Films / Videos / DVDs=======================
"Lancashire Clog Dancing - I" by Pat Tracey, made by
Garland Films, Sheffield, England. On this video, Pat Tracey demonstrates some of the
dances that developed in the industrial area of East Lancashire in England in the early
nineteenth century. These originated with the cotton weavers who danced in wooden soled
clogs and are in the HEEL and TOE tradition which is the earliest known style of clog
dancing. Initially, they were danced by the weavers themselves for general entertainment
but eventually found their way onto the Music Hall stage. Clog dancing is widely
acknowledged as a forerunner of modern tap dancing. Pat, who comes from East Lancashire,
learned the traditional style which was passed down to her through members of her family.
The video shows three dance sequences performed in appropriate settings: 1) a Clog
Sailor's Hornpipe, 2) an Exhibition Dance, and 3) a Weaver's Outdoor Dance performed in
iron-shod clogs. Each sequence is introduced by Pat with a brief explanation of the
history and development of the dances. The dances have been filmed at performance speed,
first in full length and second in close-up. "Lancashire Clog Dancing - II" by Pat Tracey, made by Garland Films, Sheffield, England. The dances demonstrated by Pat Tracey on this video originated in the industrial areas of East Lancashire in England during the boom period of the cotton industry following the end of the Cotton Famine created by the American Civil War of 1861-65. The rapid growth of the cotton weaving towns at that time gave a great impetus to the clog dancing that had developed among the weavers earlier in the century. Not only did Lancashire clog dancing get taken by professional performers on to the Music Hall stage, but there was also a growth in local dancing with individual styles emerging in different areas, often reflecting in turn the dances performed by the professionals. Two of the dances shown on this video originated during this period and were passed on to Pat, who is a native of East Lancashire, by her mother from previous generations of the family. They are: 1) a Hornpipe, and 2) a Jig. For the final sequence Pat, with the help of the Reading Traditional Step and Dance Group (Reading Cloggies), has reconstructed a lively evening party in Lancashire in the 1940s where descendants of immigrant Irish workers, who adapted their traditional dancing to Lancashire clog, are showing off their hybrid form of dancing known as Lancashire/Irish. Each sequence is introduced by Pat with a brief explanation of the history and development of the dance. The dances have been filmed first in full length at performance speed, and second in close-up. Email: barry@endcliffe.demon.co.uk or folkshop@efdss.org Pat Tracey's Instructional Videos: two on "Old Lancs. Clogging," and two on "Lancashire Hornpipe" routines. Pat distributes these herself usually at workshops. Contact her via: barry@endcliffe.demon.co.uk or folkshop@efdss.org "Sammy Bell" made by Garland Films, Sheffield, England. Sammy was a boy champion clog dancer in the 1930s in the Ashington area. He regularly performed in the working mens' clubs and at the "go-as-you-pleases" on a 3 ft. high pedestal as a "double act" with Jimmy Ellwood. His hornpipe steps date from this period. Whilst the steps are fairly easy the "breaks" are tricky. They can be "doubled" off both feet for a competition if required. Sammy is seen performing most of these steps in this film/video and also talking about his life on the stage. Email: anne.garrison@virgin.net or barry@endcliffe.demon.co.uk or folkshop@efdss.org "Sam Sherry - Step Dancer" made by John Tchalenko in 1980, an Arts Council-sponsored film. Features the Five Sherry Brothers' act which included Sam on guitar, and Sam, Harry and Peter performing their acrobatic fiddle dance. The finale was the acrobatic dancing act -- step dances, acrobatic routines and a fast winging routine. They wore tap shoes and evening dress and it was a sensational show-stopping act. Further details at: http://www.mustrad.org.uk/enth25.htm "Sam Sherry - Lancashire Step Dancer" by Barry Callaghan for the English Folk Dance and Song Society. Includes three of Sam's dance sequences, the jig, waltz and Exhibition Lancashire, aimed as a teaching aid. [His singing was recorded on the Veteran Records label in 1989, and includes Sam and Peter recorded in 1950 singing "You Can Always Ask an Expert," as well as a 1930 recording of the Five Sherry Brothers singing "Say That You're Sorry" "with actual step dancing" re-mastered from an old 78 rpm record]. Further details at: http://www.mustrad.org.uk/enth25.htm Email: mailorder@veteran.co.uk or barry@endcliffe.demon.co.uk or folkshop@efdss.org "Fascinatin' Rhythm: The Story of Tap" - BBC Omnibus film first shown in 2002, also features clog dancer Sam Sherry at the age of 88. Not yet available on video. There may be private video recordings around, try posting a message on rec.folk-dancing or uk.folk.music. "Bill Gibbon's Canal Boatmans' Steps" - made by Garland Films, Sheffield, England. Bill Gibbons worked for most of his life on the wide-boats on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Canal boat-people were always renowned for their step dancing, and Bill developed his whilst steering his boat and dancing in time to the beat of the single cylinder engine. Email: barry@endcliffe.demon.co.uk or folkshop@efdss.org "Clog Dance" - Reel #12 - rental video in NTSC format from CDSS (USA only). Originally filmed by Tony Barrand in 1979. Features: 'Hornpipe' (Durham style) - danced by Peter Brown (pupil of Johnson Ellwood); Green Ginger (3 dancers, woman in center with red clogs was runner-up in the 1979 Northern Counties Championships); 'Waltz Clog' - danced by Green Ginger; 'Westmoreland Reel' - danced by Hoddesden Crownsmen; 'Solo Clog' by Green Ginger; 'Cumberland Reel' - danced by Green Ginger (4 women in reel formation); 'Westmoreland Reel' - danced by Hoddesden Crownsmen (3 women in reel formation). Email: sales@cdss.org [Note: these recordings have now been digitised and uploaded to the dance archive website at: The Digital Video Research Archive of Morris, Sword, and Clog Dancing at Boston University - English and American Performances 1975 - present - see below] ======================= Reading Cloggies' Festivals - Performers Shows, Workshop Showcases & Lectures
Workshops:Hornpipe Routine - Pat Tracey Irish Step Dancing - Linda Heneghan Freestyle English Clog & Improvers 17 step Lakeland Routine - Ian Dunmur Basic Lakeland - John Walford Sammy Bell’s Waltz - Sammy Bell & Laurie Mulliner Sammy Bell’s Hornpipe - Sammy Bell & Laurie Mulliner Putting the Steps back into Country Dancing - Jennifer Millest Cape Breton Stepping - Dot Mulliner & Chris Brady Appalachian Clogging - The Steptones
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Pat Pickles & Jig Dolls
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Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. Jig Dolls - Pat Pickles 2. Appalachian Freestyle Flatfooting’: Ross Allen. Musician: Jackie Rawlinson. 3. Clog Waltz to Welsh tunes: Greenwood Clog. Musician: Eric Foxley. 4. Cloverleaf Clog. Musician: Ivan Wright. a/ Priest in His Boots, old Irish jig from Dan Furey; b/ Jackie's Broom Dance:. 5. Sam Sherry's Clog Polka’: Melanie Barber. Musician: John Dickson. 6. Welsh Clog Hornpipe’: Cobblers Awl 7. Jig Dolls Duet’: Val. Knight. Musician: Simon Knight. 8. Traditional Dartmoor Steps: Rachel Hitchcock - 1993 Dartmoor Champion Step Dancer. Musician: Alan Pittwood. 9. Clog Waltz for Six’: Green Ginger. Musician: Pete Fletcher. 10. 16-step Lakeland Exhibition Hornpipe from the Robinson family: Deborah Kermode (of Furness Clog). Musician: Ian Dunmur. 11. 1930's Tap Steps: Alex Woodcock & Kay Knightingale. Musician: Paul Earwicker. 12. Madeliene Ingleheanr & National Early Dance Group: a/ The Richmond or early Sailor's Hornpipe from 1716 b/ The New Female Saylor’ c/ The New Female Saylor - a la Nancy Dawson 13. Camden Cloggies. Musican: John Dickson. a/ Clog Sailor's Hornpipe’ b/ Lancs/Irish Routine. 14. Old Lancs/Heel & Toe Routine: Pat Tracey. Musician: John Dickson. 15. Ermintrude's Waltz’: Tankerton Steppers 16. Irish Traditional 'Sean-Nos' Stepping from Connemara: Mick Mulkerrin. Musician: Simon Knight.
Workshop Showcase:1. Northumberland & Durham Hornpipe. Tutors: Alex Woodcock / Kay Knightingale. Musicians: Paul Earwicker / Andy Johnson. 2. Lakeland Clog Hornpipe. Tutor: John Walford. Musicians: Bob Archer / Alec Hitchcock. 3. Irish Traditional 'Sean-Nos' Steps. Tutor: Mick Mulkerrin. Musican: Alan Pittwood. 4. Scottish Hard-Shoe Flowers of Edinburgh. Tutor: Colin Robertson. Musician: John Ryall. 5. Clog Waltz in Old Lancs/Heel & Toe Style. Tutor: Pat Tracey. Musician: John Dickson. 6. Northumberland & Durham Clog Hornpipe. Tutor: Geoff Hughes. Musician: Keith Holloway. 7. Adamson's Clog Hornpipe from East Fife. Tutor: Lesley Gowers. Musician: Ben Thackeray. 8. Clog Waltz in N.E. (Northumberland & Durham) Style. Tutors: Sue Jenkinson / Rosie Fletcher. Musician: Pete Fletcher. 9. Pedestal Hornpipe from Marion Cowper. Tutors: Ian Dunmur / Frances Allison. Musician: Alan Pittwood. 10. Old Irish Single Time from Dan Furey. Tutor: Chris Brady. Musicians: Eric and Rory Foxley. 11. Bert Bowden's Schottische. Tutor: Melanie Barber. Musician: Allan Sissons. 12. Appalachian Freestyle Flatfooting. Tutors: Ross Allen with Penny & John Allen. Musician: Jackie Rawlinson. 13. Clog-in or 'Sean-Nos' Session. Musician: Jackie Rawlinson.
Lecture:“Reminiscences of Collecting Traditional Dance in the British Isles" by Joan Flett
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. Cape Breton Strathspey & Reel Steps - from Cape Breton, as collected by Jo & Simon Harmer from Jackie Dunn, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Chequered Flag. 2. Ottawa Valley Steps from Eastern Canada. 3. Jig Dolls: Jenny Foster / Julie Franklin. Musician: Peter Clifton. 4. Clog Waltz: Cloverleaf Clog. 5. Shepherd's Dance (as choreographed by the group): Cloverleaf Clog. 6. A Job of Journey-work - an Irish traditional set dance in the old style, as collected from Dan Furey and James Keane, in County Clare: Céline Tubridy. Musician: Michael Tubridy. 7. Lakeland Clog Hornpipe - Ian's famous 17-step routine based on traditional steps: Ian Dunmur. Musician: Ben Thackeray. 8. Cheshire/North Lancs Competition Clog: Jennifer Hill - 1994 Saddleworth Rushcart Champion Clog Dancer. Musician: Tony Hill. 9. Mrs. Willis's Rag by Jennifer Hill. Musician: Tony Hill. 10. Alex Boydell. Musician: Alan Pittwood. a/ Traditional Northern Clog Hornpipe Steps - as collected in the 1940s from Tommy Atkins [North Lancs] and Fred Foster [High Spen], and evolved by Alex. b/ Clog Steps in Slip-Jig Time - as evolved by Alex in free-style form. 11. Northumberland & Durham Championship Clog - steps from the Ellwood family and Doris Hawkes: Lynette Eldon - 1982 Northern Counties Clog Dancing Champion. Musician: Keith Holloway. 12. Military Drumbeat Clog in Old Lancs Heel & Toe Style: Pat Tracey. Musician: John Dickson. 13. Bill Gibbons Irish Jig - a social dance from Burscough on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, as collected by Madeleine Smith: Camden Cloggies. Musician: John Dickson. 14. Appalachian Clogging - by as choreographed by the group: Touchwood Clog. 15. American Tap Routine: Becky Daybles & Sophi Keen, from Ronnie Collis’ Chaplin's Stage School, Northampton. 16. Professional Pedestal Clog: Ronnie Collis, founder of Chaplin's Stage School, Northampton.
Workshop Showcase:1. Beginners N.E. Clog Waltz from Alec Woodcock. Tutor: Kay Nightingale. Musician: Paul Earwicker. 2. Beginners N.E. Clog Hornpipe. Tutor: Mike Cherry. Musician: Eric Foxley. 3. Beginners Lakeland Clog. Tutor: John Walford. Musician: Frank Lee. 4. Bill Gibbons Canal-Boatman's Steps as collected by Madeleine Smith. Tutor: Melanie Jordan. Musician: Alan Sissons. 5. Lakeland Clog in Ragtime. Tutors: Ian Dunmur / Lesley Gowers. Musician: Ben Thackeray. 6. Dartmoor Competition Steps. Tutor: Jennifer Millest. Musician: Alan Pittwood. [Refer to the 1993 Festival Video to see Champion Dartmoor Step Dancer, Rachel Hitchcock]. 7. Northumberland & Durham Championship Clog. Tutor: Lynette Eldon. Musician: Peter Clifton. 8. Old Style Irish Hornpipe Steps from James Keane and Dan Furey of Co. Clare. Tutor: Céline Tubridy. Musians: Michael Tubridy / Alec Hitchcock / Justine Lowde. 9. Scottish Sailor's Hornpipe. Tutor: Colin Robertson. Musician: Terri Robertson. 10. Lancashire/Irish Jig Steps. Tutor: Pat Tracey. Musician: John Dickson. 11. Marley Buck & Wing Clog. Tutor: Tony Barrand. Musicians: Peter Clifton / Andy Johnson. 12. Appalachian Clogging. Tutors: Jay & Geoff Cubitt. Musicians: Derrick Hale / Karl Moore.
Additional Footage:Marley Buck & Wing Clog as recorded at a workshop with Anna Marley and Tony Barrand, in Rockville, Connecticut, USA, in 1993 - 1. The New Marley Dancers, 2. Workshop ‘Show-n-Tell’
Barn Dance Displays:Newcastle Cloggies: intro: Chris Metherell 1. Diddy Dixon's Exhibition Lakeland Steps 2. Lakeland Three Hand Reel 3. Veronica Ryan's Buck & Wing Steps from Accrington
Reading Cloggies: intro: Brian Jones 1. Miss Gayton's Hornpipe from Scotland: Lesley Gowers. Musician: Ben Thackeray. 2. The Priest in his Boots from Dan Furey, Co. Clare: Céline Tubridy / Chris Brady / Lesley Gowers. Musicians: Michael Tubridy / Alec Hitchcock. 3. Sam Sherry's Lancashire Hornpipe: Padiham Clog - in memory of team member Gemma Watson. 4. Marian Cowper's Pedestal Clog: Francis Allison. Musician: Ian Dunmur
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. Marley Buck and Wing - New Dancing Marleys 2. Advanced Clog Waltz - Alex Woodcock 3. Marley Soft Shoe - New Dancing Marleys 4. Lakeland Clog - Ian Dunmur 5. Marley Clog Waltz - New Dancing Marleys 6. Marley Pedestal Clog - New Dancing Marleys 7. Sam Sherry’s Hornpipe - Harry Cowgill 8. Marley Military Drum Roll - New Dancing Marleys 9. Northumberland & Durham Clog - Lynette Eldon 10. Marley Staircase Dance & Tambourine Overture - New Dancing Marleys 11. Lancashire & Cheshire Championship Clog - Jennifer Hill 12. English Music Hall Items - Pat Tracey & Camden Clog 13. Marley Irish Jig - New Dancing Marleys
Workshop Showcase:1. Marley Family Buck And Wing Clog - Tony Barrand 2. Sam Sherry's Exhibition Clog Hornpipe - Peter Clifton 3. Appalachian Step And Mountain Dancing - Jay & Geoff Cubitt 4. Lakeland Clog - Ian Dunmur 5. Northumberland/Durham Championship Clog Hornpipe - Lynette Eldon 6. Northumberland And Durham Clog Hornpipe - Lesley Gowers 7. Cape Breton Step Dancing - Jo And Simon Harmer 8. Welsh Clog Broom Dance - Trevor Monson 9. Marley Military Drum Roll - Kari Smith, 10. Mixed Rhythm Lancashire Clog Routine - Pat Tracey 11. Lakeland Clog - John Walford 12. Quickstep Routine - Alex Woodcock & Kay Nightingale.
Lecture:"How the History of American Wooden Shoe (Clog) Dancing was Discovered" by Rhett Krause & Tony Barrand.
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. The Northampton Four - The Honeysuckle and the Bee - Routine devised by B.L. Collis 2. Stage Tap - Ronnie Collis 3. None So Pretty - Jig collected by Cecil Sharp in Fieldtown, Oxfordshire - Jack Brown 4. Improvised Scottish Step Dance - as danced in Cape Breton, Canada - Frank McConnell 5. Miss Gayton’s Hornpipe - collected in 1959 by T & J Flett from Miss E Wallace of Kilmarnock - Lesley Gowers 6. Step Dance Tunes from the New Forest - Stan Seamen 7. Yorkshire Clog Dance - Gwen Naylor 8. Northumberland and Durham Clog Dance - Peter Brown 9. Modern Style French Canadian Step Dancing - which became popular in the folk revival of the 1970’s - Ross Allan
Workshop Showcase:1. Northumberland and Durham Clog Hornpipe - Peter Brown 2. Lakeland Clog - Gill McNab 3. English Social Dances with Stepping - John Walford 4. Sammy Bell’s Exhibition Hornpipe - Tony Sever 5. Run o’t Mill - Theresa Hindle and Deborah Riley 6. Lily of Laguna - Gwen Naylor 7. Irish Set dance - Val Knight 8. The Dirk Dance - John Wesencraft and Jane Lloyd 9. Jig Steps - Peter Clifton 10. Appalachian Clogging - Ross Allan 11. Old Lancs Heel and Toe - Pat Tracey and Katherine Tattershall 12. Adamson’s Clog Hornpipe - Ian Dunmur
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show - compère Roy Dommett:1. Ossy Cloggers were formed by Theresa Hindle in 1979. They will dance an unaccompanied Military Routine which represents a corps of drums, the solo drummer/dancer leading and the rest of the corps joining in a repeat, as in a drum and bugle band. 2. Shuttlers Clog from Buxton in Derbyshire perform a Broom Dance. These steps come from the South West of England and are danced to the music of the Bacca Pipes Jig, played by Roger Howard. 3. Ian Dunmur, co-founder of Reading Cloggies, dances his set of 17 Lakeland Steps collected by Tom and Joan Flett and by Ian from various Lakeland sources. He is accompanied by Ben Thackeray. 4. Jo Harmer and Nina Barrel of Chequered Flag will be performing strathspey and reel steps in Cape Breton style to the music of Tracey Dares, Dave MacIsaac and Jerry Holland of Cape Breton. 5. Padiham Panache - Alison Hargreaves and Carrie Davies dance a mixed rhythm unaccompanied routine put together by them and Louise Nutter. 6. Penny Brookman and Dennis Victory came together through Traditional Arts Projects (TAPS) for a show called Rhythm in my Sole, in 1996. Although from very different dance backgrounds, they work on the interaction of steps and rhythms from a range of percussive dance styles and musical cultures, usually improvising their performances to suit unusual locations! Music is performed by Keith Holloway (melodeon) and Charles Spicer (oboe). 7. Ednie Wilson's set of seven slip jig steps devised to Northumbrian triple jig time, is the result of a project which was begun ten years ago and came to fruition two years ago. Based on the works of jazz poets, it translates the rhythm of the words so as to mimic jazz poetry. Accompanied by Chris Metherell - melodeon. 8. Pat Tracey shows us an Old Lancashire Heel and Toe dance taught by her grandfather to her mother, who in turn passed it on to her. She is accompanied by Paul Hudson. 9. Ira Bernstein is regarded as one of the most versatile and accomplished performers of percussive step dancing in America and, in particular, as one of the foremost southern-Appalachian-style flatfooters in the world. His repertoire is a wide array of dances that all share a common thread: the production of rhythmic, percussive sounds: he refers to his art as Ten Toe Percussion. Concerts of Ten Toe Percussion include an eclectic mix of rhythm tap dancing, Appalachian flatfooting, English clogging, Irish step dancing, Canadian step dancing and South African boot dancing. Today, Ira will be putting together a 15 minutes performance especially for the day. He will be accompanied by his own musician, Trevor Stuart, who is regarded as one of the top, young, traditional fiddlers in America.
Workshop Showcase:1. Old Lancashire Heel and Toe Steps - John Walford 2. Northumberland and Durham Clog Hornpipe - Peter Brown 3. Irish Jig from Burscough - Madeleine Smith 4. Bacca Pipes and Other Jigs - Jack Brown 5. Dutch Dance from Veronica Ryan - Theresa Hindle And Deborah Riley 6. Miss Gayton's Hornpipe - Lesley Gowers 7. Elsie Brooks Schottische Steps - Ednie Wilson 8. Cape Breton Reel and Strathspey Steps - Jo Harmer 9. Ivy Sands Exhibition Steps - Chris and Alice Metherell 10. Appalachian Flatfooting - Ira Bernstein
Lecture:"The Anomaly of Appalachian Clogging in the United Kingdom" by Ira Bernstein
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. 3 Dance Routine - Knicker-Bocker Glory 2. Her y Dafern / Tavern Contest - Osian Evans and Aron Davies 3. Waltz Medley - City Clickers 4. Rhythm Tap - Ira Bernstein 5. Country Dance Medley - 1. Maids Morris, 2. Subriny’s Minuet, 3. Northern Nancy - Ladies Maid 6. Cowper’s Pedestal Dance - Ian Dunmur 7. Sauerländer 5 and Kruz König dances from Germany- Reading Cloggies 8. Quebecois Waltz Clog - Ira Bernstein 9. 1. 3/2 Hornpipe, 2. Modern, 3. Ragtime - Jane Pollitt 10. 2 Dance Routine - Footnotes & Trocadero - Puffin Billy’s 11. 10 Best Rhythm - Blues and Jazz - Dennis Victory 12. Appalachian Flatfooting - Ira Bernstein
Workshop Showcase:1. Lakeland Clog Steps and Dances - John Walford 2. Sammy Bell’s Waltz Steps - Julie Williams 3. Morris Jigs - All the Winds and Shepherd’s Hey - Jack Brown 4. Scottish Reels c. 1800 - Anne Daye 5. Musicians - Chris Jewell 6. Carmarthenshire Contemporary Clog - Ossian Evans and Aron Davies 7. British Jazz Tap - Dennis Victory 8. Lancashire Irish Party Dance - Pat Tracey 9. Anna Marley’s Soft Shoe Clog Steps 10. Lancashire and Cheshire Competition Style Hornpipe - Jane Pollitt 11. Appalachian Flatfooting - Ira Bernstein
Lecture:"The Strathspey Reel - Strictly National and Peculiar to Scotland" by Anne Day
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. Cumberland Sword Dance - Allenova School of Dance 2. Sheepskins - Isis 3. Dance for Five - Woodfidley 4. Step Dancing in 6/8 from the Outaouais Region - Pierre Chartrand 5. Hit the Road, Jack - Allenova School of Dance 6. Jig Steps from Sam Sherry (1970s) - Peter Clifton 7. Westmoreland Steps to Ragtime Tunes - Pennyroyal Clog Dancers 8. Step Dancing in 3/2 from the Saguenny Region - Pierre Chartrand 9. A Capella - Broken Ankles 10. A North East Reel with Additional Steps - Jane Pollitt 11. The Music of the Mills - Pat Tracey and Camden Sharp Steppers 12. Step Dancing in 2/4 - Pierre Chartrand
Workshop Showcase:1. Musicians Workshop - Jack Brothwell 2. Waltz, Hornpipe, Reel and Jig - Mike Cherry 3. Mrs. Marhoff’s Single Hornpipe - John Walford 4. Westmoreland/Lakeland Clog Hornpipe - Jennifer Millest 5. Manx Dances - Nigel Close & Woodfidley 6. Northumberland and Durham Clog Hornpipe - Peter Brown 7. Music Hall Routines: Lily of Laguna & Narcissus - Lesley Gowers 8. The Earl of Erroll - according to the Hill Manuscript 1841 - Colin Robertson 9. Five Step Reel - Jane Pollitt 10. French Canadian Step Dancing from the Saguenay Region - Pierre Chartrand
Lecture:"The Origins of Step Dancing in Quebec, the Saguenay Region and its Style" by Pierre Chartrand.
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. Open Ring - Appalachian Clogging - Broken Ankles 2. Pat Tracey’s Slow Hornpipe - Crosby Lake Clatterers 3. Hambone Percussion - Julie Young accompanied by Bob Walser 4. Welsh Clog - Annie Moore & Mike Cherry 5. Steps Collected in the North East - In Step Research Team 6. Ontario Waltz - Jo Harmer 7. Rapper Sword dance - High Spen Blue Diamonds Rapper
Workshop Showcase:1. Appalachian Clogging Routine - Penny & Anthony Allan 2. Musicians Workshop & Assembled Musicians - Jack Brothwell 3. The Sailors Hornpipe - Bob Parker 4. Lakeland Clog - John Walford 5. Rapper Sword Dance - Alex Fisher 6. Liverpool Hornpipe & Cumberland Sword Dance - Jennifer Millest 7. Old Lancs. Heel & Toe Routine B - Kathryn Tattershall 8. Woodland Flowers Routine - Geoff Hughes 9. Welsh Clog Step - Carol Loughlin 10. Jig Steps from Sam Sherry - Peter Clifton 11. Rapper Sword dance - High Spen Blue Diamonds
Lecture:"21 Years Collecting Clog" by Chris Metherell
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: via Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. Durham Hornpipe - Young Miscellany - musician: Andrew Swaine 2. Irish Hard and Soft Shoe - Heneghan Dancers 3. Sam Sherry Exhibition Step - Chas Fraser - musician: Ian Dunmur 4. A Musical Mudley - Paul Hutchinson 5. North Country Clog - Brenda Walker - musician: Bridie Walker 6. Rag Time Band - Simon Harmer - musician: Jo Harmer 7. Rapper Sword Dance - East Saxon Sword - musician: Paul Draper
Workshop Showcase:1. Musicians Workshop and Assembled Musicians - Paul Hutchinson 2. Devon Broom and Al Bal Whenney - Rachel Hitchcock 3. Sam Sherry’s Lancashire Hornpipe - Chas Fraser 4. Westmoreland Memory - Chris Coe 5. East Fife Hornpipe - Lesley Thackeray 6. Bedlam (I Love My Love) - Karen and Colin Cater 7. Ontario Waltz - Jo Harmer 8. Northumberland and Durham Jig Steps - Breda Walker 9. Rapper Sword Dance - East Saxon Sword
Lecture:"Collection of Traditional and Step Dancing and Clog Revival over the last 50 years" by Jennifer Millest
Video or DVD (PAL or NTSC) versions are available. All enquires to: Annie Moore at 100014.2120@compuserve.com , or Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com , or Anne Garrison at anne@argarrison.plus.com , or Wizard Video Productions Ltd at info@wizardvideo.co.uk / tel: +44 (0) 1428 682896 / fax: +44 (0) 1428 684690 / web: www.wizardvideo.co.uk
Performers Show:1. Fran’s Dance - Oracle, Newport - musicians: Revelation 2. Lakeland Steps - Ian Dunmur - musician: Ben Thackeray 3. Elsie Brooks Steps - Sam Steele - Ridgeway Revellers - musician Ben Thackeray 4. Manx Fisherman’s Jig - Ian Craigs duet with Jean Smith - Brenda Walker’s Reels - musician: Jean Smith 5. St. Patrick’s Day; Reel-Jig-Hornpipe Medley - David James - musician: Ian Graham 6. Sam Sherry’s Waltz Steps - Carol Nutter - musician: John Dickson 7. Advanced Old Lancs. - Lancashire Irish - Camden Clog - John Dickson
Workshop Showcase:1. Musicians Workshop & Assembled Musicians - Ian Dunmur 2. The Nutting Girl, Morris Jig - Mike Garland 3. Pat Tracey’s Beginners Waltz - Kathryn Tattershall 4. Moving Feet - Simon Harmer 5. Balaronian Maid (song) - Karen and Colin Cater 6. The Blackbird - David James 7. Marley Military Roll - Carol Nutter 8. Elsie Willis Double Hornpipe - Ian Craigs 9. Sam Sherry’s Schottische
"Cromer Lifeboat Crew" made by Garland Films, Sheffield, England. This was filmed in the lifeboat house at Cromer. It consists of a 'session' of individuals step dancing to melodeon, much like sessions in public houses throughout the U.K. up until the early 1900s. Sadly this unique tradition in Cromer has now entirely died out which makes this recording one of the more valuable records of English traditional step dancing. Email: barry@endcliffe.demon.co.uk or folkshop@efdss.org
Traditional Step Dancing Considerable video footage for uploading of traditional step dancing in Ireland, including hornpipe, jig and reel steps, cross-stick dance, half-door dancing, and brush dancing is in preparation. "Old Style Traditional Irish Step Dancing" by Joe O'Donovan, for Comhaltas - Coiste Co. Chorcaí. Joe was 78 when he recorded this tape. He is universally regarded as the leading authority on, and exponent of, Old Style Irish Traditional Dancing. Born in Cork City in 1918, Joe learned his first steps at his father's Dancing Club in Blackpool and went on to win Munster and All-Ireland titles. Joe met most of the great traditional dancers from the turn of the century onward, many of whom visited his father's club and passed on their wonderful individual steps to Joe. These amongst other great steps are included in this video. Joe has devoted a lifetime to the study, and teaching of all forms of Irish Traditional Dancing. Write directly to: Joe O'Donovan, Dun Chaoin, Ione Park, Mayfield, Cork, Ireland. "Traditional Irish Step Dancing" by Joe O'Donovan. This definitive recording of Jo's extensive repertoire was recorded in conjunction with Belfast College. It is available privately. Write directly to: Joe O'Donovan, Dun Chaoin, Ione Park, Mayfield, Cork, Ireland.
"Camau Cyntaf Clocsio" - FD03. Owen Huw Roberts yn dysgu camau sylfaenol clocsio yn y dull traddadiadol Cymreig - fideo a llyfryn. FD04 "Welsh Clog Dancing" - Owen Huw Roberts teaching the basic steps of traditional Welsh clog dancing - video and booklet (English version of FD03). Email: siop@palasprint.com or dawn.webster@virgin.net
"Appalachian Flatfooting Workshop" by Ira Bernstein. Video: NTSC VHS for USA/Canada: send completed order form or email: ira@tentoepercussion.com. PAL VHS for UK: email: suecoe@backshift.demon.co.uk "Ira Bernstein at the Alte Oper" - display dancing including all sorts of step and clog dancing. Video: NTSC VHS for USA/Canada: send completed order form or email: ira@tentoepercussion.com, PAL VHS for UK: email: suecoe@backshift.demon.co.uk
"Ottawa Valley" Step Dance Videos. Instruction video tapes of Ottawa Valley step dance. Judy has 10 tapes available from most basic to super advanced Chanda has two tapes available both are for basic reels. Email: cgibson@easyfocus.com or judyschoolofdance@sympatico.ca
The Reading Cloggies had a wide repertoire of traditional English and Scottish social dances with stepping in them. The steps could either be executed whilst moving around the dance figures, or for a bracket of 4, 8 or 16 bars whilst facing a partner. Many of their dances were true reels - in that the dances consisted of a figure, followed by stepping on the spot, followed by another figure, then stepping, etc. Some of these were the reels recorded as beloved by the Scots, but reels were also endemic to Southern England. Now-a-days many of the dances and steps have now been homogenised whereas in the past there would have been many regional variants. A huge amount of 8mm and video footage of the Reading Cloggies' dances is being made ready for publishing on the web. Meanwhile see the Festival videos above. Also there are brief descriptions of many of the dances that were taught at Berea Christmas Country Dance School in the late 1980s. A typical list of dances in the repertoire is as follows: (to be completed)
Irish Traditional Dance Steps by Michael and Celine Tubridy. This is a brand new DVD to record the steps and dances taught by Dan Furey and James Kean at the Willie Clancy Summer School in the 1990s. "Dance Sean-Nós" - Steps for Irish Traditional Improvised Dance.
"Step for Sets" by Mick Mulkerrin. In his video Mick shows several of his battering steps for set dancing. He very clearly breaks them down into a sequence of separate movements to make them easy to practice. The video shows close-ups of the footwork as Mick and his dance partner, Mairéad Casey, slowly repeat the steps. Mick hopes that everyone watching the video will have many hours of enjoyment while perfecting their steps. Europe (PAL) - £15 + £2.50 p&p. / North America (NTSC) - £18 or $30 + $12 p&p. Email: mickmulk@eircom.net
Records / Tapes / CDs=======================
Newcastle Series - Tapes. Companion to books. Practice tapes for many of the routines published in the Newcastle series booklets of traditional English clog and step dancing. By Mike Douglas. Details and availability unknown at present. "Clog on Your Tod" - audio cassette tape designed for practice and performance of Northumberland & Durham clog dances, with hornpipe and waltz rhythms at slow and performance speeds by Pete Fletcher (Green Ginger Clog). Email: pete@10sg.softnet.co.uk "Lakeland Practice Tape" - audio cassette tape designed for practice of Lakeland steps, extra slow, slow and performance speeds. By Pippa Sandford & Gill MacNab "Clog Music"- by Heather
Bexon and Pat Tracey. Audio cassette designed for practice and performance at all but top
performance speed. Hornpipes, Reels, Waltzes and Jigs, recorded at slow, medium and
performance speeds. Over 90 minutes. Cat. no. TED 3 - Tape: £8.50. "BBC's Folk on 2 presents Northumbrian Folk" - old vinyl LP by BBC records REC 118S, 1971, has the North Wallbottle Rapper Sword dance performed by the Monkseaton Morris Men. It also has Bob Davenport and the Marsden Rattlers, Colin Ross, Johnson Ellwood clog dancing, and the Elliots of Birtley (to name but a few). "Always Ask An Expert - 60 Years of Entertainment" - VT118, by Sam Sherry, Lancashire Clog Dancer. Includes Sam and Peter recorded in 1950 singing 'You Can Always Ask an Expert,' as well as a 1930 recording of the Five Sherry Brothers singing 'Say That You're Sorry' "with actual step dancing" re-mastered from an old 78 rpm record]. Further details at: http://www.mustrad.org.uk/enth25.htm Available from Veteran Records. Email: mailorder@veteran.co.uk
"Good Order!" - VT140CD from Veteran Records. Traditional singing & music from The Eel's Foot, Eastbridge Suffolk. The BBC broadcast from this remote rural pub in 1939 and 1947 and for the first time ever these remarkable recordings are available on CD with a 18 page booklet crammed with photographs. Includes "Introduction and step dancing" by the landlady Mrs Howard. The booklet describes typical pub evening in rural England "Everyone would arrive and they had their own chairs, then at eight the dart board would be taken down and order would be called by Philip Lumpkin with his crib pegging board being banged on the table and they used to go around the room 'sing, say or pay', and if you didn't sing you had to give a little forfeit of some sort. Then they would sing all the evening until ten o'clock because you had to close on time in those days. Then their would be step dancing; I believe Jumbo danced and Eric Stollery could step dance..." Email: mailorder@veteran.co.uk "I Never Played To Many Posh Dances" - Scan Tester 'Sussex musician 1887 - 1972' - VTVS03/04 from Veteran Records. Includes a number of tunes for step dancing to. Companion double cassette to the book of the same name. Email: mailorder@veteran.co.uk
"Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland - A complete initiation on Traditional Irish Music" - OSSCD3. This album is produced in conjunction with Brendan Breathnach's book of the same title (IRB7), which is a complete course in the history of Irish music. Features: Sean Ac Donncha, John Reilly, John Kelly, Michael Tubridy, Paddy O Brien, Sean Keane. Samples of all types of Irish dance music and the instruments they're played on. Plus songs sung in Irish and English. Available from Veteran Records. Email: mailorder@veteran.co.uk
Quebec Sets - quadrilles with stepping in them as called at the 'Chicken Coup,' La Beauce, Quebec (to be completed)
Books & Magazines=======================
"Originality 1: Clog Steps" (1982) by Mike Cherry. Mike began clog dancing in 1960. Drawn to solo performance he has always enjoyed the challenge of the pedestal and frequently performs on a bass drum!! These are steps learnt from Johnson Ellwood in the Northumberland & Durham style. Private publication, 1981. Email: Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com "Originality 2: Clog Steps for Beginners" (1982) by Mike Cherry. These are steps especially for beginners in the style of Northumberland & Durham. Private publication, 1982. Email: Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com "Originality 3: The Steps of Samuel Bell" (1982) by Mike Cherry. These are steps learnt from Sammy Bell, ex-Clog Dance Champion from the 1930s. The book includes Sammy's Exhibition Clog Hornpipe, and his Clog Waltz in the Northumberland & Durham style. Private publication, 1984. Email: Mike Cherry at mcclogs@aol.com
"An Introductory Bibliography of Clog and Step Dance" by Chris Metherell. Pub. 1994/2005. Gives references to the major books and articles on step dance in England, Wales and the Isle of Man; but completely ignores Scotland and Ireland (North and South). Also ignores social dances with stepping in them. Only printed matter is referenced. Is largely based on the holdings of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library at Cecil Sharp House, but also includes many references to research material now long out-of-print &/or held in private collections and therefore inaccessible to most researchers. Printed version ISBN 0854181652. £2.50. Email: folkshop@efdss.org
Newcastle Series of Clog & Step Dancing Booklets (in Newcastle Notation) The entire series is believed to be out of print, but copies may be available in photocopy form from various libraries. The series is fully catalogued at http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/cdsspams.htm There was a companion series of videos and practice audio cassette tapes. Email: Chris@Metherell.org.uk
"Clog Steps for Beginners" by Geoff Hughes. A beginner's basic manual for simple N.E. Durham style clogging. Geoff Hughes is a clog dancer who dances in the great Lancashire tradition. He has appeared at many festivals and events winning many major clog dancing championships and became Lancashire & Cheshire Clog Dancing Champion. £4.50. Email: folkshop@efdss.org "English Clog Dance Steps - Hornpipe, Waltz and Reel" 3rd Ed. by Anthony Barrand. Notations for reel, hornpipe, and waltz clog steps found on clog dance video #12 (for rent from CDSS), plus other steps Tony uses in his own dancing and teaching. 1991 72pgs. Instruction Included. $8.50. Email: sales@cdss.org "Concerning Clogs" by Bob Dobson. Facts on the making and wearing of dogs throughout history in Lancashire and elsewhere. The author coined the phrase "clogs have souls as well as soles". Pbk A5 88pp. £5.00. Landy Publishing, 3 Staining Rise, Staining, Blackpool FY3 0BU. May 1993. ISBN: 1872895131. Tel. & fax: +44 (0) 1253 895678. "Clattering Clogs" by Bob Dobson (Ed.). Landy Publishing, 3 Staining Rise,Staining,Blackpool FY3 0BU. Sep 1981. ISBN: 0950769207. Long out of print. Try a local library or tel. & fax: +44 (0) 1253 895678. "Lancashire Clog Dance" by Pilling Julian. Mar 1968. ISBN: 0854180559. Out of print. Try emailing EFDSS at: folkshop@efdss.org
"Step Change - New views on Traditional Dance" by Georgina Boyes, editor. Includes Caroline Radcliffe's account of The Ladies' Clog Dancing Contest of 1898 which is a riveting piece of newspaper research that reminds us, perhaps for the first time, just how important important women clog dancers were on the stage. The 'Great Tradition' of clog dancers is often perceived as predominantly male - Dan Leno, Charlie Chaplin, Norman Robinson, Sam Sherry, Johnson Ellwood, Jackie Toaduff - but this research puts beyond doubt that women dancers had starring roles on the Victorian and Edwardian stage. ISBN 1 903427 09 6. £10.00. Published by Francis Boutle Publishers, 23 Arlington Way, London EC1R 1UY. Email: info@francisboutle.co.uk "Half Cut in Clogs" by Deborah Kermode. This is a short book on Lakeland clog-dancing, designed to give the history of the steps, the era, the music and the people who taught in Lakeland (the English Lake District) in the 19th century. The book is called "Half Cut in Clogs" ('half cut' being the name of one of the steps) and is available from Old Friends Music and Dance Association at the email address below. There are only a couple hundred copies left. Email: kmode@onetel.com "Clog Dancing: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Art of Traditional Durham and Northumberland Clog Dancing Introduction for Beginners Progressing to Intermediate" by Brenda Walker. Roundtuit Publishing (6 Aug 2007). ISBN-10: 1904499201 / ISBN-13: 978-1904499206.
"Welsh Clog Step Dancing" by Huw Williams. Cyfarwyddiadau ysgrifenedig o draddodiad stepio Cymreig. Written instructions for the Welsh stepping tradition. Email: siop@palasprint.com or dawn.webster@virgin.net or huwclogs@aol.com
"The Dancing Marleys - A New England Family Tradition of 'Lancashire' Clog: Issues of Ethnicity and Family Identity in American Wooden Shoe Dancing" by Anthony G. Barrand, Ph. D. and Kathryn Kari A. Smith. Published lecture notes detailing the research on the remarkable clog dancing family - the Marleys. "Fifty seven years ago, on June 21st, 1936, the duet of Jimmy and Ann Marley of Rockville, CT, performed their wooden shoe or clog dances in New York, over radio City Music Hall, on "Major Bowes," the nationally broadcast Chase and Samborn Amateur Hour." Luckily a portion of that broadcast has survived and Tony may be able to make you a copy on tape or CD. Email: tbarrand@comcast.net "Jig and Clog Dancing without a Master"[**] - The Clifford (1864), Buckley (1869), and James (1873) Manuals. Volume 1: Commentary; Volume 2: Source Texts and Illustrations. Reprints edited by Anthony G. Barrand, Kathryn Kari Smith, Rhett Krause. Published by Northern Harmony Pub. Co. Original and rare instructional manuals are currently in the Library of Congress and the Harvard Theatre Collection. Email: tbarrand@comcast.net "Complete Dancing Instructions for Light and Heavy, Genteel and Plantation Songs & Dances" by William F. Bacon, 1864. Whereabouts unknown, referred to in [**] above. Email: tbarrand@comcast.net "Buckey's Clog and Jig Dancing without a Master," by James Buckley, New York - 1869. Text available in Volume 2 in [**] above, or Harvard Theatre Collection - searchable online "The Art of Jig and Clog Dancing without a Master," by J.H. Clifford, New York - 1864. Text available in Volume 2 in [**] above, or Harvard Theatre Collection - searchable online "Jig, Clog and Breakdown Dancing Made Easy With Sketches of Noted Jig Dancers," by Ed. James, New York - 1873. "This book begins with a brief history of jig dancing and provides a chronology of jig and clog dancers from famed African-American dance Master Juba to Johnny Diamond and Dick Pelham. The manual also describes twenty steps including 'heel and toe step,' 'shuffle,' 'clog break,' and 'plantation breakdown.'" It is now available online at the Library of Congress web site, see James: text / scans. "Dick Sands' Irish Jig, Clog & Dance Book." A history of the personal, political and professional sentiments and peregrinations of Dick Sands with complete and practical instructions in the art of clog-dancing," New York - 1879/1888? One copy is in the Harvard Theatre Collection (searchable online), another is privately owned. It has been published online by Chris Brady. Email: chrisjbrady@yahoo.com "Clog Dancing Made Easy" by Henry Tucker (1874). Reprinted by Chris Brady (1979). "This manual contains instructions for twelve steps that, according to the author, can be learned by practicing two hours a day. Libretti and music are provided for four musical comedy sketches that require clog dancing." A number of copies are known and it may still be found for purchase e.g. via eBay. It is also now available online at the Library of Congress web site albeit an early version sans the Foxtrot routine. See Tucker: text / scans. "The Wisconsin book of clog and character dances for boys and girls," by Alfreda Mosscrop and Blanch B. Shafarman. Minneapolis, Minn. : Burgess-Roseberry, 1929. Cover title: Clog and character dances. Music and instructions for each dance on opposite leaves numbered in duplicate. Long out of print but maybe available at many libraries, e.g. at Amherst. "Tap, Caper and Clog, Fifteen Character Dances," by Helen Frost. A. S. Barnes and Co., New York, 1931. Long out of print but usually available at many libraries. "The Clog Dance Book," by Helen Frost. A. S. Barnes and Co., New York, 1921/1922. Long out of print but usually available at many libraries. Has been recently republished by Captain Fiddle Pubns (November 30, 2004), see link on Amazon. "Athletic Dances and Simple Clogs," by Marjorie Hillas. A. S. Barnes and Co., New York, 1926. Long out of print but usually available at many libraries. "Clog and Character Dances," by Helen Frost. A. S. Barnes and Co., New York, 1924. Long out of print but usually available at many libraries. Has been recently republished by Kessinger Publishing (August 30, 2004), see link on Amazon. "Tap dances, clogs & jigs,: |
"Dick Hewitt - Norfolk Stepdancer" with Percy Brown
melodeon. Video (PAL) from a film made by Garland Films, Sheffield, England.
£15.99. The late Dick Hewitt was one of the very few dancers to keep alive the
tradition of step-dancing - a hard-shoe, fast, free-form style of solo dance formerly used
in pubs and other social gathering places by men and women from agricultural and fishing
communities. Here Dick dances two hornpipe routines, a waltz and a march routine and talks
about his dancing life. The music is played by the highly respected Percy Brown. Also
distributed by 
"Talking Feet: Solo Southern Dance: Buck,
Flatfoot And Tap" by Mike Seeger - the Video; 1½ hours; colour; NTSC or PAL VHS
format. Has a companion book of the same title. A professionally produced video that
presents 24 exceptional dancers from Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina
who represent a large sampling of southern-style step dancing, including flat footing,
clogging and buck dancing. Dancers include Burton and Kyle Edwards, the Fiddle Puppets, D.
Ray White, L.C. King, Alga Mae Hinton, John D. Hollman and Friz Holloway. All live musical
accompaniment and excellent commentary. Extremely entertaining and educational. $50.
Video: NTSC VHS for USA/Canada - send completed 
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Pierre Chartrand - well known dancer and step dancer in Quebec and
abroad. He teaches, perform and does research since thirty years. 
With: Philippe Bruneau - master of the "squeeze box" (diatonic button
accordion), he has an international reputation by the quality of his play and its
compositions. With: Hermas Réhel - musician and traditional dancer of the Gaspésie. He
start to play for evenings and weddings at the end of the ' 30. It is of the family
(especially of his uncle) that he holds his talents of step dancer and fiddler. Email: 
Dance Sean-nós is an
88 min long multi-regional DVD of Sean-nós Dance. Sean-nós is a form of old-style Irish
dance, which survives mostly in the Connemara Gaeltacht. It is most likely the form of
dance that American clogging and tap dance draw their Irish roots from. The DVD was shot
around Galway on the West Coast of Ireland. Opening shots were set in the Claddagh and
around the Corrib River’s Salmon Weir. The instructional part was shot in Aras na
Gael, on Dominic Street, Galway with Johnny O'Halloran from Inis Bofin, Connemara
providing the tunes on melodeon. Ronan and Maldon later went down to Johnny and
Mick Crehan's pub 'The Crane Bar' for an impromptu session of music and dancing. The DVD
will take you through a demo of the steps, an in-depth teaching of the steps, a slow
practice followed by a chance to dance the steps up to speed. There is a lot of material
on the DVD which will enable the dancer to gain a comprehensive set of steps to dance at
sessions or a battering vocabulary that can be introduced into their set dancing
repertoire.
"Stepping It Out!" - VTC1CD from 
"Proper Job" - VT138CD from 
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