A Day in Schulenberg

 Stars and Stripes Cloggers made a trip to Schulenburg, Texas. They toured the Painted Churches in Praha, High Hill, Dubina, and Ammannsville.  After eating lunch at "The Smokehouse", the group danced to patriotic music at the College Park Assisted Living Center. Pictured above at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Ammannsville are Lori, Martha, Marie, Hannah, Susan and the guide, Pat.

Pictured above after performing at the College Park Assisted Living Center are Marie, Lori, Hannah, Susan, and Martha.

Entertaining at Englein Haus in Halletsville

 Since returning to practice after the Christmas break, we have been practicing some routines to patriotic music. After practicing on Saturday night, my brother showed me this article about us dancing at the Flip Flop Festival and explaining that we would be dancing in Hallettsville at a program to honor veterans. None of us had seen it!

 This poster was in the window of Englein Haus, the Hallettsville Cultural Center. My nephews were a bit un-nerved to see their names on it! 

 After we danced to "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly", "Grand Old Flag", and "Yankee Doodle", the boys played "America the Beautiful"and a drum duet. Then we finished with "Star Spangled Special" and "The Great Defenders". 

 Marie (Hannah's Mom), Lori, Hannah, Susan (director) and Martha.

Another photo of us with the boys, Willie and Alec.
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Spreading Christmas Cheer

 Stars and Stripes Cloggers entertained in several local nursing homes the week before Christmas. Top photo is Alec, Elsa, Martha, Valerie, Susan, Willie, and Lori. The three young cloggers in the front row are Therese, Hannah, and Gianna. Alec and Willie performed "Jingle Bells" on keyboard and xylophone. They performed "Little Drummer Boy" with Willie on snare drum and Alec doing vocals.

Not everyone could make it to all the performances. In this photo; Martha, Jackie, Elsa, Lori, Susan with Therese and Hannah in the front holding our new banner.

Veterans' Day

Stars and Stripes Cloggers clogged at the 2013 Calhoun High School Veteran's Day Program. Left to right: Megan, Lori, Kassie, Susan, and Skyeleigh.

Calhoun County Fair Clogging

Stars and Stripes Cloggers along with Kassie from the Kolache Kloggers danced at the Calhoun County Fair. Thank you, Sherry Ficklen for the wonderful photo!
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Stars and Stripes Cloggers joined the Kolache Kloggers once again! We all clogged at the Kolache Festival in Hallettsville, Texas. 

 Altogether, we danced for an hour. It was very hot and humid. I was soaked by the time we finished.

 We are dancing this Saturday at the Calhoun County Fair in Port Lavaca, Texas. Thankfully, the weather has been cooler lately.

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Clogging at the Flip Flop Festival

 The Stars and Stripes Cloggers joined our "sister" group the Kolache Kloggers and performed at the Port Lavaca Flip Flop Festival on Labor Day weekend.  We had a wonderful time clogging and visiting the booths.

Stars and Stripes performed some songs, Kolache Kloggers performed some songs, and we performed some together.

 This was a move from "All Shook Up".

 And "Rosine".

 My niece, nicknamed Bug, started clogging in June. She already has two performances to brag about. (along with going to State in swimming.)

 We are all dancing "You Can't Take the Texas Out of Me" here.

 Here we are all together. Kolache Kloggers are from Halletsville, Texas, famous for its Kolache Festival and Fiddlers Frolic. We will all be performing at the Kolache Festival at the end of September. Both groups provide free clogging lessons! The Kolache Kloggers are Lexy, Marla, Jayde and Kassie (director)

 Stars and Strips-Bug, Me, Susan (director), Martha and Skyeleigh.

Me with Bug. Thanks to her Mom, Marie for taking and sharing photos with me.

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FREE Beginner Lessons

Stars and Stripes Cloggers will start offering free beginner lessons

starting on February 1

at the First English Lutheran Church, 516 Main Street, Victoria, TX

from 5:30-6:00 p.m.

No special equipment needed for beginners!

Fun at the Flip Flop Festival

Stars and Stripes Cloggers will be dancing at the Flip Flop Festival in Port Lavaca, Texas this Saturday at 3:30.
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Back from the Double-Toe Jam!

 Four Stars and Stripes Cloggers made the trip to Waco for the Double-Toe Jam over the weekend.

 Friday, after an afternoon of clogging workshops, there was a Fun Dance. Susan, Lori and Martha joined in on some of the songs they knew.

 The dance floor stayed full!

 Lori, Susan, Martha, and Linda took a break for a group photo on Saturday.

 Martha and Susan were learning another dance.

 Susan, Linda and Lori heading to the last dance of the day.

 After a day of dancing, Gratziano's had some good food that hit the spot.

 There was some time to kill before the Saturday evening Exhibition.

The Exhibition was great. Good friends, good times!

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Rally Time!

Stars and Stripes Cloggers arrived at the Texas Clogging Council Rally on Friday afternoon ready to dance. Five of Susan's young students attended their first rally.They were so well-behaved and sweet!

The adult dancers had to try out one of the vendor's massage equipment before any dancing! (Linda, Martha, Susan, and Lori)

Bobby introduced the girls to the rally attendees during the Friday Fun Dance. (Emily, Laney, Jasmine, Anna, and Abby)

The Friday Fun Dance floor was full of dancers.

Susan and her young girls were having fun.

Lori tried to keep up with the caller!

Susan and Lori dancing.

Jasmine was adorable kicking up her heels in her boots!

Thanks to Martha for her photos!

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Workshop-FREE

There will be a workshop on Saturday, January 22 in the Seadrift Elementary Cafeteria. Beginner clogging will be taught by Susan Roberts from 9-12 a.m. and line dancing will be taught by Linda King from 1-4 p.m. No special shoes are needed for beginner clogging. Any shoes that don't slip off easily are fine.
Come join the fun.

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!

Clog On!