1326 Evergreen
Longview, TX 75605-1926
(903) 759-7230
E-MAIL: Jimi Bailey
Jimi began clogging in 1988, and formed The DonwHome Cloggers in 1996. In 2001 Ellen and Harold Lane joined The DownHome Cloggers. They began clogging in 1983, and have been a great asset to The DownHome Cloggers. They are now instructors for the group, freeing Jimi up to manage and take care of details of a growing team. This change has brought The DownHome Cloggers to a new level of growth, in experience and numerically.
In addition to changes in the team structure, a young peoples' group called The DHC Ignited was added last year. They are instructed by Tiffany Lane.
Beginner Classes are taught 3 times a year, and are on Tuesday nights, intermediate and advance classes are held on Monday and Thursday nights.
All classes are at 107 Ruthlynn Dr., Longview, Texas, at 6:30 pm.
Two of the younger members, Tiffany Lane and Clay McBride have been chosen to be on "T-Force", Texas' charter competition team.
Longview, Texas is located west of Shrevepot, La. (65 miles) and east of Dallas
(125 miles). If in the area, stop by and say 'howdy', and clog awhile!
Ball, Robert
1511 Brookhollow Drive
Irving, TX 75061-5523
(972) 25-D I X I E
E-MAIL: Robert Ball
Beaty, Lola Director, teacher, and choreographer of Collective Sound Cloggers, formally
known as Friendswood Country Cloggers for 26 years. Instructions are from beginner
to advanced and includes Appalachian drag-slide clogging, buck, and Canadian.
Teaching at state workshops are regularly scheduled. Bender, Elaine, CCI Elaine is a Certified Clogging Instructor who has been studying and teaching
clogging for almost 25 years. Currently, as the director of clogging at the
Bruce Lea Dance Factory in Fort Worth, Elaine instructs 12 classes a week and
3 competition teams. She guest teaches for several local high school dance teams,
as well as workshops and conventions around the country. You can also visit her website at http://www.doublestep.net. Boyce, Bobbi Exhibition Coordinator and Instructor for Texas Thunder Cloggers, San Antonio.
Instructor: Workshops,including the Texas Cloggers
Rally, Double Toe Jam, Camp Esperanza Benefit Workshop, I-35 Special, Fun
‘n’ Sun Workshop, 45th National Square Dance Convention (San Antonio)
and 46th National Square Dance Convention (Orlando), Borderline Workshop (Oklahoma),
55th National Square Dance Convention (San Antonio) Choreography: Original and a few adaptations, Fun: Everywhere I go! Burton, Blake Blake has been clogging since 1986 with teams like Yellow
Rose Cloggers in Houston, TX, The Clogging Sensation, and is now one of
the co-directors for T-Force, a Texas-wide competition clogging team! He has been an instructor since the age of 13, mainly teaching locally at workshops
such as the Double Toe Jam in Waco,
TX; the I-35 workshop in Temple, TX; The Texas Cloggers Rally; The Camp Esparanza
Benefit workshop. In 2000, he was also the recipient of the Rick Flory Memorial
Scholarship. For several years, however, he also taught as a National Instructor at the
Southern Clogging Workshop in
Kenner, LA. Butzke, Bobby Butzke, Rhonda Rhonda is an avid dancer of many types, but clogging has dominated her focus
since she began dancing with the Rhythm Cloggers at the age of fourteen in
1986. The next year, she started teaching, and has never stopped. She has
instructed at numerous Texas clogging workshops, National Square Dance and
National Clogging workshops. Recently, Rhonda has judged at many national
level competitions. She is also active in her role as co-Historian for the
Texas Clogging Council. In December of 1999 she was honored to take on the role of Director with the
award winning competition team, the Yellow Rose Cloggers. And in 2006, she
was honored by her peers at the TCC Rally with the Clogger of the Year award!
Always interested in continuing her education, Rhonda is proud to be a Certified
Clogging Judge with C.L.O.G. Lori has been the instructor of the Cannonball Cloggers for the past ten years. She has taught at the Texas Clogger's Rally for as long as I (her daughter) can remember. She is a GREAT instructor! Carolan, Linda Linda Carolan is a Certified Clogging Instructor as well as a graduate of the
NCHC/CLOG Academy of Teaching (North Carolina 1983). She has taught clogging
in Germany, Venezuela, and Mexico, as well as at national clogging conventions
in Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama, Indiana, and Nevada. Texas workshops
include those in El Paso, Houston, Port Arthur, Lubbock, San Antonio, and
Waco. Linda's specialty is original choreography and her interests range from
traditional mountain figures to couples' routines, group routines to step
workshops, as well as line dances. At the age of eight, Linda learned flat-footing
from her great-grandmother, whose ancestors brought the pastime with them
from Christian County, Kentucky. Rusty and Linda Carolan are directors and
founders of the Fire on the Mountain Cloggers of San Antonio, Texas. More
Info on Lessons, etc: 210-344-2557 or www.fireonthemountaincloggers.com Crady, C.D.
Dick, Dee Dee Dick has been clogging since 1985 and teaching since 1989. She and her
students formed the Shufflin' Shoes Cloggers in 1990. Most of the material
performed by the 'Shoes is original; Dee has been choreographing since very
early in her clogging career. A regular contributor to local and area workshops,
Dee has taught at the Texas Cloggers' Rally, the I-35 Clogging Special, Doubletoe
Jam, and the Camp Esperanza Benefit Workshop for many years, as well as serving
as Secretary of the Texas Clogging Council and Rally Chair for Rally 2004.
The Shufflin' Shoes offer lessons at Whistle Stop Dance Company in Richardson;
call 972-675-4456 for class information. Duckett, Debora Debora is CCI certified & has taught regularly at TCC & Double-Toe Jam as well as Camp E & I-35.Her choreography consists mostly of intermediate & advanced line routines (although a few couples routines have reared their little heads). The group listing for Contemporary Cloggers lists additional class info. Goodall, Mark We have a group in the Tomball/Magnolia area (Cloggers on the Move). We have
been clogging for approximately 13 years. We do provide lessons every Monday
from 6:00 to 7:00. Come on by, you'll love clogging with us. Green, Robert M. (Buster) I am the director of the Cadence Cloggers in San Antonio, TX, and have been
teaching clogging since 1977. I recently retired after 27 years in the Air Force,
and consequently have moved around the country quite a bit. I have danced with,
taught for, or directed various clogging groups in Georgia, Virginia, Missouri,
Nebraska,Alabama, and Texas; and even started a group in Korea. Isaac, Sharon For more information phone 210-385-8782, email sharon.banjopicker@gmail.com
or visit www.TexasThunderCloggers.org. Johnson, Julie Kelley, Amanda Amanda has been clogging for about 15 years and has been teaching for 10 years.
She has danced & competed with Brazosport Bluebonnet Cloggers, Yellow
Rose and now directs Blue Streak Cloggers. Amanda opened The Warehouse Dance Studio in West Columbia, Texas in April of
2005 where she offers clogging , belly dance, hip hop, poms, and ballroom dancing.
She has taught at TCC Rally and Double Toe Jam which she looks forward to every
year! Shelli Kruger is originally from Houston, TX, and was a member of the Heart
of Texas Clogging group for 15 years, before moving to College Station, TX
to originate the AggieLand Cloggers of Bryan/College Station. She has been
successfully instructing clogging at her studio, and turning out beautiful
clogging proteges', who ironically are her own competition in the two towns
now! She doesn't mind though, she feels proud that the students' she instructed
are capable and confidant in the clogging profession, and takes it as quite
a compliment! Lane, Ellen & Harold
Harold & Ellen have been teaching in the East Tx. area (primarily Longview) for
20 years. They have danced with The Barndoor Stompers, The Silverado Stompers,
and now The DownHome Cloggers. They have 2 children (Tiffany & Cody) who have
been dancing since they could walk. Tiffany continues the family clogging tradition
by directing and teaching the current teams youth group-DHC Ignited- who have award
winning competition dancers on the team. They have classes(Beginner thru Advanced) 3
nights a week on Monday, Tuesday, & Thursdays @ 6:30pm. Their new location is 101
Tyler St. 2nd floor(stairs available on outside). Ellen also teaches club workshops
every 6-8wks,The Texas Clogging Rally,and The Arkansas State Rally in Eureka Springs.
Their goal is to keep the spirit and tradition of clogging available to as many as
they can reach while having FUN and fellowship along the way!
Maes, Lauren Martin, Larry McCrary, Glen Glen McCrary took basic clogging lessons from Dale & LaVonne Miller of the
Double Eagle Cloggers in the spring of 1983. After graduating he joined their
exhibition team and performed around the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex for two
years. Noting that there was no clogging clubs in the mid-cities area (between Ft.
Worth and Dallas), he decided to start a set of lessons in Grand Prairie in
February 1986, which drew 35 students. With the first graduation he formed a
new clogging club called the Dixie Style Cloggers. He continued to promote that
club through more lessons, twice each year, and developing the exhibition team,
eventually into multiple teams of different age levels. He became active in The Texas Clogging Council, eventually becoming the North
District Vice President for two terms, followed by two more terms as President
of the Council. In 1994 the Texas Clogging Council named him "Clogger of the
Year". In 1998 he formed another new club known as the Dixie Grand Cloggers, of which
he is still director as well as taking on the role of "cuer/instructor" of the
Texas Express Cloggers of Farmers Branch. Today he remains director of both Texas Express and Dixie Grand Cloggers,
still promoting clogging through their performances and ongoing clogging lessons
twice a year. Please visit the official website for the Dixie Grand Cloggers at http://www.dixiegrand.com
for more information! Moeller, Jean Moore, Anne Muckleroy, Rita, CCI & Director I have taught clogging classes at the Nacogdoches Recreation Center for three years. Our group,
The Rhythm Rocker Cloggers, has been the most wonderful accomplishment of all! We are a group of
adult ladies that love to "show our stuff" at different functions all over the East Texas Area.
I have added two more wonderful Texas Clogging Instructors, Misty Holmes and Donna Oliver. We teach
our Beginner Class on Monday nights from 7:00-8:00 and our Intermediate/Performer Class on Thursday
nights from 6:30pm-9:00pm at the Nacogdoches Recreation Center. If you are interested in joining us,
we woud be glad to teach you how to clog!
Nemec, Buncy Pryor, John Rerat, Ann - CCI Roberts, Jennie Jennie is co-director of the Collective Sound Cloggers, formerly known as the
Friendswood Country Cloggers. Instruction is available for beginner to advanced
dancers. The team dances to a variety of music does a variety of styles, including
traditional Appalachian drag-slide, buck, and Canadian step dancing. Jennie
also enjoys teaching at state workshops. Roberts, Susan I have been clogging and teaching in the Victoria area for about 20 years.
I now direct a group which meets at the Lutheran Church on Main Street in
Victoria. We meet every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Having been a public school teacher, I prefer to teach kids and teens. I go
to Seadrift every Tuesday morning and work with a group of 2nd-3rd graders
and a group of 4th-5th graders. I lived in rural West Virginia until I was almost 30, so I prefer traditional
clogging, traditional music, and patriotic music. Sheetz, Rosellen Kerr Thompson, John Wilmesmeier, Ethel - Editor of the "Step In Time" Magazine
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3121 Buffalo Speedway #1106
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 621-5368
E-MAIL: Lola Beaty
7301 Arroyo Way
Crowley, TX 76036
(817) 891-2736
E-MAIL: Elaine Bender
P O Box 55
Campbellton, TX 78008
(830) 570-3250
E-MAIL: Bobbi Boyce
2305 Bay Area Blvd #1001
Houston, TX 77058
(903) 647-4009
E-MAIL: Blake Burton
P.O. Box 1263
Porter, TX 77365
(832) 326-4391
E-MAIL: Bobby Butzke
P.O. Box 1263
Porter, TX 77365
(713) 865-0650
E-MAIL: Rhonda Butzke
Cannon, Lori
292 Mountain Climb Rd
Sherman, TX 75092
(903) 893-4107
E-MAIL: Lori Cannon
606 East Ramsey Road
San Antonio, TX 78216
(210) 344-2557
E-MAIL: Linda Carolan
5150 Village Crest
San Antonio, TX 78218
(512) 845-6430
E-MAIL: C.D. Crady
7609 Riverbrook
Dallas, TX 75230
(214) 739-9194
E-MAIL: Dee Dick
7402 Brodie Ln.
Austin, TX 78745
(512) 292-1030
E-MAIL: Debora Duckett
27620 Decker Woods Dr.
Magnolia, TX 77354
(281) 356-2852
E-MAIL: Mark Goodall
30520 Huntington Circle
Bulverde, TX 78163-4129
(830) 980-3600
E-MAIL: Buster Green
P.S. - I am also a square dance caller!
Hunt, Martha
402 Evening Shadows Trail
Holly Lake Ranch, TX 75765-6322
(903) 769-0792
E-MAIL: Martha Hunt
(210) 385-8782
E-MAIL: Sharon Isaac
401 Ridgmar Road
Leander, TX 78641
(512)260-7853
E-MAIL: Julie Johnson
P.O. Box 551
Old Ocean, TX 77463
(409) 236-9284
E-MAIL: Amanda Kelley
Kruger, Shelli
809 University Dr
103-B
College Station, TX 77845
(979) 694-1812
E-MAIL: Shelli Kruger
Shelli lives with her husband and 3 small children, and plans to keep on clogging
away!
" Clogging is not just a plumbing problem in Bryan/College Station any
longer!"
PO Box 1042
Gladewater, TX 75647
(903) 738-9611
E-MAIL: Ellen & Harold Lane
E-MAIL: Lauren Maes
2705 East Tanager Trails
Orange, TX 77632
(409) 988-0778
E-MAIL: Larry Martin
3257 Beavers Bend Trail
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
(972) 660-DIXIE
E-MAIL: Glen McCrary
2225 Lake Ridge Circle
Waco, TX 76710-1109
(817) 772-0227
E-MAIL: Jean Moeller
5805 Harvard
Amarillo, TX 79109-6324
(806) 355-6219
E-MAIL: Anne Moore
8519 CR 302
Nacogdoches, TX 75961
(936)569-8076
E-MAIL: Rita Muckleroy
10403 East Crosby Lane
Missouri City, TX 77459
281-778-7635
E-MAIL: Buncy Nemec
108 Nutmeg Lane
Euless, TX 76039
(817) 868-0224
E-MAIL: John Pryor
P.O. Box 180695
Dallas, TX 75218
(214) 533-8299
E-MAIL: Ann Rerat
802 Cleveland Street #4310
Houston, TX 77019
(281) 638-6431
E-MAIL: Jennie Roberts
2108 Vail Drive
Port Lavaca, TX 77979
361-552-9658
E-MAIL: Susan Roberts
4709 Augusta Lane
Wichita Falls, TX 76302
(940) 636-3048
E-MAIL: Rosellen Kerr Sheetz
6160 Dawn Rd.
Bulverde, TX 78163
(830) 438-4930
E-MAIL: John Thompson
410 Highland Mist Cir.
Houston, TX 77015-2010
(713) 451-4815
E-MAIL: Ethel Wilmesmeier
