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Show Clogging competition planned KAYSVILLE What's l?eing billed as possibly the state's largest clogging competition will take place as part of Davis County's -Fair, Aug. 7-9. The three-day spectacle, expected ex-pected to attract more than 700 dancers and upwards of 1,000 in-- in-- terested onlookers, will be staged in the Davis High School football field-stadium complex in Kays-ville. Kays-ville. Under the direction of veteran dogger Eric Orton, who also owns and operates the Hay Day doggers, dog-gers, competition will be open to beginners, intermediate and advanced adv-anced doggers, he explains. Beginners, or those with less than two years' clogging experience, experi-ence, will compete on Thursday the 7th; intermediate on Friday and advanced on Saturday. Expected to d,-aw teams from Spanish Fork to Brigham City, along with about a hundred doggers dog-gers from Cedar City, Mr. Orton stresses steps have been taken to make this competition move more smoothly and quickly. Computerized scoring will be utilized where judges will input all scores directly into computers allowing for tallying, including rankings, within a couple of minutes. mi-nutes. That compares to the usual . five-six hours, normally, he says. That'll allow for much more "realistic" scheduling targets so competitors don't have to spend up to half a day waiting, not knowing when they'll perform, he continues. con-tinues. Competition will run until about 8 p.m. each night. Judges will include well-known clogging backer Kevin Sellew of Mobile, Alabama. Publisher of Clogmoplitan Magazine, author of books on clogging, and lecturer across the country, he will present a workshop Saturday morning in the high school girls' gym in addition addi-tion to his judging duties. Among the other judges coming will be Keith Judd of Provo and Ed and Vickie Austin, the strong duo behind Brigham Young University's Universi-ty's folk dancing team. Noting competitors will compete by age categories, fees include: freestylers, solo, $4 each; duets, $8; teams, $2 a person or $18 a team, whichever is less, Mr. Orton says. Score sheets will be returned to individual clogging directors following fol-lowing the competition. Sponsors are being lined up, in cluding a Wasatch Front radio station. sta-tion. In addition, competitors will receive a coupon book loaded with discounts to area eateries and other local businesses. While most clogging is done by youngsters between 5-18, Mr. ' Orton stresses "anyone can do it" at any age, hefty or lean. On top of that, expensive outfits aren't the rule. Clogging shoes and sweats can meet most occasions needs, he says. Calling it "the most entertaining form of dance, Mr. Orton says "it's not like drill" and doesn't require wearing "revealing" clothes. "You do it because you want to. You're not stifled, but relaxed. The more relaxed you are, the better performer you can be, he con-! tinues. ; Noting clogging started with the; hillbillies of Appalachia, it com-: bines dance forms also from' Europe, Indian and black move-; ments, as well, Mr. Orton believes. Registration deadline is July 18.; Further information is available by: calling 544-1411 or writing 111 N.I 575 W., Layton, Utah 84041. |