Sharing dancing!

We performed our Irish-themed dances for a local nursing home. Martha took this photo of Susan, Faith, Lori and Valerie dancing Fisherman's Hornpipe.

Irish themed show

Stars and Stripes members are currently working on several Irish themed dances for a performance. So far we are learning dances to Fisher's Hornpipe, Cry of the Celts, Irish Stew, The Dragon and A Rag and a Fiddle. Our performance is scheduled for late October.
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Update: Our Irish themed performance was cancelled. Susan is now teaching beginner clogging lessons FREE! If you live in the Victoria, Texas area, please join us. Leave a comment if you need more info.

A touch of Bling

Martha is applying crystals to our "workshop" shirts under Eunice's supervision!

Shirts on and ready to clog!

We are currently working on "Fisher's Hornpipe" from the Texas Dance list, along with a group dance to "The Dragon". There is an Irish themed exhibition in our future!
Kassie also taught "Giddy On Up" last week. She did a great job. The dance is lots of fun.
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Double Toe Jam!

Five of the Stars & Stripes cloggers went to Waco for the Double Toe Jam Clogging Convention! The theme was "Footloose".

Kassie is learning one of the dances taught at the convention!

Looks like fun!

Martha, Susan, and Eunice are learning a dance to "Toes in the Water".

This dance attracted lots of cloggers!

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Summer Practice!

Stars and Stripes Cloggers are now at our summer practice site! Twin Pines, a nursing home, has graciously given us a place to practice. We are continuing to work on "The Dragon", which is a fun group dance. We have also been continuing to practice "Boot Scootin' Boogie" (Brooks and Dunn), which is a Texas Line dance. We have started learning another Texas Line dance, "Bit By Bit". It is VERY fast.
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Clogging for the Red Cross!

On Saturday, March 13, Stars and Stripes Cloggers had a wonderful time clogging for the Red Cross Family Safety Symposium. The mall is carpeted, which is difficult to dance on. The carpet also muffles the sound of the taps. Susan was able to get 4 sheets of plywood for us to dance on! Thank you Susan and Dave for the "stage"!

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Beginner Clogging Lessons!

Stars and Stripes Cloggers will be giving free beginner clogging lessons on Wednesday, March 3 at 6 p.m.. at the First English Lutheran Church on Main St.. Join the fun if you are in or near Victoria, Texas.
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The Great Defenders Video!

This is Stars & Stripes' performance to Lee Greenwood's "The Great Defenders". It is one of our favorite dances.

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Stars & Stripes Cloggers performed for the Polka and Waltz Club on Saturday, February 13. We had a wonderful time. Valerie's husband took this video of the Star Spangled Special performance.

Patriotic Performance for Polka and Waltz Sweetheart Dance!

Here we are ready for "Stormin' Norman" (Eunice, Susan, Valerie, and Lori)

This is the first time we have worn our black satin pants. We performed to "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"(Bette Midler), "The Great Defenders" (Lee Greenwood), and Star Spangled Special. We had a wonderful time!

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What's Happening?

Stars & Stripes Cloggers have been practicing Patriotic theme dances to perform for the local Polka and Waltz Club dance on February 13. We will be performing to Lee Greenwood's "The Great Defenders", Bette Midler's "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Star Spangled Special" and "Stormin' Norman".
We will also be dancing at the Mall for the Red Cross Family Safety Event. We haven't decided what the line-up will be.
Anyone wanting to learn to clog is invited to come to Beginner lessons the first Wednesday in March!
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Rally Goodies!

Before we left for the Waco Rally, Martha put this on shirts with her embroidery machine!

Susan gave us this T-shirt to wear too!

Besides offering various levels of dances to learn, the Rally also had some awesome vendors! We had to squeeze shopping in with all the dancing!

I bought this one from a vendor at the rally. The business is called "Rhinestones By Design".
Terri Gross does the designs. You can see her many other designs (clogging and other) at www.rhinestones-by-design.com .

I also found this bottlecap necklace. I don't remember the name of the booth!

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Stars & Stripes on the road!

Five members of Stars & Stripes attended the Texas Clogging Council's Waco Rally.
We had a wonderful time learning new steps and dances and shopping the vendors' booths.

By the end of a day of learning dances, we were also a little silly. We decided that what happens at a clogging rally should STAY at a clogging rally, hence identities are being protected to maintain the dignity of the cloggers! haha!

And NO this is NOT a clogging step!

It definitely brought on fits of laughter!

Oops! One is down!

This looks like a crash dummy on a Myth Buster episode!

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Stars & Stripes to Waco!

Last year's Clogging Rally in Waco was a blast. The theme was Cinema Dance.

Eunice, Valerie and Faith are taking a break.

Susan and Valerie appear to be looking at the schedule!

Valerie and Faith are joining in a Texas Line Dance.

Four of the Stars & Stripes Cloggers will be leaving for this year's Texas Clogging Rally in Waco, Texas. Of course, I will be taking cameras and hope to get some photos to share. I will have to juggle photography with dancing!

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