Where was I last Saturday night? At home, as ordered by the State of Ohio. What was I doing? Dancing with more than 1300 clogging friends at the first Worldwide Clogging Fun Dance!
Don't hand me no germs, I'll do this dance by myself!
Come on, come on to Cabin Fever Clogging Workshop! Let's dance.
Come on, come on to Cabin Fever Clogging Workshop! Getting there is half the fun.
The time arrived to pack up the Mighty Cruze and head north to Mansfield, Ohio for the first clogging workshop of the year!
I arrived Friday afternoon in time to experience one of Mansfield’s major attractions:
Richland Carrousel Park opened in 1991, and was recently closed briefly for maintenance work. It looked all shiny and new!
And the real prize is time together: FFC Awards Banquet
As we continue “chugging” into a new year of clogging, Fancy Free took time to honor the accomplishments and special moments of 2019 with our annual awards banquet.
This event was once tied to the Christmas party, but has morphed into a celebration to look forward to after the holidays are done. Plus, it gives us an excuse to eat twice!
We gathered together in late January (minus a few out sick, because ‘tis the season) to carry on the tradition.
A clogger's day off.
Action! Back to the studio, cloggers.
Fa-BOO-lous weekend at FFC Clog Camp 2019! DAY TWO
Fa-BOO-lous weekend at FFC Clog Camp 2019! DAY ONE
Clog Camp 2019 at Fancy Free Studio has it all: Halloween theme, dance studio sleepover, toilet paper toss, team spirit, dance-off, and so much more.
This annual event is not what you might expect. We don’t spend the whole weekend dancing, and non-cloggers are heartily welcomed. It’s more of a team-building and bonding weekend, although previous years have included campers from Chillicothe Dance and the Riverside Cloggers.
Clogging calamity: Where's the speaker, Evie?
For a day, I clogged with Kings!
Still recovering from Smoky Mountain Encore, I made a much shorter drive to Columbus, Ohio for a rare opportunity hosted by the Yellow Rose Cloggers.
One Day Only: Clog with Josh provided a rare opportunity to learn from Josh King, an acclaimed clogging instructor who originally hails from Texas but will soon be returning with his family to Melbourne, Australia.
Even if you don’t know his name, you probably know some of his choreography. Does “All Shook Up” ring a bell?
It's a CLOG world after all: Smoky Mountain Encore 2019
Smoky Mountain Encore workshop in Gatlinburg, TN is a favorite for Fancy Free Cloggers. Many non-dancing family members tag along to enjoy a mini vacation while we clog our feet off. Our young dancers were particularly excited about this year’s Disney theme and the chance to dress up as princesses in the show.
New wallpaper and...a clogging stage? Homescapes game holds a fun surprise.
Regarding phone games, I haven’t progressed beyond Words with Friends. Shout out to high school classmate Aaron, my toughest opponent! However, a screenshot from Fancy Free Clogger Dustin expanded my gaming repertoire at least temporarily to include Homescapes.
Why? The game contains a surprise clogging reference!
World of Clogging Workshop 2018, another day of dance!
Riverside Cloggers celebrate a decade of dance!
Ten years of clogging calls for a party! (And cake!) Riverside Cloggers of Point Pleasant, WV spent St. Patrick's Day celebrating their first decade as a team. The official anniversary was March 10, but most of the dancers were in Gatlinburg for Smoky Mountain Encore that weekend.
Dia de los competition clogging at Florida Clogging Festival 2018!
Dia de los workshop clogging at Florida Clogging Festival 2018!
Get out and clog! Cabin Fever Workshop 2018: THE PREQUEL
Nothing cures winter doldrums like a clogging workshop! It was my privilege to join approximately 161 delightful folks in Mansfield, Ohio last weekend to dance it out at Cabin Fever, hosted by the Buckeye Country Cloggers.
Every trip has its challenges. Same as last year, I drove the 140ish miles to Mansfield the night before Cabin Fever. The difficulty came in trying to eat dinner Friday.
Here's what this clogger is currently...(February edition)
Welcome to February! What are all the cloggers up to? I'll start!
Here's what THIS clogger is currently...
Reading
Talking Feet: Solo Southern Dance of the Appalachian, Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountain Regions by Mike Seeger, with style profiles and footlatures by Ruth Pershing. There is a documentary by the same name which I do not currently own, but I have found clips online. More to come about this book in a future blog post.
Dance studio games: treasure hunt
Need a party game for an event at the clogging studio? Try a treasure hunt! I had so much fun creating an outdoor treasure hunt for Clog Camp at Fancy Free Studio last weekend, I decided to write clues for an indoor dance studio treasure hunt. We have unique decor at FFC Studio (Bean Chicken, I'm lookin' at you!), but these clues focus on items visible at dance classes everywhere. Customize as needed to fit your location.