Morgan Hudson

Morgan Hudson was born and raised in the small town of Jackson, Kentucky. He first started clogging in 1981 under the direction of Betty Hudson. After she taught him everything she knew, she referred him to the “man on top of the hill” named Charlie Burns. His team, The Kuntry Gals and Guys, accepted Morgan and he clogged with them under the direction of Charlie Burns until 1986. The group remained together for one more year until most of them graduated high school in 1987.

Time passed, and thirteen years later, Morgan assumed that clogging had come and gone, and no longer existed. It wasn’t until he was out line dancing one night in 2000 that Charlotte Hoover, from Frankfort, Kentucky saw him jumping up and down and bouncing everywhere. She asked him if he had ever clogged and he replied, “Yes, but I think it has died”. She reintroduced him to clogging, and he began taking as many classes as he possibly could every week; sometimes under the direction of four different instructors at one time!

In 2001 Morgan gave his life to the Lord and wanted to share his talent, as well as his love for the Lord. He wanted to give back the talent that was given to him, to young kids to keep them out of trouble. Due to his love for the dance, when instructors in the area walked away from their groups, Morgan took over the leadership of those groups. He currently has three groups that he teaches: Harrodsburg Heavenly Hoedowners in Harrodsburg, KY, and the Southern Pride Cloggers in Stanton and Beattyville, KY.

Morgan currently resides in Stanton with his wife S’Lena and their farm of dogs. He regularly teaches in the three areas where his groups are, and loves to travel to workshops across the country. He choreographs routines not only for his groups but also for other groups as well. He participates in workshops and helps host several others. His email is morganh_02@hotmail.com and southern.pride.cloggers@gmail.com.

Martha Hemingway

Martha Hemingway grew up in Hanover County, Virginia. Her first dance experience was ballet and pointe during her preschool years. At age 10, she began tap dancing. Martha attributes her love of dance and performing to her “Aunt Margie,” who taught thousands of students throughout her 58-year career as a dance instructor.

After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in English from North Carolina Wesleyan College, Martha taught junior high school English. She left the school system to become a technical editor and is currently working for General Dynamics.

Her first experience as a dance instructor was teaching tap and jazz classes for the Fairfax County Rec Dept. She also taught at The Dance Company and for the Fairfax County Park Authority. She was a founding member of and choreographer for the Good Vibration Dancers, a local tap and jazz performing group.

Martha first learned to clog when she joined a Northern Virginia group called the Sugarfoot Cloggers in 1987. In September 2000, she founded and became the director of the Happy Feet Cloggers, an adult clogging group in Fairfax City (www.happyfeetcloggers.org). In addition to Happy Feet, she teaches clogging classes for the City of Fairfax Parks and Rec Dept. She has also been a workshop instructor at the Potomac Double Down in Haymarket, VA, for the last two years.

When she is not dancing, Martha enjoys being with her fiancé, Dale; her two dogs, Scooter and Millie; and her two cats, Mollie and Maggie.

Kathy Moore

Kathy Moore grew up in Georgetown, Kentucky, where her primary interests were band and tennis. Her first dance class was a ballet class while at Morehead State University. She mentioned to her ballet teacher that she was interested in the tap dance class, which never fit her schedule. Her teacher told her about clogging and showed her the basic step, which she really did not get the hang of.

Kathy moved to Atlanta, GA in 1982 to attend Georgia Tech. After graduating and starting work, a co-worker told her about Lawson's Clogging Studio. Kathy signed up for beginning clogging lessons from Tandy Barrett, and she was hooked! While in Atlanta she danced with the Chantilly Lace Cloggers, a 6-woman team who clogged in tiny country dresses with the shortest petticoats imaginable.

Kathy spent four clogless years in South Carolina, where her daughter was born, then she moved to Northern Virginia in 1992. She and her daughter danced with the Bull Run Cloggers for 5 years before moving on to other groups. Kathy is now the director of the Calico Cloggers.

Kathy became a C.L.O.G Certified Clogging Instructor in 2004. She has taught at various clogging and square dance workshops around the East Coast, and she teaches clogging classes through Fairfax County Parks and Recreation.

While not clogging, Kathy volunteers with her daughter's high school band, and enjoys rollerblading, tennis, skiing, ballroom, swing, and square dancing. Her personal website is www.kamclogger.org.