Capital Cloggers Canberra

Yes I want to learn! When can I start?

****** Beginners can be accommodated at various times throughout the year, so contact us if you wish to learn. ******

Capital Cloggers Canberra is the oldest clogging club in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia.
Clogging is a folk dance that originated in the Appalachian Mountains of the USA. Today it is performed to a wide variety of music styles. The steps are called or cued and no partner is required. Once the basic steps are mastered, shoes with special taps are worn. Otherwise there is no special clothing required.
For more details about what clogging is, check out the Australian Clogging Association Inc (ACA) webpage.
Capital Cloggers meet each week on Wednesday nights from early February until mid December.
Classes run from 6:30pm to 9:00pm and cover all levels from Beginners to Advanced.
Venue is the Campbell-Duntroon Scout Group Hall, located behind the Campbell Shops, Blamey Place (off Blamey Crescent), CAMPBELL. The hall may also be accessed from Chauvel Street.
Cost is $8.00 per week for adults or $4.00 per week for students, on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Club Leader is Kathy Hedger, phone 0408 866 764. Kathy has undertaken various executive and non-executive roles and continues to be actively involved in the ACA and has been inducted into the Australian Clogging Association's Hall of Fame. Kathy is an accredited Masters Level Gold (ACIM) leader and also has a professional designation of Certified Clogging Instructor (CCI) from the National Clogging Leaders Organization, Inc. in the USA.
Capital Cloggers has a sister club in Yass, New South Wales (NSW). Called Yass Country Cloggers, it is also run by Kathy.
At the club Kathy is assisted in teaching and cueing by Kylie Cutler and Rebecca Peisley.
The self-appointed Social Secretary and all round bossy boots is Jan Collins, phone 0415 922 433. Jan is a former Treasurer (repeat offender) of the ACA and has also been inducted into the Australian Clogging Association's Hall of Fame. Jan also does some cueing at the club and at social dances.
The real Social Secretary is Lorraine Peisley, phone 0411 884 252. Lorraine is a former ACA State Rep for the ACT.
Members from Capital Cloggers Canberra are currently working on a bid to host the 18th National Clogging Convention in 2013. They were on the committee of the 11th National Clogging Convention held in Hobart in August 2006 and were instrumental in organising the 5th National Clogging Convention in Canberra in April 2000.

Performing in public

Capital Cloggers like to participate in community events including festivals and fetes in and around Canberra.

Where and when can you next see us perform?

Nothing coming up but stay tuned! Future performances will be notified here.

Performances in 2011

Country and Western Night at Jerrabomberra Baptist Church

Performances in 2010

Canberra Country Music Festival
'Evacuate the Dancefloor' demo at National Convention in Bendigo. Watch it here!
Collector Village Pumpkin Festival

Performances in 2009

National Multicultural Festival 2009 Food and Dance Spectacular

Performances in 2008

We had a little break from public performances!

Performances in 2007

We had a little break from public performances!

Performances in 2006

Floriade 2006 (with Yass Country Cloggers)
Bookham Sheep Show and Country Fair (with Yass Country Cloggers)
Yass River Festival (with Yass Country Cloggers)

Performances in 2005

We had a little break from public performances!

Performances in 2004

National Multicultural Festival 2004 Preview
Floriade 2004
Yass River Festival (with Yass Country Cloggers)

Performances in 2003

Dance Week 2003 'A Feast of Dance' at the Belconnen Fresh Food Markets
National Multicultural Festival 2003 Food and Dance Spectacular - this is Anne and Jan at the Food and Dance Spectacular
National Multicultural Festival 2003 Preview at Belconnen Mall (2 performances)

Performances in 2002

National Multicultural Festival 2002 Food and Dance Spectacular
National Multicultural Festival 2002 Preview in Woden Plaza
National Multicultural Festival 2002 Preview in the Canberra Centre

Performances in 2001

AMP Centenary of Federation Expo
Floriade 2001
ACT Alive
Ausdance ACT International Dance Day 2001

News and Gossip

2011 - Jan Collins missed her first national convention ever (in Cairns) but made it to the following clogging weekends: Capital Cloggers Go Country in Bundanoon NSW, Storm King in Petrie QLD, Blueridge Mountain Cloggers 10th Birthday in Adelaide SA, Autumn Fling in Riverwood Downs NSW, Clog On in Anglesea VIC, Aussie Clog in Redland Bay QLD, Clogtober in Adelaide SA. Not a bad effort for the year!

2010 - Kathy Hedger retired from the ATO and finished term as ACA Secretary.

2010 - Jan Collins parted company with CSIRO and stepped down as ACA Treasurer.

2010 - Lorraine Peisley also departed CSIRO but stays on as ACA State Rep!

2009 - Kathy Hedger attended the US National Clogging Convention and completed her CCI accreditation. Congratulations Kathy!

2009 - Jan Collins was inducted into the ACA's Hall of Fame.

2009 - Kathy Hedger was re-elected as ACA Secretary, Jan Collins was re-elected as ACA Treasurer and Lorraine Peisley was re-elected as ACA State Rep for the ACT.

2009 - Jan Collins went AWOL from Canberra for large chunks of time.

2008 - Lorraine Peisley elected ACT State Rep at AGM.

2008 - Kathy Hedger, Lorraine Peisley and 7 others joined Jan Collins for her 50th Birthday celebrations in Hoi An, Vietnam.

2007 - Rebecca Hedger gave birth to baby boy Tyler on 18 May.

2007 - Kathy Hedger and Jan Collins became National Folk Festival volunteers.

2007 - Canberra cloggers, present and past, celebrated Colin Fereday's 90th birthday at Ainslie Football Club.

2006 - Maryjo Shawcross elected ACT State Rep at AGM.

2005 - Kathy Hedger clocked up 40 years' dedicated service in the Australian Taxation Office.

2005 - Ann-Maree Wigney gave birth to baby girl Finella on 28 September.

2005 - Rebecca Peisley gave birth to baby boy Dylan on 27 January.

2004 - Capital Cloggers' token male Colin Fereday turned 87 on 19 January. Some of the Capital Cloggers celebrated the event with Colin at the Tower Restaurant at Black Mountain in Canberra.

2003 - There was a Big Belly Off between Anne-Maree Wigney and Kylie Cutler. Kylie gave birth to Ammelia Bridget on 18 August and Anne-Maree gave birth to Elizabeth Rose on 1 September. Both babies are regular visitors to the club.

Social Events and Special Weekends

Clogging is a non-competitive, healthy, fun, social activity for people of all ages.

From time to time, Capital Cloggers organises fun social weekends (including some clogging).

May 2012 - Capital Cloggers will be hosting Capital Cloggers Go Country - Bundanoon weekend. See flyer for details.

December 2011 - Capital Cloggers Christmas breakup dance is being held in Gunning, NSW. See flyer for details.

February 2011 - Bundanoon weekend with dancing at the Soldiers Memorial Hall and accommodation / party at the YHA.

December 2010 - Capital Cloggers and Yass Country Cloggers held their Christmas break-up in Binalong and were joined by friends from Sydney.

July 2009 - Capital Cloggers joined Yass Country Cloggers in Binalong for a day of dancing, dinner at Royal Tara Motel, then a pajama party and sleepover at Jackie's place.

December 2005 - Clog Into Christmas at the Yass Soldiers Club was a great success.

February 2005 - Bundanoon weekend with dancing at the Soldiers Memorial Hall and accommodation / party at the YHA.

November 2003 - Clog Into Christmas at the Yass Soldiers Club.

March 2003 - Bundanoon.

July 2001 - Binalong.

Yes I want to learn! When can I start?

Beginners can be accommodated at various times throughout the year, so contact us if you wish to learn.

Please contact Kathy 0408 866 764 or Jan 0415 922 433 for further details.

You'll be more than welcome and guaranteed to have fun!

Return to Jan's page.

Updated 27 November 2011

Capital Cloggers Canberra

Yes I want to learn! When can I start?

Performing in public

****** Where and when can you next see us perform? ******

News and Gossip

Social Events and Special Weekends

Yes I want to learn! When can I start?

Where and when can you next see us perform?