American folk dances (country dances) and clogging
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Appalachia - a dance for 4, 6 or 8 couples, representing the oldest form of American country dances. However, it is not a western but a form of folk dance from the Appalachian region (US East Coast), historically building on dances that originated in England and Ireland. Performance duration 4:20 |
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Lovely Clogging - the oldest clogging performance of the ensemble from 1989 built for 1 to 8 dance couples. It represents highland form of clogging (folk tap dance) from the Appalachian region. Although it is not technically difficult, thanks to the simple rhythm and fast paced accompanying music this number has become our ensemble’s evergreen and it can attract even the audience with a different taste. Performance duration 3:50 |
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Golden Slippers – a classical clogging performance to the traditional American folk song of Golden Slippers. Unlike the Czech version, the original one is much brisker and dance like. The dance is for 4, 6, or 8 dance couples. This choreography is also special for its final “a capella” – dancing without music. Performance duration 5:30. |
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Aljaška – a difficult clogging choreography based on the traditional dance and music style. It is a very brisk dance with unusual dance figures. This choreography is danced by 6 dance couples. Performance duration 3:30 |
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Hoedown - in the present when dancers strive to dance more complicatedly, using various special effects and props, Dvorana picked up a dance style called HOEDOWN. It comes from the Appalachian region which is known as the cradle of American clogging. Hoedown originated as a dance form which enabled the dancers to enjoy dancing together lead by the caller and at the same time clog. At the time when hoedown emerged, people did not have time to rehearse any dance choreographies. Therefore, they managed with each other dancing as they liked and together responded to the caller’s prompts. In most cases the caller was dancing himself/herself with the others and called dance figures which came to his/her mind during the dance. Dvorana learnt how to dance a real hoedown in the USA and included it in their repertory. A special attention should be paid to the style of clogging in the hoedown which somewhat differs from the forms known in the Czech Republic. |
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Cotton Eyed Joea dance which reflects the present situation in the US dance world. Its more modern conception somewhat leaves our traditionalist line. It includes more modern dance figures and combinations with the so-called buck dancing. This dance can be performed by a random number of couples since they do not form any choreography together. Performance duration 2:30 |
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Banjo Fantasy - a clogging performance for 3, 6 or 9 dancers inspired by the Banjo Fantasy song. It is the second and for the time being the last exception from the conception of our choreographies. Performance duration 3:10 |
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Country dance lectures for the public – the performance of our ensemble can be accompanied by country dance lectures for the audience. It is a very nice entertainment since the audience do not have to learn any special dance steps. It is danced in circles, lines or quadrilles. Please note that in case of lectures, a sufficient dance space is necessary. |
