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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 and surrounding areas.
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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Join NCCA, renew your membership, buy a step dictionary, or register for NCCA events here.
LATEST UPDATES:
42nd Annual NCCA Clogging Convention
Plans are underway for our 42nd (!) annual convention on May 1 & 2, 2025 in Sacramento. This clogging convention is sure to be the answer to everything. Our special guest instructor is Eric Bice, a well-known name in this part of the country. Eric is a great dancer, choreographer, and a nice guy to boot. We hope you can join us for the fun.
Register online HERE or download the FLYER to print out.
Fall Fun at Late Harvest Stomp October 26
Plenty of cloggers converged in Santa Rosa on October 26 for the annual Late Harvest Stomp clogging workshop and dance. The day was filled with great dancing, new dances to learn, catching up with friends, winning some awesome raffle prizes, and yummy snacks and food to help us get through the day. New this year was a table of freebies—used clogging shoes and new and used T-shirts for free. More importantly, a new clogging cuer graced the stage to cue a dance he and his friend had written. Kudos to Chris Ramirez for a great job! If interested in photos of the event, you can see some here.
Great fun at the first "Dance Out Loud" workshop in August!
Congratulations to the Silicon Valley Stompers and Mussel Rock Cloggers for hosting a fun workshop in Palo Alto on August 17. The instructors were Sarah Dwight-Gilroy, Ian Enriquez, Kellee Ramirez, Janice Hanzel, Carol Smith, Michelle John-Smith, Michele Hill, and Lois Elling. It was held in a dance studio with plenty of space and light. A small shopping center with a grocery store, ice cream shop, and Peet's Coffee was conveniently nearby. We're already looking forward to next year's Dance Out Loud workshop. You can see a few pictures online here.
Convention 2024
Our 2024 Convention was held at the Mandarin's Event Center in Sacramento. This year we returned to our 2-day format and once again included exhibitions. Overall folks liked the facility and we had a great turnout, even on Friday night. Both the Friday schedule and Saturday schedule are online.
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