NEWS
October 29, 2018
Letter from Henry Jones
As we come down from the high of an amazing ACHF National Championship Weekend, the ACHF Board humbly announces the resignation of Henry Jones, President of America Clogging Hall of Fame. Henry informed the board of his intent prior to the National Championships. The past year has been exceptionally challenging with “behind the scenes” efforts, led and conducted by Henry Jones. Listed below are only a couple example of Henry’s hard work. The ACHF Board is extremely grateful for his leadership and dedication to making ACHF an organization that will continue to grow in the best interest for the dancers, parent, directors and leadership.
Thanks to the vision and effort of Henry Jones, ACHF now has its 501(c)3. This means that the Americas Clogging Hall of Fame can now, legally, function as a Not For Profit Organization. This allows ACHF to apply for Federal and State grants that could better our competitions, festivals and workshops. The 501(c)3 prohibits financial negligence. This means, the money that ACHF makes stays with the organization so they can continue to offer scholarships, great trophies, amazing judges, outstanding facilities for their events and much more.
We are excited to plan the second annual Extreme Clogging Workshop and Competition. Henry Jones believed ACHF needed a Workshop that could combine cloggers from all aspects of the art. Workshop cloggers and competitive cloggers alike shared the stage. ACHF brought out some of the best competitive instructors as well as some of the most popular names in the workshop world. We are looking forward to an even more exciting 2019 event.
You spoke …Henry and ACHF Board listened. In 2019, ACHF will open the opportunity for new competitions and festivals in new locations. The Board is working with teams all over the East Coast interested in competing and hosting events. In 2018 alone, more than 15 judges were added to the Approved Judges List and many more qualified prospects will be added in 2019. You wanted bigger and better trophies for National Winners…Done. You wanted the ACHF National Championships in an area with family friendly activities….Done. You wanted more time to be with friends and families at National Championships….Done. The ACHF Board appreciates each and every dancer, parent and director involved in the 2018 National Championships. Your opinion matters. Directors and Parents involved in ACHF Nationals will have the opportunity to complete a survey concerning past events and present decisions. Your voice does matter, and the ACHF Board wants to hear from you.
Below is a list of the ACHF Board Members. Please get to know them and feel free to reach out to them with any questions, suggestions or concerns. America’s Clogging Hall of Fame is committed to the traditional roots of clogging while continuing to progress in the modern culture of the art. ACHF looks forward to an outstanding 2019 full of unforgettable events for cloggers of all ages, area of interest and levels of experience.
America’s Clogging Hall of Fame Board
President – Eliott Skeen
(previously Vice President)
Vice President – Heather Vassey
(previously Secretary)
Secretary – Rob Pack
(previously At Large)
Treasurer – Sierra Jackson & Terry Anderson
(previously At Large / Treasurer)
Public Relations – Quinn Stansell
(Existing Role)
At Large – Brandi Moon
(New Board Member)
July 26, 2018
Vendors Wanted for 2018 National Championships
ACHF is looking for Vendors for our Nationals in Gatlinburg October 26th & 27th. If you are interested or know someone that is interested please share this letter and form. We would like to have a good representation of different items available to cloggers.
July 25, 2018
Nationals T-Shirt Contest
It’s that time of year again! We cannot wait to see all of your creative designs for the T-shirt this year!
Designs can include 3 colors on the front ONLY, or 2 colors with a design on both the front and the back. The design must include ACHF and the year.
This year, the winner will be recognized at nationals and given a free shirt!
Submissions must be emailed before Friday, August 31st, to achftshirtcontest@gmail.com
July 24, 2018
ACHF Wild Card Division
We are very excited to announce our very first ACHF National Wild Card Division! This part of our competition is being offered for any teams that have not danced at Nationals last year, placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd at a qualifying competition this year or if you are a team looking to try out our organization.
The Wild Card division will be danced to ACHF rules and teams will dance in their perspective categories. We will have a Wild Card National Champion for Traditional, Contemporary, Open Traditional and Open Contemporary.
June 06, 2018
All American Nomination Forms JUST ADDED
Make sure to check out our "All American" tab to find our new and updated nomination forms!
October 25, 2017
Updated Rules & Scoresheets
Our rules and scoresheets have been updated just in time for Nationals!
Please make sure to re-read through the rules as there are changes within the document! All of the changes are in red and are highlighted throughout the document.
All scoresheets are now available to download and view on our Rules & Judges Page!
August 16, 2017
Ellis Perry
It is with a heavy heart that we must let everyone know that the former ACHF Vice President, Ellis Perry passed away on the morning of August 14th. Please keep his wife, Audrey, and their children in your prayers. We would love for you to share your pictures and memories with us on Facebook.
A memorial service for Ellis will be on Thursday, August 17th, at 2pm. It will be held at Clements Funeral Chapel in Durham. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the building fund at First Baptist Church of Hillsborough in Mr. Perry's honor.
Mail donations to:
201 W King Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278