American Racket (Dance Company) features the sights and sounds of one of our, well, noisiest traditions… American Clogging and percussive dance! Productions feature some of the finest dancers in the country in a celebration of (loud) living traditions. These dancers have represented the United States in Brazil and Costa Rica and have opened for artists cuch as Bill Cosby, Sugar Ray, Ted Koppel, Dane Cook, Kenny Lovelace, and Wayne Brady. American Racket is a guaranteed toe-tapping, hand-clapping good time for all and a celebration of what young adults are doing to revive and reinvent the dance culture of the United States. For Information, contact: Andy Howard, Director / Choreographer (352) 494-0104 email: Andy Howard, Director Upcoming Shows: August 29-31, 2008 - with Capital City Cloggers in Reedy Creek, Manitoba (Canada) October 4, 2008 - Clogging Workshop - (Jacksonville, FL) October 24-26, 2008 - American Clogging Hall of Fame - (Maggie Valley, NC) December TBA - Turning Pointe Holiday Performance (Orlando, FL) January 30, 2009 - Orange County Principal’s Breakfast (Orlando, FL) January 30 - 31, 2009 - Clogging Workshop - (LaBelle, FL) February 15 - 10:30 AM “American Racket - Live And Kickin’” (Free, UnitedArts ArtsFest, Orlando, FL) February 17 - American Camp Association Convention (Coronado Springs Resort, Walt Disney World) February 28, 2009 - South West Florida Fair (Fort Myers, FL) March 31, 2009 - Arts in April at Highlands Preparatory School (Orlando, FL) April 18 - Indian River Cloggers’ “Pow Wow” Workshop (Merritt Island, FL) April 18 - White Party at Parliament House Resort (Orlando, FL) June 7, 2009 - Turning Pointe Dance Recital (Orlando, FL) Links:American Racket Videos on YouTube American Racket on MySpace Become an American Racket fan on FacebookTumblr (3.0; @americanracket)http://americanracket.tumblr.com/American Racket Cloggers10:30 AM; Sunday, February 15, 2009Walt Disney Amphitheatre at Lake Eola...http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/77210017http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/77210017Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:54:58 -0500<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/no03ij4fljscwevedgdUw7aTo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal">American Racket Cloggers<br/>10:30 AM; Sunday, February 15, 2009<br/>Walt Disney Amphitheatre at Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, FL<br/>(N. Rosalind Ave. between E. Jefferson St. and E. Washington St. on the west end of Lake Eola)<br/>Free, Open To Public</p></p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/77209590http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/77209590Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:53:04 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qLJ743LNpTg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qLJ743LNpTg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://youtube.com/?v=qLJ743LNpTg" target="_blank">American Clogging - WMFE-TV feature on Andy Howard and the American Racket Cloggers</a></p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/61605834http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/61605834Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:29:13 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bh6Zb5cJ93A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bh6Zb5cJ93A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>American Racket Cloggers featured on this video produced by Andy Howard.</p> <p>So much to do in Central Florida!   Get out there and enjoy the culture!</p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/52983066http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/52983066Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:28:42 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wgT-K8Q836M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wgT-K8Q836M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://youtube.com/?v=wgT-K8Q836M" target="_blank">American Racket Cloggers - Festival Gigue En Fete 2008</a></p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/46468959http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/46468959Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:53:53 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ISoflKSo0vM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ISoflKSo0vM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://youtube.com/?v=ISoflKSo0vM" target="_blank">American Racket Cloggers - Festival Gigue En Fete 2008</a></p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/46388266http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/46388266Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:47:45 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SGQWpBgIpe4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SGQWpBgIpe4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>American Racket Cloggers Featured at Orlando Weekly’s “Best Of” Party<br/>(Firestone Night Clug, Orlando, Florida - July 17, 2008)<br/>Andy Howard, Dustin Stephan, and Dalita Diaz de Arce</p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42685134http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42685134Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:57:09 -0400<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/no03ij4flbh1f4f0DbfXuBGL_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Paul Melville, Dalita Diaz de Arce, Andy Howard (director), and Erin Hughes are among the American Racket dancers that performed at <i>Festival Gigue en Fete</i> in Sainte-Marie, Quebec, June 23-30, 2008.</p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42417530http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42417530Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:23:05 -0400““Sainte-Marie is under the spell of American Racket.”” - Pierre-Luc...http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42417305http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42417305Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:21:17 -0400<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/no03ij4flbh17jdrnFxYp162_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>American Racket’s Paul Melville, Danielle Buice and Andy Howard (director) exchange gifts with <i>Festival Gigue En Fete’s</i> President Bruno Vachon and Sainte-Marie Mayor Harold Guay.</p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42417071http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42417071Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:17:03 -0400<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/no03ij4flbh137kgmUMrFeC0_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>17 dancers of American Racket represented eight U.S. states in Sainte-Marie, Quebec.   June 23-30, 2008</p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42416778http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42416778Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:13:49 -0400““American Racket of Florida lived up to its reputation. The group, bursting with...http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42416636http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42416636Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:11:59 -0400(From Orlando Weekly): We are bringing it, yet again.  Orlando Weekly’s BEST OF ORLANDO PARTY...http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42283713http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/42283713Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:09:37 -0400 This one’s for our adult friends, 18 and up (alcohol served). American Racket is the featured art...http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/35840145http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/35840145Fri, 23 May 2008 18:01:53 -0400<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/no03ij4fl9cv2as6nqMifIxD_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo by Julie Milford </p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/35839895http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/35839895Fri, 23 May 2008 17:56:23 -0400Nothing to do on a Friday?  Well, what luck?!  American Racket is throwing a send-off barndance on...http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/35710031http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/35710031Thu, 22 May 2008 15:04:46 -0400Greetings All!  Just wanted to share the Festival Gigue En Fete website.  It has been updated,...http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/35708498http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/35708498Thu, 22 May 2008 14:49:59 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/za7EVXA4LQw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/za7EVXA4LQw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://youtube.com/?v=za7EVXA4LQw" target="_blank">Florida State Fair 2008 - Get Up</a></p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/34824141http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/34824141Wed, 14 May 2008 17:07:51 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BzW9dwcU5W0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BzW9dwcU5W0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://youtube.com/?v=BzW9dwcU5W0" target="_blank">Maggie Valley 2007 - Lipgloss</a></p>http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/34818807http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/34818807Wed, 14 May 2008 16:04:38 -0400Andy Howard has announced that he will be teaching percussive dance (tap and clogging) at Turning...http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/34161618http://americanracket.tumblr.com/post/34161618Thu, 08 May 2008 17:39:00 -0400Andy HowardCloggingTurning PointeOrlandoLongwoodLessons