Flatfooting Dance Lesson #3 - "Flatfooters Alamo" (Two 3-sound walking steps, then rock, step)

I learned the "Flatfooters Alamo" from Ira Bernstien's DVD. Its two 3-sound walking steps followed by a basic (rock step). This is the sound people expect from traditional mountain dancing in its most basic form; cloggers achieve this sound using a shuffle, step, rock, step sequence. Music courtesy of Adam Hurt (Earth Tones CD)

(pasted from Lesson #1 vid:)
Professional instructional dance DVDs are available from various teachers (Ira Bernstein, Charlie Burton, Evie Laden [tho hers stopped working) and workshops are intermittently offered by Ira and Charlie as well as experts Matt Olwell, Nic Gareiss, etc). Those are some of the real dancer resources of the tradition. I still make tons of mistakes, but perhaps by seeing how I "recover" my step, you can learn too, and thats something they don't teach you in the dance vids.

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[moonshineV]

@dropthumb2 thanks, you'd think he'd be dancing by now, that Banjovi! i agree the sound balance is problematic. I need to find out if iphone makes voice mikes. and those hoofer taps are crazy loud indoors, i might have to do all the lessons in leathers soled's. appreciate the feedback. you should try dancing too

[dropthumb2]

Nice of you to teach this. I'm not learning it, I'm sticking to banjo only, but I've enjoyed watching you do it on many your videos. Does Ban Jovi have his own dancing shoes? I see that he pays attention quite a lot, so he might be getting the hang of it by now.

I don't know if you can adjust the mic direction or position, but if so it's currently picking up more foot than ideal and less voice than ideal. It's not important. I just like to hand out suggestions. ;o).