While there are many styles of shoes you can choose for flatfooting & clogging, leather-soled shoes are still my favorite for a variety of reasons, although they can be increasingly hard to find. (I later learned from a Gaelic-speaking friend that ‘brogan’ is the plural form of ‘brogue’, which means shoe in Gaelic, so there’s a trace of Scottish/Irish culture lingering in Appalachian language as well as dance.) The kind of shoes that many folks had were a sort of stout boot, which my Granny called “brogan boots”, and because rubber and plastic weren’t yet in wide use, they often had smooth leather soles. I’d like to start with a cultural note and say that throughout the history of the dance form, people danced in whatever shoes they had, often just a single pair at any given time. This is always one of the first questions on folks’ minds when they start learning or diving deeper into Appalachian Dancing. Here is some information to help you select the best shoe for YOU! How do I pick a shoe? Choosing the best shoe for Appalachian Flatfooting & Clogging is not a one-size-fits-all proposition.
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