Jun 2005 - Double Toe Times

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Clogging the Issues
O
n a recent cross-country flight, I was reading some materials from a recent
conference I attended on educational technology. A title certainly caught
my attention, “Dance-Activism.”
The article chronicled the political movement in Australia centered around
music and dance. In part, it said:
“The ‘unifying power’of music has meant it has long been a powerful device
for protest movements and environmental campaigns. More recently, the dance
music culture has embraced a range of environmental and social issues creating
an aspect of the culture that has been described as “techno-activist”.
Proponents of techno activism often assert that their enjoyment of techno music
brings them together and their political persuasions unite them. Techno activist
groups have recognized this and utilized multimedia dance parties to publicize
their views. Australian environmental “techno-tribalism” can trace its roots back
to the UK and the emergence of the mobile sound system collective in the late
’80s. Whilst these groups drew on a number of influences, it was their convergence
with the growing punk movement that saw aspects of the dance culture
moving towards a more proactive social agenda.”
Wow! Who’d have “thunk” it... dance as a means of persuading political
and social change. Cloggers are missing out on an incredible opportunity here
in the United States. Have you ever seen a clogging event that didn’t revolve
around great dancing, music and great fellowship. Sure, there are politics in the
clogging scene and behind the scenes, but once those feet hit the dance-floor
nothing seems to matter except the beat.
Between all of the clogging teachers listed here in the Double Toe Times, we
have enough portable sound systems to blast the sweet sound of clogging music
all over this great land. All we need is to politically organize.
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Happy Clogging, Jeff Driggs, Editor
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