms from Africa.
Charnwood Clog Step Dancers formed in 1977 and have been going strong ever since! We dance a wide selection of traditional styles of step dancing from many parts of the British Isles. The sound of the wooden clogs adds precise percussion to the rhythm of hornpipes, reels, waltzes and jigs. We ‘dance out’ at pubs, fetes and festivals, and put on shows and talks and workshops for interested organisations. Come and see what we do and have a go!