Tamara Loewenthal (feet) & Jamie Gans (fiddle)

Fiddle 'n' Feet perform percussive dances to traditional music from North America and the Celtic countries. We dance, we sing, we play fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, jaw harps and more! Our songs and music range from Old Time Appalachian to Irish to French Canadian. In performance, we showcase a variety of step dance styles, from American clogging to English wooden shoe clogging to French Canadian reels and waltzes. We also teach percussive and traditional styles of dance, including calling and playing for square and contra dances. While some of our material dates back to the 1800s, much of it is composed or choreographed in the last decade! Rhythm is an important component of our work, whether drumming with feet or with our hands against our bodies. Most of all, we find joy in musical expression and strive to give relevance to these traditions in today's world!

To view some of our recent work, go to our Links page.