clog dancing
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- noun
- /klɔg ˈdænsɪŋ/
- UK
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danza de zuecos
- She took lessons to learn clog dancing so she could join her friends at the community event.
Examples
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The children were excited to perform clog dancing at the school talent show, showcasing their colorful costumes.
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You want people to spend the last day of summer watching clog dancing?
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He opened my eyes to the arts, music, clog-dancing, WrestleMania.
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He's clog-dancing I think ...wearing Lederhosen.
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Like the guy in his 60s teaching clog dancing to one student in a barely lit park at 8 p.m. once.
Blog text (16) -
At the festival, we enjoyed an impressive display of clog dancing featuring rhythmic footwork and traditional music.
Synonyms
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A lively traditional dance with heavy stamping done in wooden shoes
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A traditional dance where people stamp loudly while wearing shoes with wooden soles
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a dance performed while wearing wooden-soled shoes' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'clog' (a wooden-soled shoe) with 'dancing' (rhythmic movement to music). This compound follows common English patterns for naming dances by footwear or style (e.g., tap dancing), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun clog dancing comes from dancers wearing wooden-soled shoes called clogs who stamp their feet to make a strong beat. That's why it means a traditional dance with 'loud, rhythmic steps'.