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Percussion you wear on your feet, beating rhythm into the floor like a drummer with no drums.

OriginBorn from Appalachian mountain communities blending European and African dance
The shoesMetal taps split in two for double the clatter
Improv rootsEarly cloggers freestyled to fiddle tunes, no choreography
National statusKentucky's official state dance since 1988
Living traditionCompetitive clogging teams still tour worldwide today
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