In this video, Madison and Morgan were waiting for the music to start while facing away from the audience while sporting plaid shirts and white pants. When it happened, their feet began to move wildly as they turned to face the throng. The crowd started clapping and cheering right away. A captivating display resulted from the pair’s perfect synchronization of movements as they woven through their clogging routine. This workout obviously takes a great deal of practice and devotion.
Clogging is distinct from tapping, even though both have their origins in European folk dances that were introduced to the United States by English, Irish, and Scottish immigrants in the 1700s and 1800s. It’s a common misperception that the term “clogging” evokes pictures of two Dutch girls wearing wooden clogs. Tap dancing and clogging are so similar that they are often confused for one another.
Due to restricted transit, clogging in the remote Appalachian Mountains in the United States maintained much of its original style. Clogging is now even acknowledged as North Carolina’s and Kentucky’s official state dances. Cloggers use special shoes, often with a metal piece over the toe for increased sound effects, and they use more heel steps than tap dancers, who usually perform on the balls of their feet. These are some of the main ways that clogging differs from tap.
With notable performances in competitions like the Showdown of Champions in Knoxville, Tennessee, competitive clogging has been growing in popularity throughout the United States. Morgan and Madison’s fast-paced routine at this event, which was performed to Keith Urban’s “Hit the Ground Runnin’,” went viral and was a perfect fit for their exuberant performance.
