Great Homegrown American Dancing

To see more visit https://www.createspace.com/204514 In this clip you will see one of the best scenes ever filmed. It is part of my two hour program, Making Documentaries, which has been helpful to thousands of budding videographers, filmmakers, moviemakers, storytellers. I was a very young filmmaker when I made it and learned a lot about editing in this process. I tell all in my program which can be found at my website, www.theHoffmancollection.com

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[johntechwriter]

Be honest -- with subject matter like this who could't make a compelling documentary? (Easy for me to say.)

[allinaday]

@johntechwriter - In fact John, Everything about the documentary, mine & every other good one, is planned & carefully directed so that reality - the kind that makes for compelling movies, then just happens. That is why 2 filmmakers entering the same region, say Madison County NC, will make 2 completely different movies, one successful, the other one undramatic & meaningless. You are commenting on my 1st professional film. With all of the films I have made, it is still the same for me.

[holyhackjackson8]

Where can I get the film? Good work, sir!

[allinaday]

@holyhackjackson8 thank you. The film is available on my website and called Bluegrass Roots. My website is thehoffmancollection.

David Hoffman -- filmmaker

[cwilliams177]

David, this is so exciting and we appreciate your approval. We will make sure the hotlink gets in. Will you respond to this e-mail again and confirm the hotlink with me? I would enjoy ordering the entire film. Best of the best to you. Sincerely, Cheryl Williams

[allinaday]

@cwilliams177 Youtube will not let us communicate emails. please email me at allinaday at aol.com and give me your address. sorry that I have to write it this way.

david hoffman

[Mountchoirboy]

I stumbled onto this clip and the fuller one and enjoyed it no end-those kids were so happy it made me yearn to find out if any followup was done as to who they are and what has become of them-Now that would make a great video. While I know the 60's was full of it's own heartache and injustice, I still evoke great memories of that time in my life thanks!

[nightwriterou812]

@nightwriterou812 Clogging parties were also used when installing or re-tightening wood floors because it eliminated the need to waste time hammering away at nails.

[nightwriterou812]

My late grandmother who grew up in southwest Virginia once told me clogging became real popular with the advent of electrical service to rural mountain regions. As mothers and wives awoke every morning to turn on the lone glaring 100 watt light bulb in their rustic kitchens, they'd end up clogging all over their houses to stomp on scurrying cockroaches. Before long, folks began throwing weekend clogging parties like the type shown in this video as a primitive form of pest control.

[CadillacL]

There needs to be more videos like this filmed :)

[holyhackjackson8]

What song is that on the ol' porch?