This is Buckdancing. According to tradition, a buck dancer is a musician. My feet are my instrument. I’m not dancing TO the music. I’m part of the band creating the music. #buckdance #flatfoot #oldtime #appalachian #tradition #folkdance | Hillary Klug

🦋 Throwback Thursday 🦋 Buck dancing in a brewery January 2018 #fiddle #buckdance #nashville #tennessee #Appalachian #traditional | Hillary Klug

Buck Dancing National Championship final round: three-way tie breaker. My competitors were so amazing, I didn’t think I would win. It’s such an honor to be amongst the best buck dancers in the country. | Hillary Klug

Buck dancing in clogging shoes! This is the National Buck Dancing Championship that I got to judge last year at MaupinFest - A Celebration of Old-Time Dance and Music ! #buckdance #flatfoot #clogging #stepdance #tapdance #oldtime #maupinfest | Hillary Klug

Buck Dancing Contest -Junior Division at MaupinFest ‘23 #buckdance #flatfoot #clogging #oldtime Thomas Maupin | Hillary Klug

Student and Mentor 👣 This is buck dancing legend, Thomas Maupin 👣 #oldtime #buckdance #flatfoot #appalachian #traditional | Hillary Klug

I judged the National Buck Dancing Competition at MaupinFest - A Celebration of Old-Time Dance and Music last year! 👣 Thomas Maupin #dancingfiddler #oldtime #buckdance #flatfoot #tapdance #stepdance #clogging | Hillary Klug

The National Buck Dancing Champion and her winning round at last year’s MaupinFest - A Celebration of Old-Time Dance and Music! 👣 This year’s festival is coming up in a few weeks! #buckdance #flatfoot #oldtime #maupinfest #tapdance #seannos #tapdance | Hillary Klug