About Us
The Carolina Fusion Cloggers came together in January of 2007. The team started with phone calls made by director Stefanie Grubbs while thumbing through her little black book of clogging. Alumni from The Bailey Mountain Cloggers were contacted, local cloggers in Western North Carolina were contacted; old clogging friends were contacted. The result... a team made up of familiar faces and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Fusion is a mixture of people from the Southeastern United States, representing past and current teams such as The Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Rhythm Master Cloggers, Peanut City Cloggers, High Country Cloggers, The Southern Jewels, Atomic Force and The Barn Burner Cloggers.
Many members of Carolina Fusion have found their way onto some very prestigious stages, including shows in Ireland and Austria, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Dollywood TN, The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN, The Biltmore House in NC, The Carolina Opry in Myrtle Beach SC, Bele Chere in Asheville NC and Walt Disney World. They have traveled extensively throughout the United States showing what clogging is all about.
During 2007 Carolina Fusion has made quite the impression in the clogging circuit. In April of 2007 Fusion traveled to its first competition in Maggie Valley, NC taking away a first place trophy for Open Hoedown. Three months later with an even larger group, Fusion took the stage in Charleston, SC where they took home a first place trophy for Open Hoedown, second place for Traditional line, Shamus Riley won First place in Solo's, Bekka H Powers won first place in solos, Stefanie Grubbs won 2nd place in solos, and Sheena Camp won first place in solos. In September Fusion competed at the Mountain State Fair in Fletcher, NC. Fusion won 2nd Place for Country Hoedown and 3rd place for Country Hoedown. Gary Giles won first place for solos. Over the next year Carolina fusion has big expectations for where the team is headed. More routines, more dancers, more shows, more competitions and possibly some international travel. Stayed tuned for all the upcoming events of The Carolina Fusion Cloggers, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!
