Spank the Planks Appalachian Dance Team

[StlyDutch]

Hmm.. only one guy.. <.<

[ukekeysandbees]

Great music and dancing there! Brilliant video!

[vikingrich7]

Whites Folks do every thing better!! Awesome!!

[artfuldodger214]

very nice! thank you for sharing.

[OttoJuhl]

I DO love this music!!!! No matter where it came from it's American southern now,LOL.

[OttoJuhl]

The dancing looks Irish.....

[mgbronner]

@OttoJuhl I was just thinking that myself. I'm still learning the history of americana/bluegrass music but I think the origins of the genre were from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Hopefully someone can help us out with this.

[nachtebuch]

@mgbronner Ireland, if I'm not mistaken. To begin with, the similarities between what you see in this video and traditional Irish dancing are quite stark. Actually, one might be hard-pressed to differentiate the two, if it wasn't for the music, which isn't that entirely different either.

[nachtebuch]

@mgbronner Actually. I might be mistaken. If you look up "Clogging" on Wiki, the article suggests that the origins are in fact Welsh. Do check the sources though.

[mgbronner]

@nachtebuch Thanks a lot. I want to study this further, not only because the music and dancing is awesome, but it is also my ancestry.

[imXsoXnotXscene]

American folk dancing + American folk music = the best!

[elansvc]

I adore this, it's such pure country dance!

[rosemarykelley100]

fantastic!

[msgrmgnome]

I LIKED THIS.

[msgrmgnome]

I have a crap pc but would love to see that again!!!!

[msgrmgnome]

Fantastic

[msgrmgnome]

I love this.

[unclebazwold]

Nice dancing the bloke moves very well.

[Zebra902]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this! I've got happy feet now!

[bobtows]

To Yizlanu: I m a yankee< from NY city love this stuff..Better then some of that so called modern garbage

[peppilapiu]

This is realy a fine rendition...lots of heart...lots fun...pretty women all.

[gbrentwll]

I wish the video was a little more clear, but they are awesome!

[Yizlanu]

I say we vote this as the US national dance :)

ok bring on your critisms (Yankees ) -- and give a better nominee :)

[Yizlanu]

Ulster Scot proud !!

this looks like so much fun !!!!

[rbsadler]

Great! Love it!

[Bufalocarlos]

I loved it!..I got a cd of Broken String my sister send some years ago when she was in France,im in Argentina..Cheers to the band and dancers

[TheAnn2shoes]

This is very similar to Gaelic dancing, as seen in Riverdance.

[rbsadler]

@TheAnn2shoes That's because it was brought to America by the Scots-Irish immigrants and became clogging and flat footing.

[slimphotog]

This should be in black and white :).

[YOumeanMe]

this is what happens when your on good fiddles and dont' have cable tv.

[jls9rf]

poor dancers always get stuck with bad music. =(