Beginner Class
Steps & Videos
Link are to practice videos for the songs and steps learned in each class.
Week 1: Find the Beat
Practice Song: Arkansas Traveler
1/2 beats (counting &1)
Up/Down
Clogger Stance
Kick Step
Kick-Step, Rock-Step (soon to be a Basic)
Week 2: Double Step (push-pull-step)
Practice Video: My Virginia Mama
Steps Learned:
Single/Double Step/Double Toe Step/Run (DS)
Basic (DS RS)
Double Basic (DS DS RS)
Triple (DS DS DS RS)
Three Basic Steps – Single, Basic & Double Basic
Fancy Double (DS DS RS RS) or Fancy Double
Chain Rock/Chicken/Triple Rock/Push Off (DS RS RS RS)
Extra Practice Videos:
Andy Howard: Clogging from scratch 1 – Foot Sounds, Triple Basic, Double Basic, Fancy Double, Stomp Double, Counting
Andy Howard Lesson1 Follow up – Practice Speed
Week 3: Stomp & Stamp
Steps Learned:
Alamo/Triple Stomp DS DS DS Stomp-Stomp
Stomp Double Stomp DS DS RS
Clogover Vine DS DS(xif) DS(ux) DS(xib) DS(ux) DS(xif) DS RS
Clogover 4 DS DS(xif) DS(ots) DS(xib)
Triple Stamp (DS StampClk StampClk StampClk)
Week 4: Touch, Brush, Click
Steps Learned:
TouchClick/Side touch
Triple TchUp/Hillbilly (DS TchClk TchClk TchClk)
Donkey/Pump Touch (DS Tch(xif) Tch(ots) Tch(xif)
Outhouse (DS Tch(ots) Tch(xif) Tch(ots)
Brushes (DS BrushClick)
Triple Brush (DS DS DS BrushClick)
Rocking Chair (Brush & a Basic)
Extra Practice Videos
Andy Howard Lesson 2 – Chain, rocking chair, triple brush, cowboy, heel clicks
Andy Howard Lesson 3 – adding touches with heel clicks
Andy Howard Lesson 3 Follow up – steps with heel clicks and Double Up
Week 5: Pull & Slur
Steps Learned:
Pull Basic: R-Pull Step DS RS
Triple Slur
Andy Howard Lesson 4 – Slur, crossing and moving steps
Week 6: Drag & Slide
Steps Learned
Samantha DS DS(xif) DragStep DragStep RS DS DS RS
Charleston DS Tch(if) Toe-Heel(ib) RS
Joey DS S S S S S S
Extra Practice Videos:
Andy Howard Lesson 4 – Samantha
Week 7 & 8: Rocky Top
Part A: Slap Back, Slur Brush, Rocky Turn
Part B: Chain Rock, Karate, Basics
Part C: Alamo, Triple, Slur Brush
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Beginning Clogging classes are offered in the spring of each year.
Watch for signups through Albemarle County Parks and Recreation.