Skyline Country Cloggers

Beginner Class Videos

Week 1: Find the Beat

1/2 beats (counting &1)

Up/Down

Clogger Stance

Kick Step

Rock Step

Kick-Step, Rock-Step (soon to be a Basic)

Toe Heel

Heel Strut

Practice

Listen to a variety of music and find the beat.  

Practice with clogger stance, bounce, kick step & rock step.

Week 2: Double Step (push-pull-step)

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

Practice: My Virginia Mama

Week 3: Stomp & Stamp, Moving & Crossing Step

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)

Andy Howard Lesson 4 – Slur, crossing and moving steps

Respect: Click here to review the steps from scratch

Practice: Respect

Week 4: Touch, Brush, Click

Practice Song: Arkansas Traveler

Rock Double (RS DS DS RS)

Side Touches

Outhouse (DS Tch(ots) Tch(xif) Tch(ots)

Brushes (DS BrushClick)

Triple Brush (DS DS DS BrushClick)

Rocking Chair (Brush & a Basic)

 Cowboy (Triple Brush + Chain Rock)

Extra Practice Song: Don't Worry Be Happy

Triple TchUp/Hillbilly (DS TchClk TchClk TchClk)

Donkey/Pump Touch (DS Tch(xif) Tch(ots) Tch(xif)

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

Practice: Arkansas Traveler

Practice: Don't Worry Be Happy

Practice: Twist & Shout

Week 6: Drag & Slide

Drag Step

Kentucky Drag

Kentucky Drag & Basic (DS Drag-Step DS RS)

Charleston DS Tch(if) Toe-Heel(ib) RS

Drag Back

Knee Deep: Click here to review the steps from scratch

Extra Practice Videos:

Drag/Slide Motion

Bill's Beginner Steps - Drag

Andy Howard Lesson 5 – Samantha (extra credit if you learn this step)

Practice: Knee Deep

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Sign up for the Class!

Beginning Clogging classes are offered in the spring of each year.

Watch for signups through Albemarle County Parks and Recreation.