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Welcome to the Northern California Cloggers Association, Inc. web site. This is your place for information on clogging in Northern California, Northern Nevada, and Southern Oregon.
Clogging, or clog dancing, is a lively, foot-stomping dance which originated in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The settlers to those mountains brought their own steps and rhythms, which melded into what we now call clogging. Modern cloggers dance to all types of music. Clogging clubs meet regularly to learn new steps and dances. Teams may also perform precision routines or participate in clogging competitions.
The Northern California Cloggers Association was formed in March, 1982, to promote clogging and communication among all cloggers in Northern California and neighboring states. Membership is made up of teachers as well as dancers who love and support clogging. NCCA sponsors workshops and dances, seminars for instructors and clogging leaders, and also puts on an annual 3-day convention in the spring of each year. The Association's award-winning newsletter, the Clog-A-Gram, is published quarterly and includes the minutes of each quarterly membership meeting, cue sheets for clogging dances, articles on clogging, club news, information on clogging in other areas, useful hints, information on where to clog and upcoming events.
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NEWS AND UPDATES:
Hey! This is easy! You can now order and pay for your Convention ribbons online.
Just use this link to go to the order page. It has everything: convention mega pass, ribbons for other days, dinner buffet, t-shirts, syllabus as well as a place to renew your membership or order a Clogging Step Dictionary. It's all in one place and easy to do. There's no excuse, now, for not getting your convention registration done right away.
The 2012 Convention will be at the Double Tree Hotel in Modesto on March 30, 31, and April 1st (no foolin!). Here's where you can get the flier with all the details.
The Redwood Country Cloggers' annual Late Harvest Stomp workshop is now history - but was great history! Everyone had a superb time learning new dances, eating a yummy dinner, seeing old and new friends, watching the Redwood Country Cloggers perform, and dancing half the night (well... not quite that long). It was all fun. Lois Elling has a few photos in a gallery here.
The summer NCCA Quarterly Workshop was the Blossom Hill Festival in Belmont on August 13, 2011. Besides some fun new dances, dancers got a special treat with a with a workshop on flatfooting by Dana Desimone. Photos are here on Lois' SmugMug site. The Blossom Hill Cloggers' very first Blossom Hill Festival was in 1981 - just 30 years ago. The group was happy to reinstate the workshop after over 20 years since the last one.
If you missed the California Spectacular workshop in Fresno in June, you missed a great workshop. Besides many halls of clogging workshops, great teachers, awesome performances, there was Bingo like we've never seen before! And more. Photos are here.
We all had an awesome time at this year's annual convention which was held in Modesto on Feb. 11-13. See the convention page for more info. Photos are here.
Dancers had a great time at the Blossom Hill Cloggers Winter Chin-Dig Clogging Dance on January 8 in Belmont, one of the few dance options on the peninsula. More information on the flier here. The Teachers’ Forum meeting was also same day and place from 2:00-5:00 pm. More information in the next Teachers' Forum Notes. (To be sure you get your Notes, just be a member of NCCA. It's included in the Clog-A-Gram.)
News Flash! NCCA 2011 Convention to be in February
The 2011 NCCA Convention (our 28th - wow!) will be held at the Clarion Inn in Modesto on Feb. 11-13, 2011. Featured instructors are the always fun, Russ and Leila Hunsaker, seen above dressed as Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty. The convention committee, under Chair Carolyn Poe, is busy putting together all the details for a fun-filled weekend. Don’t get left behind because you forgot to pre-register before the cut-off date (which is Jan. 8, 2011). Here's where you can find the flier with all the pertinent information. We hope to see you there!
You can now register online and pay with PayPal. At this link you can pay for convention, your membership, or even buy a Step Dictionary.
A great time was had at the Redwood Country Cloggers’ Late Harvest Stomp in October. Photos are here.
The 2010 NCCA Convention in Fresno was outstanding! Thanks to Barry and his crew for putting together such a fun convention for us.. Lois Elling has photos from the 2010 NCCA Convention online here. Check 'em out!
Congratulations to Janice Hanzel for receiving the 2009 Lucy Johnson Award from C.L.O.G. at the National CLOG Convention in November. This award is presented to an outstanding contributor to the clogging community. Kathey Wilson from Alaska was also a recipient this year. In 2008 Lois Elling (CA) and Anne Mills (WA and AZ) were presented the award.
Barry Welch and his crew are busy planning this year's Annual Convention which promises to be bigger and better than ever! Be sure to register early and don't miss the buffet and exhibition show on Saturday evening. See you there!
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season to everyone.
In January, start your year off with a bang at the Winter Clogging Dance on January 24 in Belmont. More information on the flier here. The Teachers' Forum meeting will be the same day and place from 2:00-5:00 pm. More information on the Teachers' Forum page.
Then, the next NCCA Quarterly Workshop and Dance is February 6 in Orangevale. Mark your calendars!
NCCA is greatly saddened by the passing of our long-time friend and clogger, Doug Chin on July 5, 2009.
UPDATE: Many people celebrated Doug's life and clogging by attending the Clogging Chin-Dig in Belmont on Sept. 12th. A few photos are here and the flier is here.
Read more about Doug here and here.
Much fun was had at recent workshops in Grass Valley and Santa Rosa. Check out the pictures here.
The NCCA Step Dictionary is now available on CD in pdf format.
Now you can access thousands of clogging steps by name, description, cross references, and more. This valuable tool is good for dancers, choreographers, and teachers. The CD includes all the steps in previous editions and updates. Get yours now. Note: NCCA members get a special discount. Join NCCA to take advantage of this.
2009 Convention a big success!
Everyone had a great time at this year's convention on April 17-19.
Thanks to our co-chairs, Kellee and Richard, and their committee for a super job.
Check out photos from convention. Who knows - you might find yourself in one of them.
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