WHAT IS APPALACHIAN CLOG DANCING?

Appalachian clogging evolved from step dancing taken to the United States by English and Irish settlers, which became influenced by the music and rhythms of native American Indian and African dancers.
Similarly, the Old Time style of music developed from the Celtic fiddle music of the settlers which combined with the guitar, mandolin and banjo to gain a distinctive flavour of its own.
From these influences, Alive & Kicking have evolved their own string band sound, with the dancers' tap shoes adding a pulsating percussive rhythm, culminating in an exuberant show.

For a more detailed account of the Music of the Appalachian Mountains of North America see article by Debbie MaClatchy in Musical Traditions.