In the Bay Area, our nearest mountain range is the Sierra Nevada, not the Appalachian Mountains. But a traditional form of dance rooted in the Appalachians found its way west, probably with the Gold ...

Appalachian Rhythm Clogging & Dance will take its mountain traditions to the nation’s capital this July 4, performing in the ...

After careers as tattoo artist, veterinary assistant and office manager for the state Department of Natural Resources, 26-year-old Charmaine “Lady Li-Lei” Slaven decided to devote herself fulltime to ...

Forget high-end studios and top dollar instructions. Carla Gover honed her dancing skills at square dances in the mountains. As a young girl, she’d "shuffle, step, toe, step" to the fast-paced rhythm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tommy Johnson is pleased as punch with the enthusiasm of his young pupils. For better or worse, Victor Wembanyama's Game 4 ...

So what does African-American stepping have to do with Appalachian clogging? Last year Ann Carter set out to prove that her clogging group, the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers, could groove with an ...

Every city gets the queer performance festival it deserves, and San Francisco is no exception. That is why there are highly skilled gay Appalachian clog dancers at the Fresh Meat Festival this year: ...

“If they are willing to learn, I am willing to teach.” – That’s the philosophy the master clogger adopted from one of his dancing idols. These days he’s wondering how to get more young people ...