The outline of our beginner class is below. We have linked to videos of many of the steps for your review and practice.

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Jump to: ** Week 1; ** Week 2; ** Week 3; ** Week 4; ** Week 5; ** Week 6; ** Week 7 ** Week 8 **

Practice: Beginner Class Youtube Playlist

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Week 1

Week 1: Find the beat, 1/2 beats (counting &1); Up/Down; Clogger Stance

Kick Step

Rock Step

Kick-Step, Rock-Step (soon to be a Basic)

Toe Heel

Heel Strut

Week 2

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

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

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

Week 5: Drag, Slide

Samantha DS DS(xif) DragStep DragStep RS DS DS RS

Kentucky Drag 

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

Drag/Slide Motion

Week 6

Week 6: Pull & Slur

Pull Basic: R-Pull Step DS RS

Slur Basics

Slur & Brush

Triple Slur

Practice Song: Twist & Shout

Andy Howard Lesson 4 – Slur, crossing and moving steps

Week 7

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

Learn Song: Y’All Come

Week 8

Week 8: Add Speed

Learn Song: Y’All Come

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