Talking Feet Buck, Flatfoot and Tap Solo Southern Dance of the Appalachian, Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountain Regions

Compiled by musician/folklorist Mike Seeger and dancer Ruth Pershing, Talking Feet introduces us to dancers from the Appalachian, Piedmont, and Blue Ridge Mountain regions of the South. In its various formsflatfooting, buckdancing, hoedown, rural tap or cloggingSouthern dancing involves a great deal of personal style and innovation as dancers create the rhythm of old-time country musictalking blues, bluegrass, hand-patting and western swing. Traditionally, people have danced at corn shuckings, apron hemmings, weddings, and house parties. Nowadays, clog dancers compete at festivals and competitions. Talking Feet is a precious record of the experience of old-timers and an inspiration to younger enthusiasts who want to absorb the tradition and make it their own.Seeger, Mike is the author of 'Talking Feet Buck, Flatfoot and Tap Solo Southern Dance of the Appalachian, Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountain Regions' with ISBN 9781556430800 and ISBN 1556430809.