Flatfoot buck dancing is a traditional folk dance form, but it's waning. Now, one Tennessee program is trying to pass it on. Learning The Subtle Art Of Buck Dancing Have you heard about buck dancing?

According to the National Endowment for the Arts, flatfoot dancing and buck dancing are personal responses to, and interpretations of, music. Flatfooting in the U.S., the NEA explained, came from a ...

RUTHERFORD COUTNY, Tenn. (WKRN) — He’s internationally known as one of the world’s best Buck dancers and he’s from right here in Middle Tennessee. His name is Thomas Maupin, and his life’s mission is ...

At the age of 10, most of us are still finding our way as to what our natural God-given talents are. Ten-year old Jacob Fennell has already begun that path – with great results. The youngster, a ...

Just over a year ago, the annual competition honoring Dickson County and the nation’s master flat foot buck dancers, the late Robert Spicer, was planned to continue as it had for years. Organizer and ...

Jon Boogz (in purple) and Lil Buck at Beth Goldman’s Beginning Dance Troop class at Santa Barbara High | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom The gawky, colt-like teenage limbs fall into focused concentration as ...

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DICKSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — You really can’t talk about the legacy of buck dancing in Tennessee without mentioning Dickson County legend Robert Spicer — but what is buck dancing, and who exactly ...