About
The Apple Chill Cloggers from Chapel Hill, North Carolina are a high-kicking, foot-stomping folk dance troupe that preserves, performs, and promotes the music and dance from the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
Our dance shoes have metal taps to accentuate the percussive, syncopated rhythm. We perform to American “old time” string band music that consists of a fiddle, banjo, guitar, and an upright bass that makes people want to clap along and get up and dance with us!
We are members in good standing with CIOFF-USA, a member of the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts that collaborates with UNESCO to promote intangible cultural heritage. We love to perform at international dance festivals!
We are a traditional team, but we also represent elaborated expression through elements of authentic, regional “flat-footing” steps and traditional square dance formations in combination with lively modern step combinations and routines.
Here is a list of international festivals where the Apple Chill Cloggers have performed in recent years:
Our dance shoes have metal taps to accentuate the percussive, syncopated rhythm. We perform to American “old time” string band music that consists of a fiddle, banjo, guitar, and an upright bass that makes people want to clap along and get up and dance with us!
We are members in good standing with CIOFF-USA, a member of the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts that collaborates with UNESCO to promote intangible cultural heritage. We love to perform at international dance festivals!
We are a traditional team, but we also represent elaborated expression through elements of authentic, regional “flat-footing” steps and traditional square dance formations in combination with lively modern step combinations and routines.
Here is a list of international festivals where the Apple Chill Cloggers have performed in recent years:
International Festivals:
Folk Cinfães - Arts e Dancas do Mundo - Cinfães, Portugal (2023)
Puerto Rico's International Folk Fest - Rincón, Puerto Rico (2019)
World Festival Ambert - Ambert, France (2017)
Europäisches Folklore Festival - Neustadt in Holstein, Germany (2016)
Alnwick International Music Festival - Alnwick, England (2015)
Festival International d'Issoire-Danses et Musiques du Monde - Issoire, France (2013)
Küçükçekmece Lake Festival - Istanbul, Turkey (2012)
Poleskie Lato z Folklorem - Włodawa, Poland (2010)
Folkmoot International Festival - Waynesville, NC, USA (2010)
Festarte - Festival Internacional de Artes e Tradições Populares de Matosinhos - Leça de Palmiro, Portugal (2009)
International Folklore Festival - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2007)
CIOFF Italy Festival (2006)
International Dance Festival - Narni, Italy (2005)
And others in Mexico, Peru, Norway, Canada, Switzerland, Ecuador, and Ireland.
Folk Cinfães - Arts e Dancas do Mundo - Cinfães, Portugal (2023)
Puerto Rico's International Folk Fest - Rincón, Puerto Rico (2019)
World Festival Ambert - Ambert, France (2017)
Europäisches Folklore Festival - Neustadt in Holstein, Germany (2016)
Alnwick International Music Festival - Alnwick, England (2015)
Festival International d'Issoire-Danses et Musiques du Monde - Issoire, France (2013)
Küçükçekmece Lake Festival - Istanbul, Turkey (2012)
Poleskie Lato z Folklorem - Włodawa, Poland (2010)
Folkmoot International Festival - Waynesville, NC, USA (2010)
Festarte - Festival Internacional de Artes e Tradições Populares de Matosinhos - Leça de Palmiro, Portugal (2009)
International Folklore Festival - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2007)
CIOFF Italy Festival (2006)
International Dance Festival - Narni, Italy (2005)
And others in Mexico, Peru, Norway, Canada, Switzerland, Ecuador, and Ireland.
We also perform regularly at local festivals too!
Local Festivals:
Apple Chill Festival - Chapel Hill, NC (1975-2006)
Festival for the Eno (Enofest) - Durham, NC (1976-2025)
International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Wide Open Bluegrass Festival - Raleigh, NC (2010-2016)
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival - Pittsboro, NC (2004-2026)
Apple Chill Festival - Chapel Hill, NC (1975-2006)
Festival for the Eno (Enofest) - Durham, NC (1976-2025)
International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Wide Open Bluegrass Festival - Raleigh, NC (2010-2016)
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival - Pittsboro, NC (2004-2026)
