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One source states that buck dancing was the earliest combination of the basic shuffle and tap steps performed to syncopated rhythms in which accents are placed not on the straight beat, as with the jigs, clogs, and other dances of
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Yet another etymology of the word argues that it derives from the word "buck", used as a pejorative term for
African American men in the 19th century. Buck dancing was popularized in the United States by
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practiced in the United States, in which the dancer's footwear is used percussively by striking the heel, the toe, or both against a floor or each other to create audible rhythms, usually to the
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can be traced to the "Angolan" word "buckra', and was used to refer to white people, which is disputed. Eventually the term came to describe Irish immigrant sailors whose
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in the late 19th century. Many folk festivals and fairs utilize dancing clubs or teams to perform both Buck and regular clogging for entertainment.
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with the heel keeping the rhythm. Clogging can be found at various Old-Time and
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122:The term "buck", as in
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808:Appalachian Mountains
86:Bascom Lamar Lunsford
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1111:Appalachian dulcimer
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897:French–Eversole feud
558:Hashaw, Tim (2007),
1324:Appalachian culture
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1060:chicken fried steak
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950:Southwest Territory
912:Lincoln County feud
902:Hatfield–McCoy feud
892:Coal strike of 1902
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172:Buckdancer's Choice
160:minstrel performers
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1166:Shady Grove (song)
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717:Set de flo'
550:20 February
525:20 February
487:20 February
354:Hashaw 2007
136:po bockarau
128:Tupi Indian
118:Terminology
72:Antecedents
58:state dance
1308:Categories
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1151:Hootenanny
1090:soup beans
986:Appalachia
798:Appalachia
707:Juba dance
650:Buck dance
366:Chuku 2012
250:29 January
207:References
201:Step dance
187:Limberjack
140:buccaneers
47:folk dance
1314:Tap dance
1250:Hillbilly
1065:chow-chow
921:Baltimore
852:formerly
843:Melungeon
742:Tap dance
722:Slow drag
712:Lindy Hop
695:Strutting
112:tap dance
100:bluegrass
78:Asheville
1131:Clogging
828:Cherokee
727:Stepping
690:Boogaloo
670:Get down
655:Cakewalk
465:24 April
415:29 March
327:29 March
276:26 March
166:See also
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62:Kentucky
51:downbeat
35:Clogging
1270:Redneck
1047:Cuisine
1020:Culture
979:Society
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925:Chicago
875:History
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858:Koasati
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