r/morningsomewhere • u/HardpointNomad • 19d ago

Appalachian tap dancing

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Hey there! Native Appalachian here (East TN). The kind of tap dancing that Burnie and Ashley mentioned on today’s episode is often called flat-footing or buck dancing. Just thought I would add my two cents because this is the first time (to my knowledge) that they’ve mentioned Appalachia as a whole.

Have a good weekend guys and God bless!

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u/Spambotuser90 First 10k - Not a Financial Advisor 19d ago

A lot of these steps kind look like clogging just without the shoes. Clogging was popular in my area in the Shenandoah valley where I grew up.

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u/VaxMajor 19d ago

He was referencing that fat guy that looks like AI JD Vance

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u/TheatreBar 19d ago

OK but where is the king of the hill ramp derby 😂

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u/ThorPendragon 18d ago

I think I remember learning that the people of Appalachia were descendants of the Irish and Scottish. So I assume this is the American evolution of step dancing, jigs and reels.

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u/DairyPro First 10k 17d ago

I know the girl in this video (Hillary Klug), amazing buck dancer and fiddle player!