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Arthur Grimes
Clogger
Boone, NC (Watauga County)
Arthur Grimes grew up in the Junaluska neighborhood near downtown Boone, and he has taken his unique dancing from his mother's front porch to stages at Appalachian State University and MerleFest in North Wilkesboro.
Read more about Arthur GrimesLynsey Rice
Flatfoot dancer and clogger
Buncombe County, NC
Lynsey Rice, a young clogger, flatfooter, and buck dancer, says she will never forget her mountain heritage. She is a member of the Freeman family, who have distinguished themselves as traditional artists for multiple generations. Rice's mother Loretta Freeman is a well-known area clogger and buck dancer, and her grandfather Gordon Freeman was an old-time fiddler of wide renown.
Read more about Lynsey RiceLoretta Freeman
Flatfoot dancer and clogger
Buncombe County
Traditional dancer Loretta Freeman currently performs with the Southern Mountain Fire Cloggers, and is a former member of American Clogging Hall of Fame national champions the Bailey Mountain Cloggers. She started dancing at the age of eight. Friendly childhood competition with one of her cousins helped hone her clogging skills, as did joining her first clog team at the age of thirteen.
Read more about Loretta FreemanCole Mountain Cloggers
Clogging team
Madison County, NC
The Mars Hill-based Cole Mountain Cloggers are a team of sixteen cloggers between the ages of five and fifteen, from Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, and Avery Counties. Led by Jeff Atkins, an alumnus of the Bailey Mountain Cloggers of Mars Hill College, many of the Cole Mountain Cloggers have deep roots in this region's traditional culture. Three current members, for example, are kin to Bascom Lamar Lunsford.
Read more about Cole Mountain CloggersBob Dalsemer
Square dance caller, teacher, and scholar
Hayesville, NC (Clay County)
Read more about Bob DalsemerJames "Bo" Taylor
Cherokee dancer and storyteller
Cherokee, NC (Qualla Boundary)
James "Bo" Taylor's programs include Cherokee dancing, powwow dancing, dance songs, and discussion of Cherokee history, culture, and stereotypes. He is pictured here wearing regalia of a powwow grass dancer. He adapts his presentations to audiences of all ages and sizes, and always encourages them to participate in dancing and discussion. Taylor also teaches Cherokee language in intensive ten-day immersion classes.
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