 Heinemann Settlement School is encouraging locals to shake off those winter blues with their intro to Appalachian Flatfooting Dance Class Saturday, February 24th. The class is free and open to all skill levels and abilities and will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the school. We're hosting a free workshop on Appalachian Flatfooting and it's taught by Tiffany Owen, a dance instructor from Pye County. Appalachian Flatfooting is a percussive style of traditional dance. It's related to lots of Irish step dancing and English step dancing as well as Indigenous style dancing and it all combines together to create the Appalachian tradition of Flatfooting and clogging. Do you worry about having enough money to last throughout retirement? Give Reed Potter at Raymond James a call. Reed has 26 years experience helping folks enjoy their best life in their retirement years. Pre-registration is required and water and snacks will be available. If you're nervous about trying percussive style dancing like this, the good news is that it's very low impact. So a characteristic of Appalachian Flatfooting is that your feet stay pretty low to the ground and you're not flailing your arms about. You're not running all over the place. It's pretty low impact and there's no set tempo necessarily. You can dance as slowly or as quickly as you feel comfortable with. For more information and to register, go to Heineman.org backslash events. Reporting for Mountaintop News, I'm Brianna Robinson.