Until he met Luther. Luther was not a cultural appropriator. Luther Robinson was not formally trained, but he had been cakewalking, clogging and buck dancing since he was 5 years old.

A farmer and school bus driver, Spicer’s dedication to buck-dancing garnered him national recognition in 1990, when he was honored as a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.

The Eagleville native is known for his Buck dancing, which is a flat-footed, toe-heel tapping dance that originated in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. “I was born with rhythm,” he said.

Spike Jonze has posted a video of cellist Yo-Yo Ma playing while LA-based "Lil Buck" (Damian Woetzel) does an original dance. The music and dancing kick in at about 40 seconds into the clip.

Buck tells some of his story, too, acting out his inspirations, including Crystal Palace dancers and Michael Jackson. The crux of his tale is a crisis, when a mentor told him that his dancing was ...

MONROE, La. (KTVE.KARD)– On Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 11 AM to 7 PM and Sunday, December 15, 2024, from 11 AM to 7 PM, the Buck or Die dance competition will be held at the Monroe Civic ...

Until he met Luther. Luther was not a cultural appropriator. Luther Robinson was not formally trained, but he had been cakewalking, clogging and buck dancing since he was 5 years old.