Stars and Stripes Cloggers

FREE Beginner Lessons

2012-01-07T20:00:00.000-08:00

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

2011-09-01T16:42:00.000-07:00

Stars and Stripes Cloggers will be dancing at the Flip Flop Festival in Port Lavaca, Texas this Saturday at 3:30.
Clog On!

Back from the Double-Toe Jam!

2011-07-23T06:38:00.000-07:00

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!

Clog On!

Rally Time!

2011-03-13T17:48:00.000-07:00

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!

Clog on!

Workshop-FREE

2011-01-01T15:47:00.000-08:00

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!

2010-11-21T18:16:00.000-08:00

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

2010-08-29T10:16:00.000-07:00

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.
Clog On!

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

2010-07-31T20:04:00.000-07:00

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.
Clog On

Double Toe Jam!

2010-07-22T07:58:00.000-07:00

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!

Summer Practice!

2010-06-19T13:57:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-03-15T19:58:00.000-07:00

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"!

Clog On!

Beginner Clogging Lessons!

2010-02-28T19:29:00.000-08:00

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.
Clog On

The Great Defenders Video!

2010-02-24T22:02:00.000-08:00

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

Clog On!

2010-02-21T16:40:00.000-08:00

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!

2010-02-14T10:39:00.000-08:00

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!

Clog On!

What's Happening?

2010-02-05T18:42:00.000-08:00

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!
Clog On

Rally Goodies!

2010-01-30T07:20:00.000-08:00

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!

Clog On!

Stars & Stripes on the road!

2010-01-24T18:19:00.000-08:00

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!

Clog On!

Stars & Stripes to Waco!

2010-01-21T19:12:00.000-08:00

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!

Clog On

Christmas Clogging at Twin Pines!

2009-12-25T06:42:00.000-08:00

Faith performed her solo to "Fisher's Hornpipe". We also performed to the Christmas songs, "I'll Be Home With Bells On", "I Believe in Santa Claus", "Louisiana Christmas".

Faith and Valerie...

Susan and Linda...

Faith, Valerie, Susan and Linda...

Merry Christmas from Stars and Stripes Cloggers!

Performing for the Geneological Society

2009-12-14T18:18:00.000-08:00

Stars & Stripes Cloggers performed on December 14 for the Geneological Society. The stage made the taps sound great. The audio on these video clips doesn't do it justice.

Eunice performed first to Kevin Fowler's "Senorita Mas Fina".

Next came "Bagpipes" performed by Faith and Lori. Thanks again, Martha, for all of your help with those kilts. Valerie was ill and didn't get to dance with us that evening.

Then Susan danced to "Cry of the Celts".

We finished up with a dance to Kathy Mattea's "Untold Stories". We had a great time!

Clog On!

Performance Preparations!

2009-12-13T09:15:00.000-08:00

The three kilts for our trio dance to "Bagpipes" are nearly done with much thanks to Martha for helping me sew on Thursday and Friday evening~!

We will just pin these ribbon "thingys" inside the cuff of our knee socks.

My work table is cluttered with several projects! We have several dances planned. Susan will do a solo to "Cry of the Celts", Eunice will do a solo to "Senorita Mossfina" (I am guessing on that spelling.) Valerie, Faith and I will dance to "Bagpipes". Faith might do a solo to "Fisher's Hornpipe" and four of us will dance to "Untold Stories". We will be dancing for the local Geneological Society.

Clog On!

Adorned shoes!

2009-11-24T18:01:00.000-08:00

I had to make a dreaded trip to the grocery store this morning! It is always a madhouse the week of Thanksgiving. I noticed these cute bows and picked up several packages of them. I am thinking they would be cute for Christmas performances!
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Dancing in December!

2009-11-14T16:43:00.000-08:00

We are thrilled to have Susan, our director, back with us! We have been hard at work. Well it is not really work since dancing is fun. I guess we have been hard at "fun" getting ready for two performances in December. We are scheduled to dance for our local Geneology Club on Monday, December 14. We are planning dances to songs that reflect the heritage of different countries. Then on December 16, we will perform dances to Christmas music for Twin Pines nursing home.
Clog On!

Dancing at Twin Pines!

2009-11-01T15:14:00.000-08:00

We did a practice run through our dances while the residents were having their dinner. As they finished dinner, many came by to watch.

After dinner, we performed in one of the dining rooms.

Not all of us could make it that night! Dancing are (l to r) Faith, Valerie, Elsa, Martha, Lori and Marj.

Thank you to Martha's husband, Nick, for letting me use his photos!

Clog On!

2009-10-27T17:54:00.000-07:00

We had a great time clogging for the residents of Twin Pines Nursing Home. The smiles and toe tapping really made us feel welcome! We performed 6 dances-"Sky Full of Angels", "Sugar Foot Rag", "Bad Moon Risin'", "Religion in Glory", "The Great Defenders" and "Amos Moses". Then 3 of us performed our dance to "Kentucky Thunder". Several residents arrived after we had finished, so we "encored" 2 dances. We were pretty tired after that. This was our first time to perform "The Great Defenders" by Lee Greenwood. They asked us to visit regularly, and we look forward to doing so!

Clog On!

Looking forward to dancing for Twin Pines Nursing Home!

2009-10-23T18:41:00.000-07:00

This is another video of our Sunday performances several weeks ago. We call this song "Religion in Glory". I don't know the real name of the Pat Boone song. We are looking forward to performing at one of our local nursing homes, Twin Pines, on Monday, October 26.

Clog On,

Lorilee

Double Feature!

2009-10-08T18:11:00.000-07:00

First we did a practice run through our dances! We are (left to right) Eunice, Elsa, Faith, Martha, Valerie, Lori (behind Valerie) and Marj.

First we danced at First English Lutheran Church's Heritage Days Festival. We also practice in one of their Sunday School rooms.

Then we performed at Grace Lutheran Church's Celebration.

We sure were having fun!

This is one of my favorite photos! We danced to Sky Full of Angels by Reba McIntyre, Sugar Foot Rag by Jerry Reed, Bad Moon Risin' by Creedence Clearwater Revival (a Texas Line Dance), Amos Moses by Jerry Reed (a Texas Line Dance), Turkey in the Straw, and Religion in Glory (Not the songs real name, but I can't remember its real name because that is what we always call it!) by Pat Boone.

Thank you Martha and Nick for sharing your photos and allowing me to share them!

Clog On!

Sunday Performances!

2009-10-04T15:33:00.000-07:00

Stars and Stripes Cloggers performed at two churches this Sunday. We had a wonderful, sweaty time! Everyone watching also seemed to enjoy it too! My husband took some video of our practice before we performed. He was in charge of starting the music for us at the performances. The video is the Texas Line Dance, "Amos Moses".

A possibility

2009-10-04T07:40:00.000-07:00

There's not much here yet! Obviously! I am thinking about working up a blog for our clogging group. We have a free website hosted by iclog, but I like the idea of being able to add new info and photos myself! Also, the URL address is a long jumble unless we pay a yearly fee. With a blog I can incorporate our name to make us easier to find.
Lorilee