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She now sings them herself at folk shows - often accompanied by a clog dance.

And maybe, if we’re very, very lucky, we’ll hear in another few years that Donald Trump, former presidential candidate, will be doing a clog dance on next season’s “America’s Got Talent.”

While the authentic clog dance is still popular at many folk festivals and re-enactment shows, Stephen and other cloggers his age are part of the world of contemporary clogging.

His “Flames” is filled with raucous folk ensembles, including a clog dance and a rousing Carmagnole.

Mr. Meek’s sturdy brown shoes, worn by both the women and the men, convey class and geography, and they also serve to augment the strings with some welcome percussion whenever a clog dance breaks out.