Mississippi Clogging Council Inside this issue:

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Mississippi Clogging Council Inside this issue:"

Eustace Lloyd
5 years ago
Views:

Keeping the Beat 2014 Mississippi Extravaganza The Mississippi Clogging Council would like to announce the 2014 MS Clogging Extravaganza will be held at the Brookhaven Recreational Center in

! Also, the council will provide a lunch plate of pizza, drink, and dessert for $5.00. There will also be a vendor on location for all your clogging needs!

1 Keeping the Beat 2014 Mississippi Extravaganza The Mississippi Clogging Council would like to announce the 2014 MS Clogging Extravaganza will be held at the Brookhaven Recreational Center in Brookhaven, MS on August 22-23, 2014!! Our theme this year is We love Clogging! Host hotels are the Holiday Inn & Suites and the Hampton Inn. Check our website for prices!! Also, the council will provide a lunch plate of pizza, drink, and dessert for $5.00. There will also be a vendor on location for all your clogging needs! Make you plans now to attend, deadline for early registration is July 25, State Fair Performances The 2014 State Fair in October will be here before we know it! The council will be working to set up fair performances early this year. We would like to have performances scheduled no later than May. If your team would like to set a date or have any suggestions for filling time slots, contact Kay Miles. Highlight of an Officer Vice-President, Leah Doyle Mississippi Clogging Council Volume 2, Issue 2 March 2014 Inside this issue: Encore Competition 2 Workshops 2 Cue sheet of the Quarter 3 Scholarship 4 Clogging for a cause 4 Membership Info 5 Step Highlight 5 I currently live in Amory, MS. I have been married since 2007 to Adam Doyle. We have 2 daughters, Reese, 4 years old this March, and Ava Claire who was born January 31, I work full time as a Dental Assistant and teach clogging one night a week. I began clogging when I was 8 years old when I lived in Mobile, AL with the One Step Ahead studio under the instruction of Sherry Cook. The team I was on own, won at the Showstompers dance championship. I also competed in other clogging competitions. After moving to Amory there wasn't an outlet for me to continue clogging until many years later when someone from my town decided to try out opening a studio. In August of 2012 Dana Langely opened Country Cloggers and I immediately began teaching clogging to our 2 students. Since then we have grown to 11 students and they are hard workers and truly have a love for clogging. Aside from my family, watching our students learn brings me one of life's greatest joys. Knowing that I am a part of extending the life of a dying dance art form is very fulfilling. I was nominated Vice President of the MCC in August of 2013 and I hope to see the MCC grow and excel in the clogging world.

Page 2 Keeping the Beat Mississippi shines at Encore Mississippi was represented at the Smokey Mountain Encore competition and workshop in Gatelinburg, TN on March 6 7 & 8 th!

Brandy wanted to let everyone know that her and Haley Hopkins both entered in solo Accapella and won several awards! Haley Hopkins won 2nd place in Accapella and I won 1st place!

Mississippi is proud to announce that she won the dance off and took the title of over all grand champion accapella at the Smoky Mountain Encore competition!

2 Page 2 Keeping the Beat Mississippi shines at Encore Mississippi was represented at the Smokey Mountain Encore competition and workshop in Gatelinburg, TN on March 6 7 & 8 th! Kay Miles, Judy Walker along with Brandy Baygents and Haley Hopkins from Dynamic Edition Cloggers in Waynesboro, MS. Brandy wanted to let everyone know that her and Haley Hopkins both entered in solo Accapella and won several awards! Haley Hopkins won 2nd place in Accapella and I won 1st place! After the awards ceremony Brandy had to compete against all the first place winners in different age categories to determine who would win over all grand champion accapella! Mississippi is proud to announce that she won the dance off and took the title of over all grand champion accapella at the Smoky Mountain Encore competition! Mississippi is very proud to have Haley and Brandy be the only cloggers in the competition that represented Mississippi! Mississippi Workshops Every year, area teams host mini workshops along with a council meeting. The March was held via conference call. Officers and representatives discussed and finalized details for the extravaganza!! 2014 Workshops: May 3, Meridian, MS Hosted by Lauderdale County Country Cloggers July 12, Amory, MS Hosted by Country Cloggers August 22-23, MS Clogging Extravaganza Brookhave, MS

3 Volume 2, Issue 2 ROCKY TOP Beginner Level Music by: Terri Gibbs Wait 16 Beats: Left foot lead SEQUENCE: A B C D A B C C D Part A: 3 Slapbacks DU(b)/SL S(ib) DU(b)/SL S(ib) DU(b)/SL S(ib) DS RS & 1 Basic: L R L R L R L R L R LR (Repeat the above, but turn to face ¼ R on the basic) 4 Slur Brushes: DS SLUR-S DS BU(turn ½ L) DS SLUR-S DS BU(turn ½ R) DS SLUR-S DS BU(turn ½ L) Part B: 2 Basics DS RS DS RS Back: Rocky Top L R R L R R L L R L L R R L R DS SLUR-S DS BU (turn ¼ R) (facing front) R L L R L L RL R LR DS DT(ots)/SL(turn ¼ R) S(ib) KICK/SL Step: L R L R L R 2 Basics DS RS DS RS In Place: L RL R LR (Repeat Rocky Top Step above) (Repeat both the 2 Basics in place and the Rocky Top Step twice more to face front) Part C: Push-offs DS RS RS RS DS RS RS RS L&R: L RL RL RL R LR LR LR 4 Step Skuffs: S SKUFF S SKUFF S SKUFF S SKUFF (Repeat above 2 lines) L R R L L R R L 4 BasicsDS RS DS RS DS RS DS RS ¼ L turn ea.: Part D: Triple Stomps L RL R LR L RL R LR DS DS DS STOMP STOMP Fwd.: L R L R L Triple Back: DS DS DS RS R L R LR 2 Slur Brushes: DS SLUR-S DS BU DS SLUR-S DS BU (Repeat above lines) L R R L R R L L R L Page 3

4 Page 4 Keeping the Beat News Needed As you can see, our newsletter has gotten a makeover and we are excited to get it going again! You will begin receiving it electronically every quarter. You can also see that we have some exciting things going on in the state! We want to hear from you about your team news, activities, events, or pictures. If you have news, please send it to Karla Clearman at newsletter@msclogextravaganza.com or mail information to Chunky Duffee Rd, Little Rock, MS Sending Cloggers to College The council is now accepting applications for the 2014 Mississippi Clogging Scholarship. Deadline for application is April 11, Applications can be downloaded on the MCC website at Applications can be mailed to Judy Walker at 438 Reynolds Road, Clinton, MS For more information, contact Judy at edgawalker@bellsouth.net or call The council is now accepting applications for the 2014 Mississippi Clogging Scholarship. Clogging for a Cause Sue s Southern Cloggers from Liberty, MS are working with the ALS foundation. Their former instructor passed away from ALS, so they gathered together again to help raise awareness through clogging. They got to go to Gulfport and perform at the ALS Awareness Walk on March 15, Pictured form left to right: John Dequeant, Ellie Whittington, Kara Mckey, Jenna Sullivan, Hayley Dickerson, Erica Sullivan, and Wendy Dequeant. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Eventually, people with ALS lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movement, which often leads to total paralysis and death within two to five years of diagnosis. There is no cure.

5 Mississippi Keeping the Beat c/o Karla Clearman Chunky Duffee Rd Little Rock, MS Phone: Cell: Today is a great day to be a clogger! Join MS Clogging Council today! Individual dues for the MCC are $10.00 per year per person. The maximum family rate (immediate family only) is $25. Team Dues for the MCC are $10.00 per year. We are on the web! a.com Dues are from September to August. There is no prorating of dues. Non-Mississippi residents are welcome. For more information, contact: Mississippi Clogging Council, c/o Joyce Wagner 812 Scruggs Road, Meridian, MS Step Highlight Grandpa DS TCH(if) H TCH(ots) H TCH(ib) H L R L R L R L R L R L R L R Spinner Eric DS DS R H(w)(turn *** R) S L R L R L R L R L (turn *** L) R DS DT(b) H R H(w) RS L R L R L RL R L R L R LR

Keeping the Beat Mississippi Extravaganza State Fair Performances. Volume 2, Issue 3. June 2014

Keeping the Beat Mississippi Extravaganza State Fair Performances. Volume 2, Issue 3. June 2014 Keeping the Beat Council Mississippi Clogging 2014 Mississippi Extravaganza Volume 2, Issue 3 June 2014 The Mississippi Clogging Council would like to announce the 2014 MS Clogging Extravaganza will be