Where Does Clogging Originate from?

In the United States, team clogging originated from square dance teams in Asheville, North Carolina's Mountain Dance and Folk Festival (1928), organized by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in the Appalachian region.

What nationality is known for clogging?

Clogging is an expressive style of American dance with origins in the folk dances of the British Isles, Africa, and pre-Columbian America. Settlers in the American South took elements of these styles to form a unique American dance style, Appalachian clog dancing.

Is clogging Irish?

As mentioned in the previous section, clogging itself partially developed from Irish dance…and like the students of that discipline, cloggers also tend to dance in groups and dance on the downbeat of a song. However, there are some distinct features of clogging that separate it from both Irish and tap dance.