Life.

Right now, my life basically consists of homework, homework, studying, The BEATLES, Sammy's and CLOGGING.  


I'm a Clogger, it's what I do, and I LOVE it.  Contrary to popular belief, it is NOT tap dancing.  Not even close, related, but not close.   "The term "clogging" comes from the heavy shoes once worn by the working people of Great Britain.  In Holland, Belgium and France, the dance was done with wooden shoes and today many people still believe that cloggers dance in wooden shoes.  Competitions were held and they danced on cobblestones with the upper body motionless while the feet and legs did all the work.  Present day cloggers use an oxford shoe with a special extra loud double steel tap.
    Traditional Clogging is a flat foot shuffle unlike any other form of dance the body motion is down.  This is different from Step and Tap as their motion is up and the dance is done on the balls of the feet with much jumping or hopping.  Step and Clog are similar in their appearance as they both have little upper body movement.  However, clogging is generally more relaxed with no requirement for arms at all.  Tap uses the entire body with specific arm and body movements.
    The differences between these dance forms are becoming more difficult to define.  The younger, more energetic clog dancer does a form of Clog called "Buck" and this looks very similar to Step and also borrows a lot of steps from Tap.  However, in traditional terms, clogging is a down motion with a lazy shuffle and of low impact while step dancing is an up motion with a lot of jumping and of high impact."

here is a tap shoe: these just have metal pieces on the toe and heel.  

Tap shoes

 Here are some clogging shoes:

See this?  This is the extra metal plate on the toe and heel of a clogging shoe.

I love clogging!  It's such a good work out, and when clogging, you don't realize how much physical activity you're actually doing.  It's the best thing in the world. 
And I have to credit my love for Clogging to my old roommate Taylor.  She randomly came up to me Spring semester 2010, and asked me if I wanted to take a clogging class with her.  And I decided to do it, eh, because it couldn't hurt.  Best. Decision. I. Have. Ever. Made.  
Thank you Taylor:)


And here's some pictures of Taylor and I after clogging for 3 hours.  Hot. Stuff.