Issy Emeney Appalachian Flatfooting
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2010
- Greetings from the UK. I hope you enjoy this short video made in a village hall near Bristol, England. Check out my other video Flatfooting 2014 on my youtube channel. Thanks for watching.
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I want to learn this dance for when I leave my bosses office after I quit my job
I don't know why, but watching this with that in mind cracked me up. Thanks!
Can perform this dance,... to get hired at the next job. ;)
Miwton Bwyadlee 😂
You quit then they'll lock you away fer dancing like that.
My last day after 20 years is this Friday. I WISH I could do this dance!
Sitting in the middle of a wet and miserable England, I have absolutely no idea why this came up in my suggestions, but it sure brightened up my morning thank you 😀
steve g from canada. And be wet and miserable here. No idea why this dancin lady came ti my attention, nor how I came to respond to you.
@@andrewbendle7084
Lol Good morning and best wishes to you and your family 😎
steve g 👏👏🇬🇧
@@davidskeeterskeeter1835 David Boulton 👍🖐️😎
Your ancestors calling
This is why I love YT - I cannot imagine I would have come across this condensed joy in the course of my day otherwise.
I’ve watched this video countless times and it never gets old. She is so graceful and dances so effortlessly that I always smile, even after a crappy day. Thanks Mrs. Emeney.
Thanks so much. I'm glad it makes you smile.
This is how my daddy would dance, only if my mom wasn’t around. She didn’t want any dancing in her house. They were from the southwest part of Virginia. Wish I could see him dance, and hear her yell once more
That's a awesome memory you must have!
Donna Rohdy
I know a few Cat-lick and Mormon women that don't allow any drinking nor fun nor dancing in their house. They think it summons the Devil or something. I figure he's got his hands too full to bother with me ...
Frank Baker......….No Fun + No Life Fools!
I hope your daddy dances for you in a dream. I’ll say a little prayer. I bet he was a great dad. D
Your eloquent appreciation of your parents made me straight up smile :)
I just saw this for the first time. Bravo! I grew up in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. I am what one might call a Hillbilly. This was what we all learned as a dance. This really brought me back.
I'm from the Appalachians and I had never seen this until I attended a family reunion and they had cloggers.
Wonderful! Absolutely beautiful. Keep these old traditions alive!
AMAZING. As someone who tap danced for MANY years, I truly appreciate her skill. She makes it look effortless, and it is absolutely not. Learning this style is on my bucket list, even if I am sitting in a wheelchair while I am doing it!
That’s the spirit
So it's been a year since you've posted. Have you learned flatfooting yet? And could you answer a question for me? You wrote that you've tap danced for years and this, flatfooting, appears to be a slower and less energetic type of tap dancing, so why would it be difficult to learn?
You can see the Irish influences here. Wonderful. As Creedence said, bring a smile for the banjo.
English clogging.
@Christine Taggart Who taught the lowland Scots to dance? probably the English.
@@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo 🙄 It's highly unlikely the English taught anyone this style of dance. In fact, the English actually enacted penal law to prohibit dancing. The Catholic church tried to suppress Irish dance, and so did the English. The neck of some Brit to try to claim it as their own!
@@themaggattackIt's English started in the mill towns of Lancashire with girls tapping their clogs, (everyday wear) to the beat of the looms, there's no tradition of wearing English clogs in Ireland and yes English dace masters travelled all over these islands teaching dance, evey inn in England had a plate for clogging, my own local inn still does and we have are own clog dance, the Irish never settled the Appalachians and catholics wouldn't have been welcome, the English stopping the Irish dancing is bullshit, the Irish try to claim everything, did you know 'Danny Boy' is an English song written by an Englishman in England.
@John H What you call Scots Irish is known to us as Northern Irish it's a mix is of English and lowland Scots (Anglo Saxons) planters, the 1790-1810 census of the Appalachians shows a mix of Scottish and English, the Scottish names are boarder with only 4 McNames, there's no one from Ireland and no O'names, 1 German and 1 French, the Accent is west country and east Anglian English, so they must have been there in large numbers to influence the language so completely, cloggings still popular here, 'Irish Dance' is a mix of step dance that was done all over the islands and French quadrilles, there's little history to it try tracing any reliable evidence before the 1920s.
I don't care what anyone says, that was FRICKING awesome!!!
Scott Murray maybe you should care, because everyone else is saying it’s awesome!
No one appears to be saying otherwise, so nice strawman.
@@notahotshot Jeez
@@notahotshot saying I dont care what anyone says is a very common saying these days. But I'm sure you're aware of it, you just played ignorant and had a stick up your butt and wanted to be rude to someone for absolutely no reason. Its that or you're just legitimately ignorant. Either way you come out looking like a dunce 🤣🤣
It was ok
Yankee here and I LOVED it. I’m jealous too. Wish I could dance like that! Complete respect and love and thank you.
This looks like so much fun, like a cross between Irish clogging and tap-dancing!
Or North country England.
exactly
Irish clogging ? You mean Sean nos dancing ? Or in my opinion TWADDLE aka. The puddle a duck leaves behind after pissing on soft sand ( I'm sure your imagination can manage that limited as it is)
@@halfcantan1208 Does your mommy know you're using her computer?
ElveeKaye ,does your mommy know your using her diodo
Can't help but smile watching this.
Me either💕 Much needed in these crazy times. God Bless! Thanks for sharing😊
Reminds me of that Irish River Dancing.
Absolutely I'm stuck at home all weekend because of this Corona crap I'm glad this came up in my suggestions
My grandma n grandpa loved this music and dance. Although I grew up in a different era with classic rock, I'm still easily drawn to this good ol' fashioned lifestyle here in the video while remembering the times spent with my grandparents
This was gorgeous to watch: shes just so relaxed and easy to the music - it made me very happy.........and btw she's just sooooo cute too!! 🥰
Ikr? I could watch her for hours
She is the cutest .
She has that easy nonchalance that is so evocative of the Appalachian dancing. Not stiff like clogging.
What's wrong with clogs?
Look up Jesco White(there a couple of videos on youtube) or his father D-Ray White...he`s a character for sure and a total villain hell the whole family is but was a recognized master of Appalachian dancing..
Yeah, it's swingy ;)
Reminds of this in Norfolk,England! ua-cam.com/video/zM9rE4K092k/v-deo.html
When I get really stressed out I will watch this video. It always causes me to take a deep breath, calm down, and enjoy life a little more. Your great talent is a gift that makes a big difference in my life. Thanks again and again, Issy.
I'm so glad you enjoy this so much. People often comment that they like my relaxed style. It's probably because I was exhausted at the end of a day flatfoot teaching! I posted another clip in 2014 by th way. All the best. Issy
+Kenneth McArthur Same as Kenneth, been coming back to this vid since i found it about two years ago an it has the same effect every time.
Issy Emeney I have never seen this before. Interesting, and you are not hard to watch. Best
i wish i could do that!
@@geraldmiller8973 nothing better then watching the boobs
70 years ago, when I was a kid, a lot of people did this in Northern Illinois and all over. You ought to see 10 or 20 people all doing this in time. :o)
Mitch it’s called ilinoisis btw
@@georgefloydgaming4600 Buy a dictionary.
Mitch my mom (crackhead) told me its spelled ilinoisis not Illinois
It must have awesome to behold! 🤓😇😘
I was in a sports bar in Pekin Illinois when a FELLA jumped outta his chair and did this dance it blew every one away. So the Illinois part I believe...True fact it's still being done. 2019 November
I will learn this dance, to dance my way through this god-awful pandemic.
She is fantastic. So light on her feet. I could watch this all day long!!
Simple, Clean, Relaxed, Wonderful a joy to watch. WOW, you sure had a great teacher to watch and then learn how to do that.
That was SIMPLY mesmerising, thank you so much, really enjoying it, must have watched twenty times already! I am amazed such people exist that would give it a thumbs down???
Thanks so much. Obviously we can't please all the people all the time, and the vast majority of people are so kind. Have a look at my 2014 video on my channel if you haven't already seen it. Best wishes from the UK. Issy
In the Uk?! Wow, im in N. Wales, trying to get out of the Uk!
Well, up until seven seconds in I was pretty confident I could dance this too... That's when things got complicated
LMMFAO!
your such nerd
@@ashzole Thank you. I am.
Yeah, I was with her right until she started to move.
😄😄😄😄
This is wonderful! No place on the face of the earth is closer to heaven than the Appalachian mountains.
Fantastic folk dance, love it so much.
From an old hillbilly and proud of it!
Gosh, you can sure see the Irish history in that dancing style.
+hetrodoxly let me know what you think ua-cam.com/video/Lr2efObjn14/v-deo.htmlm47s
I was thinking that as well - also a bit of german influence as well.A good example of the hybrid European culture that developed in the new world
Oh for sure. Americanized after a couple centuries!
From Ireland to the US and back to Europe, again, here in this video
I'd say the influences are definitely European...Irish, Scottish, even Slavic ....the footwork is strong and the upper body moves minimally.
I could watch her or people dancing like this for hours.
Cheers from germany
If you Google up CRIP walk you get hours of it ...
Me too ....cheers back to ya from California,USA
What a joy to watch! It makes me happy, the music and dance. Thank you for sharing your gift with all. God bless you! ☀️
Thank you too!
I grew up in Georgia with this music & dance (that would be "The State of...." not "The Republic of..." I miss it so very much (all they have in Michigan is hocky and hotdogs). You do so much justice to the art. Thank you, ma'am.
I loved her style, I saw a girl moving through the woods dancing to a melody in her heart and ears. She did it with such peace. Thank you Issy, you blessed me today.😊
A very, very nice job. I enjoy videos of people tap dancing, Irish step dancing, or flatfooting, yet it's only by the grace of God that I can walk without tripping over my own feet.
Thank you, I haven’t seen this kind of dancing or heard that kind of music in 50 years. God bless you!
That was amazing!! Never seen anything like that before! Its clean, fun, happy, full of energy and looks so complicated. I love it!
check out these dancers in that style. ua-cam.com/video/YVxJ3iDrdmw/v-deo.html
Buddy Epsom was a great Flatfooter. Awesome job keeping the dance alive and well. Preserving a piece of rural tradition and Art.
BUDDY EBSON
This dancer is FABULOUS! I’ve watched quite a bit of flatfooting and really enjoy it, but this is the best!
Thanks so much. Glad you liked it.
Issy Emeney Just posted it on Facebook. Too good to miss!
This reminds me so much of my family reunions. I loved watching our older family dance for hours. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Love it. She makes it seem effortless. Wish I could do this. This music is so pleasant; upbeat and relaxing at same time.
Nice Flatfooting and good banjo playing. Thanks.
You make it look so easy and graceful. If I tried that I’d have re -sand my floors when I got back from the emergency room.
Ever see the movie "Coalminer's Daughter"? Loretta Lynn's mom does this dance....💃
I was just scrolling down to comment the same thing. Yep-Coalminer's Daughter.
@@sandrastrausbaugh6050 I love that movie!!! Everytime I watch it I talk with that accent for a few days!!..I'm from St. Louis, MO and we don't have that type of accent...LOL! 😜😲❤
Yes she did and she done it gracefully. Love the movie.
Don't you mean, coal miner's daughter/cousin?
Ick.
@@arminiusofgermania hahahaha too funny..but wait..we just cannot make fun of Loretta. 💃
We lived in the mountains of Virginia/West Virginia and I fell in love with this most beautiful form of dancing, the small festivals, the people and especially the ramp harvest festivals!
You go girl!!! Beautiful banjo playing, too! Reminds me of when I was a kid living in Tennessee and clogging in my living room :-).
Do you still dance?
Lane Crooks no unfortunately I dont. Im afraid that ship has sailed lol.
Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is amazing. The footwork, splendid in detail, was perfectly executed. Great job!
thanks you so much @marylyn66. You are very kind. Glad you enjoyed it anyway. Have a look at my other flatfooting video
Growing up with this all around me... hearing the music... listening to the rhythm its like food for my soul... calls me back to the mountains of va, thank you for the free trip back home in my mind!!
You're very welcome!
I watched this 10 years ago. I swear Issy looks like she hasn't aged a day.
Lmao 🍻
😂😂😂
It's a bit like Irish step dancing or Scottish sword dancing with a sloe southern style. Probably because the Appellations were settled by Scottish immigrants.
Exactly
That's Seán Nós Irish dance the Irish bought Gaelic to Scotland too ua-cam.com/video/_ABeKsMEHdc/v-deo.html
The Irish settled there..she's doing the Irish jig..learn people learn
knight chill
Appalachian, love my ancestors.
Wow! She actually was enjoying the dance whilst wearing jeans, a top and a long, comfortable shirt outside!! No body parts were left glaringly obvious and she didn’t once shake anything at the camera!!!!
Well done! I really enjoyed this and I saw many styles within the movements! Irish stepping, square dance steps, jazz, even some line dance styles! This type of dancing must be very old....good job and thank you for sharing!
Thanks Sheri. The origins are from step dancing and clogging traditions from many parts of the world, including England where I'm from, and Ireland. Have you seen my other Flatfooting Video?
Issy Emeney no, I didn’t know there was another. I’ll hunt it up. Thanks for the personal reply, Issy! I really loved what I saw.
Great job...we in the Appalacian/South of the USA love this type of dancing and you did such a skillful and pleasant job. Thanks.
She makes it look so effortless, but it takes time and talent. Great dancing and nice easy-going music. Loved it.
I was thinking the same thing. She does make it look so effortless. It's as if she's relaxed and having fun. It draws me in.
I tell from this video , UA-cam’s recommendations are gonna be out of control today 🤦🏻♂️
Ikr! 😆
😂 Just go with it!
How did the youtube algorithm know i was high enough to watch an Appalachian flatfoot dance video from 10 years ago?
Sleepless In The Carolinas now I’m Going to him 10,000 tap dancing hillbillies in my recommendation
Tyler Jeffery If you’re high and you enjoy this you would probably enjoy my stupid medical cannabis reviews
she does it so effortlessly, she is amazing. I could watch her dance all day.
Appalachian Flatfooting from the U.K.! Thank you, Ma'am!
Wow, that was amazing! What fancy footwork! Looks like a lot of fun and good way to get a workout. Thanks a lot for the demo!!
I've watched this so many times . Not sure I like the dancing better or how much fun she looks like she having . Wonderful
Never tire of watching Issy do this dance.....
It's so removed from my life. It's a wonderful celebration of a culture I know next to nothing about. It must be preserved and CELEBRATED just like all other American cultures. It emanates poverty,family love, pride and resilience.
That’s the dance I do when I win 50$ on a scratch off.
What kind of dancing you do all the time when you DON'T win ?
Joeblow Johnny when I lose there’s really no dancing.
I'd like to see what you do when you win the jackpot!
She should hook up with the spoon lady.
Truthseeker Today Thinking the same thing!
Abby the Spoon Lady!
Drugs are bad
Yess! Abby! I’ve seen her in person and she’s remarkable!
That was my first thought!
So amazing! Thanks for posting this. Issy, you are so graceful and make this look effortless.
Thank you so much.
The most enjoyable video, I came across in quite a while. A moment of normal.
This is cute and skilful. Love the music, it really is relaxing. Thank you for sharing!
then - make a video & post it here in UA-cam
yu sit or stand & tell us how to learn this dance.
can tell or tell & as demonstrate. please
I love this ... it makes me smile every time.
Beyond fabulous.
God was showing off when you were made 💟
Australia 2022
Aww, that's kind.
Thanks for sharing. I love the old dances.
Clean and innocent..A breath of fresh air in this perverted world we live in....More bravo.
Well... not to be that guy... but those bouncy boobies are not that innocent.
Just don't go up there hunting, with some friends...
MalakianM2S your right i couldnt take my eyes off them !
Stop shaming sex!
You people are whats wrong with this world.
It got 61 thumbs up
buh-DANG Girl ! ! ! That is AWESOME ! ! ! Wish I'd've had the chance to learn that about 50 years ago! btw.... I did like and subscribe.
I watch this every once in a while especially when I'm feeling down. Always makes me smile and feel better.
Love this! ❤️. This form of clogging originates back to the Irish / scot step dancing that immigrants settling in west va brought with them. I just love watching this form of step dancing/clogging.
My beautiful wife taught our entire wedding party how to dance like this... Blissful
You are awesome. When I was a child my family had get together where they would play banjo and fiddle and mouth harp and spoons and guitar. There would be dancing just like you did. It was the most wonderful fun family get together possibly
Fought tears back after watching and reminiscing on ole days in the hills of Poconos along Appalachian. Thank u!
love it, it takes me back to my childhood in the north of England & my Irish roots THANK YOU
I saw this in an old Laurel and Hardy movie when I was a kid and I'm only just discovering what it really was now. Ya live and learn. Love the upload, thank you
Thanks very much. Check out my youtube channel ua-cam.com/users/IssyEmeney for another clip and some of my music,
Stan Laurel would have known this style from clog dances in his native Lancashire and elsewhere in the North of England
Yep, Stan laurel like Charlie Chaplin were English clog dancers.
@@richardcooper3530 Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin were both English clog dancers.
O My Gosh, this is so well done and what a beautiful floor! Love what you do. Thanks for sharing this :)
I can't stop watching it. The ultimate feel good video.
Even cowboys dig this. Very well done. Enjoyed the video!
Greetings from Appalachia...Almost Heaven, West Virginia..
Kick it! Nice stippin'!
absolutely fantastic, i enjoyed that very much. it reminded me of dancing with my family at the farm house.
Thank you ever so much
Don
She makes it look so effortless! Remarkable!
You're terrific! Enjoyed watching you!
Happiest little dance, ol' timey gal.
Great job Issy,. Very attractive young lady and very talented too. GOD bless you and keep up the good work.
Bad news bro.. If you are not her cousin then she's probably not interested in you..
Outstanding! Thanks for posting.
That was really cool! Excellent timing. You'd make a great Irish Dancer too!
The guy who owned the gas station in Deliverance danced like this
Bust out the banjo playing kid
shut up !!!!!!.... hahaha
@Mike Nomad
Squeal
I knew I’d seen it somewhere before!
Thank you , that was Gorgeous !! Inspiring and uplifting on this cold February night. So relaxed and delightful.. I wish this was compulsory at school just like maths... to have a beautiful skill like this to forget your troubles and lift the spirits ! :)
If it's compulsory it takes the joy out of it
@@meganmclerran4333 well then play video games?
It's compulsory only at inbred high schools
I just want to comment - I LOVE THIS FLATFOOTING!! You are SO generous to upload this fabulous dance...thank you thank you x
You are so welcome!
That's captivating - very fascinating to watch! Thanks!
I really appreciated this dance. It is far more traditional and not Nashvilleized a bit. My mother would get aggravated seeing how fast some of the music was played and seeing the square dancing on TV which she said was entirely wrong. She said it was way too fast and not like they all used to dance at all.
Thanks Linda. It's interesting to see the varying opinions about speed! I like a relaxed pace - gives me time to connect the steps with the music instead of just trying to keep up! Mind you, it was slow even for me as I recorded it after 7 hours dancing non-stop, and I'm not a young girl!!
I was square dancing at 5 years old at the park on Saturday evenings, in 1950, with the rest of the people in town, it was fast or slow, depending on the caller. Fast or slow, it was all fun, and now, gone forever.
Thank you Issy you are an artist.
Very nice young lady!!! Thanks for sharing this with us!!💜⚘💜
You are so welcome
I could watch this all day.
I CAN WATCH THIS ALL NITE AND NEVER GET BORED
+Andrew Myers Me too, she's great!!!
Me 2
Andrew Myers me three ,I just did.
i am from the coal mining part of southern west Virginia, i have always felt somewhat ashamed as my dad would flatfoot while drinking with his buddies and i never could now i am 42 and want to learn this so bad.
Grab something to sip on and get started! You can learn some basic steps and go from there ☺
Go for it! Doesn't that complicated, and a lot of fun.
@Julie: Appalchia has a great history and culture. Go for it!
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I've always wanted to learn how but no one here dances like that. My knees are too bad for it now but I enjoy watching other people.
You just flat footed your way into my heart. Thankyou
That's so cool. You move so effortlessly and make the dance look easy. It's cool to keep old tradition living. God bless
Imagine having her as a neighbor in your apartment complex.
I think she lives upstairs...
I'd be blasting some hood ass Chicago rap till she moved. Blowing all the weed smoke up the vents.
I'm in the mountains of Tennessee and she can be my neighbor anytime!
Adriana W. I wish I had her as my upstairs neighbor, instead of the lardass ( and the woman really isn't very big, but sounds like she's about 800 pounds) that lives on top of me, never stops walking, moving, from sunup till way after sundown, I shit you not. Almost fours years now, and still waiting for her to drop..... I don't think it's going to happen any time soon
That was freaking awesome, good job Issy Emeney.
That was just a joy to watch.
very nice....
Hello from Versailles, Kentucky! It's nice to see people across the globe emulating Appalachian culture! Not making fun of it!🐱😹😼😺🐈🐕
This brought a big smile to my face. Thank you!