With folk dancers from Taiwan, Trinidad, Romania, Russia and other far-flung places performing at Folkmoot, it might be easy to overlook the fact that southern Appalachia has its own dance custom to ...

It's a true American folk dance with roots buried deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. In the mid 1700's, large numbers of Scottish, English, Irish and German immigrants settled in the ...

AMORY – Even during conversation, they couldn’t stand still. The sound of metal clanking against the wooden stage was even louder than the speakers blasting a wide range of genres. Though it seemed as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRANITE FALLS — The Appalachian Rhythm Clogging and Dance Studio opened its second location on South Main Street, downtown Granite ...

Forget high-end studios and top dollar instructions. Carla Gover honed her dancing skills at square dances in the mountains. As a young girl, she’d "shuffle, step, toe, step" to the fast-paced rhythm ...

Clickety-clack . . . heel and toe . . . stomp, stamp . . . The back area of Brevard’s Jim Bob Tinsley Museum rings with sounds from eight dancing shoes. A teacher faces three students wreathed in ...