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clog dance

noun

Updated on: 30 Mar 2018

Definition of clog dance

: a dance in which the performer wears clogs and beats out a clattering rhythm on the floor

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clog dancer

noun

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clog dancing

noun

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But the clog dancing paid off, and eventually led to his first acting role at the age of 12 as a pageboy in a stage production ofSherlock Holmes. 2.

— paula mejia, Newsweek, "Five Strange Facts About Charlie Chaplin," 16 Apr. 2015

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1869

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