Green Mountain Cloggers
Exhibition Dance Team

This month is already very exciting with the "Vermont's Got Talent show" that we were honoured to perform in February 1st.

We met and caravaned up to the show location. Once we arrived we got cozy in the dressing room and were prompted as to the afternoons events. HOW EXCITING!

First up was our wonderful " Mud Kickin' Cloggers"...we were so proud of them!  The were performing the same routine they plan to use for the mini mud season talent show. Their audition for that is TOMORROW! ( Feb 10th) They floored even us! We have seen them at class..but to see them in their debut performance was just such a treat for us all.

Their hip hop as a team really came through perfectally!

We can't wait to see more creations from this fantastic , amazing teen oriented group.

To view more photos of them from this performance please visit the Vermont's Got Talent photo album in our gallery!

Next up was the Green Mountain Cloggers Exhibition Dance Team.

Excited waiting back stage, having those nervous " (gotta p's) feelings.... we were eye balling the pizza and KNOWING we just couldn't eat it being so excited we could not help but joke about it. Watching the Irish step dancers back stage gave us inspiration and energy to perform.

We entered the stage as professionals, smirking as friends at each other..... the curtain opened, and the crowd started cheering right away... Their is just a certain feeling that comes from CLOGGERS! ;)  The music began, and PERFECTALLY we began our routine with awesome new hip hop moves. The crowd loved them!

.... along with the floor touches, formations, full line turn, flips, carthwheels and splits, not to mention that excellent lift and HIGH kickin moves!

I want to thank Brittany, Justin, Cora, Jacob, Robin, and Bailey, for all working together as a team week to week, making this event possible for all of us to be a part of! THANK YOU!

To view ALL photos of this performance please visit the " Vermont's Got Talent" photo album in our photo gallery.

Video's of the routines are also in our video gallery!

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FEBRUARY NEWS:

Please visit our calendar page for summer show dates.

You can open the link to the date and make remarks wether you can attend that performance or not right on the page. This makes it MUCH easier for me to make sure I have enough dancers attending...and also making sure that I dont get too many for one show ...LOL

Our classes are well under way for the summer performances. We have our Barre classes loosened up a bit, by offering beginner clogging & Irish step in Northfield as well. Northfield class was closer for some students so it made for more room on the Barre dance floor. We all know that 23 on the floor at the same time was too much and made it hard to see the instructor. We are excited to have 15 members in Barre now, and 18 in Northfield!  Barre is 1-3 every Sunday, Northfield is 5-8 PM , every Sunday.

(Please visit out " Interested in Lessons' page for much more info.)  I want to thank Brittany Bernier, our Irish step instructor for taking on this extra class for you all in Northfield. All these classes would be just too much for me weekly. THANK YOU BRITTANY!

Now is the wonderful time fo the year to think about helping out your team and working towards that wonderful "Sponsorship Award"  given out to those who sponsor a successful member in 2009. This award is given out at our annual awards banquet in October of 2009. 

Bring a friend to class, give out my contact info, or give me theirs,... I will be happy to help you.

The mini mud auditions are tomorrow February 10th at 6:30 PM for Justin, Jacob, and Brittany! We are all wishing them luck! We are very proud of you.

The mini mud show will be March 7th at the Chandler Music hall in Randolph VT. They do have a web site and I believe you can order tickets for the show right off of the site. Please support our dancers!

The GMCEDT Mud Season Talent show auditions are March 11th at 7 PM....and the show would be April 17th & 18th.

Fundraising season kicks off our summer events for 2009. Please be aware we really LOVE the help and support , group wide to raise funds to keep us all going. We are in desperate need of  more vests, t-shirts, business cards as well as saving up money to help fund the workshop events yearly, and much more. Website fees become overwelming at times, as well as I really just need a new lap top for classes! This one was NOT even close to new....I am happy to have it still working to this day....it just is not handling the stress load very well and is slowly dieing.

Please keep in mind we hold 2 car wash's and 2 bake sales annually. Our focus is not only to raise money, but at all times we are handing out contact info about our classes and performances. There are so many ways you can support your group...please think about your involvement level for the summer and what you can do to help.

Thank you everyone for being a part of this organization. Your involvement, and personal connections means the world to me. I know each one of you personally....that makes me honoured to say. Thanks for allowing me into your lives.

Love, Hillary~ 

OH YEAH!!! ......

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!