United We Clog! - Double Toe Times

front row rose to his feet and saluted the
dancers. The emotion of that moment
was felt by everyone.
Following the parade, groups were taken
to the National Mall area we=here they
could enjoy the National Folklife Festival
featuring different cultures in the Americas
and a variety of ethnic groups.
That evening, parade participants are all
part of the audience of the PBS Concert at
the Capitol Building featuring the National
Symphony Orchestra and one of the
country's largest fireworks displays.
This was the second time that dancers
participated in the event. In 2002, more
than 1,000 cloggers took to the streets
of our nation’s capital in the National
Independence Day Parade. Back then,
the group also spent a day performing at
the Lincoln Memorial, touring D.C. and
laying a wreath and holding a ceremony at
the Pentagon in honor of those fallen on
9/11.
(Top) Cloggers and country dancers line up
for their place in the parade behind floats,
balloons, bands and marchers.
(Center) The ladies of the Hedlin family of
Illinois dance under the name “Clogging
Craze” and danced throughout the day to give
other dancers a chance to rest, drink water
and handle the heat of the day.
(Left) Cloggers from Texas were among those
from more than a dozen states represented in
the clogging expo.
Photos by Rob Pack, Jeff Driggs
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