Comments on: The Southern Belles vs The Fab Five Clogging Teams

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:32:49 +0000

It really isn’t a fair comparison because one clip is an audition and the other clip is a final performance. Both groups are really talented and put on a great show. Their timing is impeccable and their dedication is evident. I think the winner here is the viewers.

By: Joy White

Joy White — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:15:49 +0000

I have been clogging for many years—and talent wise the Southern Belles are much better dancers from what I have seen. Like seriously no comparison if you simply compare clogging talent on a technical level. I am not that familiar with the Fab 5 though—so this is the only video I have seen. When I was in highschool Blake (the director of the Southern Belles) and I danced on the same team out of Valdosta, GA—so I recognize that I am perhaps a bit biased. The Southern Belles just seem to be better cloggers—although the routine the Fab 5 did with all of the extra stuff was good.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:13:45 +0000

Great question Theresa! I guess the deeper question is, “Why do we have clogging competitions at all?”

The main reason for my question was to hear what cloggers from all over the world think about the different styles these teams represent.

I LOVE that both of them have helped clogging build a name on the national stage.

Thanks for the comment!

By: theresa

theresa — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:39:57 +0000

Why chose? Have we gained anything out of “Their better! No, their better! No, their better!”? They’ve both taken clogging to a national stage, and represented it well. So who cares who did it better?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:35:57 +0000

Thanks for the reply @cceclogger!

We really like both teams and just wondered what the clogging community thought. If you have some video you’d like us to post, let us know!

By: cceclogger

cceclogger — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:32:59 +0000

i dont agree with you the southern belles rock they were sharp and very entertaining not say that fav 5 wasn’t

By: cceclogger

cceclogger — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:30:29 +0000

the fav 5 only look better because your comparing their finale dance to the southern belles auditition!go to youtube and look up there audititon

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:52:53 +0000

I didn’t see the Southern Belles but they look good. I did watch this season of AGT though and I don’t think the Fab Five ever missed a step and I thought they were extremely entertaining. From the start I thought I’d be voting for Kevin Skinner but as it turned out I had to vote for the two acts I felt deserved to win and that was the Fab Five and Barbara Padilla. I found myself going back to the Fab Five’s videos over and over again and I never got tired of them.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:34:10 +0000

@fedup thanks so much for clarifying! I, too, agree that now is not the time to bring up issues about how a competition is organized; what we’re talking about is the talent of cloggers from different areas of the country.

This blog post had NOTHING to do with the rules of a competition, it was simply to compare two different styles of clogging and focus on both of their amazing talents.

Thanks again to all of you who share your thoughts, feelings, and opinions. Hopefully together we can take clogging to the next level and “ClogOn!”

By: fedup

fedup — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:06:03 +0000

My point is this! What are we doing as a community to stimulate appreciation for the talent we have? why do we have comments like the one from “clogger”? If you have had this negative feeling about the clogging competitions that you attend, then why not leave an anonymous note to the promoters of those competitions and see if that would stimulate change? Why, once someone has stepped up and shared our talent with the world, does it then become important to bash them? If we want our community to grow and be shared with others, then we need to have a mutual respect. Having opinions about how competitions are run is important, but there are better ways to handle them and it certainly is not the fault of the participants! The rules and fairness of a competition are the sole responsibility of the people hosting them and the body of people that sanction them. If you do not agree with how they are ran than take the time to do something about it, don’t blame teams or take their time in the spotlight, and use it as a time to bash them! What’s the purpose? I believe if we can learn to appreciate and accept change and growth as well as preserve the traditional art form of clogging, we can keep “clogging strong”!