>> Hi, I'm Christi,
I have no children.
>> Hi, I'm Tracy,
and I have five children.
>> I share a car with my
husband.
>> My husband owns a fleet
of cars.
>> I'm a vegetarian.
>> I enjoy a good steak dinner.
>> So, what could these two
possibly have in common?
>> I love clogging!
>> But I love clogging, too!
>> When we took lessons
we never spoke to each other.
When we got together
and we started practicing,
that we realized that we laugh
more than we practiced
>> Oh, my gosh!
Oh yeah, and then we just
giggled most of the time.
>> You're supposed to
look at me!
>> Laughing, eventually led
to learning, and then
to teaching clogging lessons.
>> The first time that
I had to teach,
she had strep throat.
I said, "You can't come.
You have strep throat.
You cannot come tonight."
And she said, I will start
praying for you right now!"
[laughs]
>> More than a decade later,
they're still kicking up
their heels
with a team of performers.
>> That's how ClogJam
was formed.
It was, get up,
and get running,
and hit the road.
It was really a rocket launcher
that summer of 2005.
>> And it launched a friendship
forever.
>> All of our dancers
are just great friends.
It is a strong sisterhood.
>> As nationally-certified
instructors, they now help
others tap into the fun
of clogging.
>> I think there is a dancer
in everybody,
I think especially women
that are turning 30, 40, 50,
this is a great outlet.
>> Samantha--!
>> I thought, I'm gonna take
those clogging lessons.
I am going to take
those clogging lessons.
And finally,
I took those clogging lessons
when I was 40.
>> People who master some of
those dances and those steps
are really proud of themselves,
and that's exactly
what we want to be, you know,
when we're 30 and 40, you know,
is to catch a new skill
and be proficient at it.
>> I hear some of our dancers
say, "You know what?
I heard this song in KwikTrip.
I just wanted to dance to it!"
And I thought,
"That makes a good clogger!"
[laughs]
>> Modern tap dance even has
its roots in clogging,
evolving over generations,
as enthusiastic footwork
and percussive dance traditions
merged.
>> The roots of clogging started
in the Appalachian Mountains,
and is really kind of
a melting pot...
>> Scotty, double step,
double over, double step,
touch down...
>> ...of foot work
from the Germans, the Irish,
>> And with that,
the African Americans
and the Native Americans
added their drag style to it.
>> I think the biggest
misconception is that
we wear wooden shoes.
We don't wear wooden shoes.
>> It really is
American Folk Dance.
>> There are literally thousands
of steps in clogging
and each move has a unique name.
>> Outhouse right.
Two Charlestons...
>> When I was a kid growing up,
I always had tennis shoes
that I put bottle caps on,
and thought I could be a tapper,
I could be a tapper,
but we never had money
growing up.
>> For me, it is something
you think about
when you are little
about being a dancer
and performing.
I never would have thought
that I would've been
a performer.
I never would have saw myself
up on a stage in front of
a couple thousand people.
It's kind of like skydiving
with your 10 closest friends,
It's not that hard
when you have people around
that you can count on.
>> Tracy puts this all together.
She keeps us on track.
She is the ideas person.
>> I think she's the energy
behind ClogJam.
I think without her--
>> Really?
>> Yes.
>> She is a tremendous
amount of fun.
Honestly, she can say
one word to me,
and I know exactly
what she's talking about.
We're almo thinking alike.
>> Okay, you start.
>> We're gonna say,
"We're ClogJam?"
>> Both: We're ClogJam.
>> She's a good friend
and she's gotten me through,
you know, I had cancer.
So, you know, she was
right next to me for that.
>> She's just wonderful.
She is a wonderful friend.
She has a heart of gold.
That is the brains
behind ClogJam.
Don't sit, because
somebody else is going to dance,
and that's going to be us.
[laughing and cheering]