Event Date

March 24, 2022 6:00 pm

Location

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

Admission

$0 members/$8 nonmembers

Join us Thursday, March 24 at 6 pm for an Introduction to Appalachian Flatfoot and Percussive Dance. This program will be one part lecture, one part demonstration, and one part memoir. Percussive dance exists in musical traditions around the world. The dancer will use the ball of their toe, heel, or whole foot to strike the ground on the downbeat of the rhythm as a way to accompany musicians and keep the beat. The Appalachian Mountain Region is home to many distinct forms of percussive dance and this program will focus on flatfoot dancing in the style of Willard C Watson Sr (1905-1995) and the Precision Clogging Steps of the Green Grass Cloggers (1971-Present). The presentation will be led by North Carolina Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeship Team, Rodney Sutton, and Willard C. Watson III.

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