At first glance, you might not believe this type of dance routine could blow you away, but you’d be wrong. Clogging is typically an impressive Irish form of dancing, but it’s all pretty predictable in the way it’s done — there’s definitely some fancy footwork, but limited upper body movement. It’s all about the feet, basically. This routine is very different — it’s clogging, but with a decidedly different and exciting spin.
The girls, Madison and Morgan, turn out an amazing clogging duet in this video making the rounds from the 2013 Clogging Champions of America – Showdown of Champions in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Madison and Morgan perform a high energy clogging routine to Keith Urban’s song “Hit the Ground Runnin’,” which is far cry from the traditional Irish music that most typically accompanies a clogging routine.
The girls aren’t even dressed in the way you’d normally expect, wearing plaid shirts and white jeans, pony tails, and of course, clogging shoes. The video begins with their backs turned to the audience, who are cheering and hollering in anticipation of their routine.
The music starts and right out of the gate, it’s high energy and big smiles, as they quickly turn around and strike a country dance pose… and then their feet get to work and their duet takes off as they work together, holding hands and twirling each other around.