In this video, Morgan and Madison were dressed in white pants and checkered shirts. They had their backs to the audience when the music began. They turned toward the crowd and their feet flew off. The crowd immediately started cheering and clapping. They were perfectly in sync together as they moved in and out of their patching routine. It was absolutely spellbinding. You can definitely say this routine took a lot of work and practice. Girls CloggingTapping and clogging are similar in the sense that they are both based on European folk dances that English, Irish, and Scottish settlers brought with them to the United States in the 1700s and 1800s. When we think of the “clogging” style of dance, what comes to mind?
You are probably thinking of two young Dutch girls in traditional costume and wooden clogs, right? Well, that’s certainly not accurate. Clogging is actually very similar to tap dancing; so much so that we often confuse it with tapping. In the United States, clogging began in rural Appalachia, and because people in that region didn’t travel much, the dance style stayed pretty close to its original roots. It is in fact the “official” state dance of Kentucky and North Carolina.
There are some key differences between tapping and plugging. First, saboteurs wear different types of shoes than tap dancers. Some clogs even have a metal piece on the toe of their shoe to produce different sounds. Clogs also tend to use more heel steps, unlike tap dancers who typically dance on their tiptoes. Competitive patching is growing in popularity in the United States. During a well-known clogging contest called Showdown of Champions in Knoxville, Tennessee, two girls stood out and went viral.
Madison and Morgan teamed up to perform a fast-paced routine to the song “Hit the Ground Runnin'” by Keith Urban – a very fitting song in this case. If you were as impressed as us, share their patching routine with your friends.