The Rhythm Cloggers Of Houston, Texas
The Rhythm Cloggers had their beginning in March 1975 when Wade and Gloria Driver moved to Houston, Texas from Florida. They started classes and then the club was named and organized in May 1975 and became officially known as the Rhythm Cloggers. The club showed remarkable growth and had as many as one hundred members at one time.
The Rhythm Cloggers have performed many times and at many places across the United States. Rhythm Cloggers have made themselves available to many charitable organizations and benefits around the City of Houston and the State of Texas.
Various benefits include nursing homes, church benefits, fund raising for volunteer fire departments, rodeo related performances and local TV shows (Channels 2, 26 and 39). Rhythm Cloggers performed when “A This Day With Katherine” aired on NBC honoring former hostage Bill Royer.
When the “Today Show”, shown nationally on NBC, included Houston on their tour, Rhythm Cloggers was invited to perform on the show. The club clogged next to the railroad tracks where the Minute Maid baseball stadium now stands. Rhythm Cloggers have performed for many National Square Dance Conventions and helped instruct others at the clogging clinics during the various conventions.
One memorable event was a performance before Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their visit to Houston in May of 1991. Prince Phillip was seen taping his foot to the beat of the music during the performance.
They have consistently delighted audiences with their high energy spin on the rich dance tradition, which includes fast paced music, traditional steps and patterns and a heavy-syncopated, uniform style and colorful costumes. TNN’s “Dancing USA” spotlighted their performance at the former Gilley’s in Pasadena.
Rhythm Cloggers is an active member of The Texas Clogging Council, and a member of the local Houston Square & Round Dance Council. Many of its members have served and are still serving in many important positions on the Texas Clogging Council. Rhythm Cloggers has promoted the advancement of clogging through the Texas Clogging Council as well as through its own organization.
Rhythm Cloggers is a fun-loving, foot stomping, clogging dance team dedicated to promoting good wholesome entertainment for the whole family. They dance to a wide variety of music from Bluegrass to Techno. From ethnic dance festivals, Alamodome, Astrodome, world fairs, church bazaars, Astroworld to rodeos, Rhythm Cloggers is carrying on the exciting tradition of this marvelous American folk dance. This exciting group is made up of local people who love to entertain and it shows!
The Rhythm Goes On
CLASSES
LEARN TO CLOG! Beginner classes will be starting April 15, 2007, Sunday - 3:00 PM 'til 4:00 PM. Classes will be at the Carolyn Robert School of Dance, 10902 Tower Oaks (just east of Jones Road, first traffic light north of FM 1960, Houston, Texas.
Clogging is considered the first native American folk dance and is very aerobic in nature. In a medical study 5 minutes of clogging is equal to jogging 5 miles in relation to cardiovascular exercise.
With the many musical tastes of today, the Rhythm Cloggers use Country Western, disco, bluegrass, classical, rock, inspirational, etc...for dance routines to please almost everyone. In schools all around the country, clogging is being added as a Physical Education elective because of its aerobic nature.
COME CLOG WITH US
If you already know how to clog and would like to become a Rhythm Clogger, the Club practices from 3:00pm to 6:00pm each Sunday. This schedule is subject to change during holiday celebrations or special clogging events. Send us an email if you want to make sure we will be clogging.
Visitors are always welcome.
We meet at the Carolyn Robert School of Dance, 10902 Tower Oaks, just east of Jones Road, first traffic light North of FM 1960, Houston, Texas.
Rhythm Cloggers at the Rodeo-2003
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