Mountain Legacy: A Celebration of Southern Appalachian Dance & Music

by Phil Jamison

I was invited to be a part of what is probably the most ambitious and comprehensive clogging production ever to be seen. Mountain Legacy, featuring over 80 dancers and 20 musicians, was staged at the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville, North Carolina for three performances on November 7-9, 1997. The 500-seat theater was sold out for all three shows.

Billed as "America's response to Riverdance," comparisons to the Irish step dance show are inevitable. Mountain Legacy, like Riverdance, presents traditional step dancing, in this case, Appalachian clogging, as an art form as stage-worthy as any other kind of professional theatrical dance. But in addition to being entertainment, Mountain Legacy tells some of the history behind the development of modern clogging.

These performances of Mountain Legacy were filmed and have been edited into a finished video which can be ordered by calling: 800-452-5224.

Thanks to 'Old Time Herald'