Sunflower Stompers, under the direction of Maxine Wallis

Sunday under the Highland Tent

11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

High-energy clog dancing is great fun to watch!

In clogging, the rhythm of the dance is kept by the heel. Whenever the heel is sounded, the knee is flexed and then straightened on the following upbeat, resulting in the characteristic up and down motion of the dancer's body.

Clogging is a truly American dance form that began in the Appalachian Mountains.

As the Appalachians were settled in the mid 1700's by the Irish, Scottish, English and Dutch-Germans, the folk dances of each area met and began to combine in an impromptu foot-tapping style, the beginning of clog dancing as we know it today.

The Sunflower Stompers have been performing in the McPherson area since 1998.