SCC NEWS
TEAM HAPPENINGS!
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SCC NEWS FOR ALL YEAR ROUND -
SPONSOR SCC! - We are looking for business partners to help with our expenses. Thank you to everyone who sponsored our team in years past. We appreciate you!
MOLASSES FESTIVAL:
The 25th Annual Molasses Festival was held on Saturday October 13, 2007 and was a huge success. For more information visit the Molasses Festival Page. If you are interested in setting up a booth, contact me! This year's festival will be held on October 11, 2008.
In General Clogging News - DID YOU KNOW???
The General Assembly of 2005 adopted Clogging as the official folk dance, and Shagging as the official popular dance. (Session Laws, 2005, c. 218) Clogging (the name of which derives from the Gaelic word for "time") is the name of a distinctive dance style which originated in the Appalachian mountains. Settlers from Northern and Western Europe (such as Holland, Germany, and the British Isles) brought their respective folk dance traditions to the colonies, which were further shaped by Native American and African American dance influences. These influences all combined and evolved into a percussive "foot-tapping" style of dance now known as Clogging. In the 1920's, Bascom Lamar Lunsford added team clogging to the competitions held at his annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, thus helping to establish Clogging as a significant part of Appalachian cultural heritage.
Below: At EPIC 2008
THIS TIME OF YEAR...is great to come dance at the BBQ. Cloggers are encouraged to come on Friday & Saturday nights to the BBQ to practice your cloggin skills! Don't forget to wear your team shirt and bring your gear!
MORE NEWS can be found in our paper newsletter...SCC News. This is issued to cloggers once a month, usually at the beginning of the month! Please submit announcements to simscountrycloggers@yahoo.com .
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR CLOGGERS! See the What's New Page for SIMS STARS!!