The outline of our beginner class is below. We have linked to videos of many of the steps for your review and practice.
Jump to: ** Week 1; ** Week 2; ** Week 3; ** Week 4; ** Week 5; ** Week 6; ** Week 7 ** Week 8 **
Practice: Beginner Class Youtube Playlist
Week 1: Find the beat, 1/2 beats (counting &1); Up/Down; Clogger Stance
Kick Step
Kick-Step, Rock-Step (soon to be a Basic)
Week 2: 1/4 beat (&a1); Push-Pull; Double Step
Single/Double Step/Double Toe Step/Run (DS)
Basic (DS RS)
Triple (DS DS DS RS)
Fancy Double (DS DS RS RS)
Chain Rock/Chicken/Triple Rock/Push Off (DS RS RS RS)
Practice: Beginner Practice Video
Extra Practice Videos:
Andy Howard: Clogging from scratch 1 – Foot Sounds, Triple Basic, Double Basic, Fancy Double, Stomp Double, Counting
Andy Howard Lesson1 Follow up – Practice Speed
Week 3: Stomp & Stamp
Alamo/Triple Stomp DS DS DS Stomp-Stomp
Stomp Double Stomp DS DS RS
Clogover Vine DS DS(xif) DS(ux) DS(xib) DS(ux) DS(xif) DS RS
Clogover 4 DS DS(xif) DS(ots) DS(xib)
Triple Stamp (DS StampClk StampClk StampClk)
Practice Song: Respect
- Respect Part A: Alamo, Basics, Fancy Double, Triple, Stomp Double
- Respect Part B: Clogover Vine
- Respect Break: Chain Rock, Fancy Double
- Respect Bridge: Stomp Double Alamo
Week 4: Heel Click, Brush, Touch
TouchClick/Side touch
Triple TchUp/Hillbilly (DS TchClk TchClk TchClk)
Donkey/Pump Touch (DS Tch(xif) Tch(ots) Tch(xif)
Outhouse (DS Tch(ots) Tch(xif) Tch(ots)
Brushes (DS BrushClick)
Triple Brush (DS DS DS BrushClick)
Rocking Chair (Brush & a Basic)
Practice Song: Don’t Worry
Extra Practice Videos
Andy Howard Lesson 2 – Chain, rocking chair, triple brush, cowboy, heel clicks
Andy Howard Lesson 3 – adding touches with heel clicks
Andy Howard Lesson 3 Follow up – steps with heel clicks and Double Up
Week 5: Drag, Slide
Samantha DS DS(xif) DragStep DragStep RS DS DS RS
Charleston DS Tch(if) Toe-Heel(ib) RS
Joey DS S S S S S S
Practice Song: Knee Deep
Extra Practice Videos:
Andy Howard Lesson 4 – Samantha
Week 6: Pull & Slur
Pull Basic: R-Pull Step DS RS
Triple Slur
Practice Song: Twist & Shout
Andy Howard Lesson 4 – Slur, crossing and moving steps
Week 7: Put it all together
Y‘all Come Part A: Drag Vine, Pull Back, Rocking Chair
Y’all Come Part B: Chain Rocks, Basic Kick2 Basic
Y’all Come Break: 4 Singles, Rocking Chair, 2 Basics, Zipper
