Lessons

Terry Guiffre

Terry was introduced to clogging when she and her two daughters watched the Bull Run Clogger's perform at the annual Haymarket Day festival. A member of the Bull Run Clogger's since 1995, she has performed with the group at venues ranging from Walt Disney World, Washington, D.C.'s 4th of July parade and Christmas Tree Celebration, to aboard a Carnival Cruise ship, the 250th Royal Block party for Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and numerous events throughout the DMV region.

Over the years Terry has served as Director, Choreographer, and Instructor and Coordinator of the Potomac Double Down Clogging Workshop. She currently serves as the Artistic Director, Choreographer, and Instructor. Drawing from her background as an aerobics instructor, gymnast, and competitive twirler, Terry brings a dynamic performance style and strong choreography experience to clogging. Her past performance affliliations include the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders, the Cardinals Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard Captain, and the Silvertones Majorette and Drum Corps, where she also served as a Co-Director and Instructor. She has additionally judged Washington D.C's televised "Dance Fever” competition.

Terry worked as an Instructional Technology Coach with Prince William County Schools.  In 2017, for providing technology and STEAM integration opportunties for students and staff, she lead the school to be awarded the FETC National STEM Excellence Award. Since retiring in 2021, she enjoys returning on occassion to coach technology integration to all the wonderfully inquisitive students and staff. When she's not clogging, Terry loves spending time with family and her eight grandchildren, adventuring, and walking one very spoiled pup, Poppy Bella.

Jan Sutton

In 1981, Jan had just moved to Statesville, North Carolina, and saw a clogging workshop sign posted at the local YMCA. The advertisement said no special shoes required and no partner needed so she signed up! 

After getting married in 1982, she and her husband moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. Jan was in love with clogging so quickly got involved with a local clogging group that was meeting once again in the local YMCA. Here she met Bryan Craddock who danced and performed with the Hemlock Bluff Cloggers and also taught lessons once a week at the local YMCA. Jan joined Bryan's YMCA group that performed at local retirement homes and at the local jail for the inmates! That was an interesting performance!

In 1987, Jan was once again on the move. This time, relocating to Virginia where she thankfully found a clogging group! The group was in Falls Church and she was enjoying her time with them when her husband was transferred to Warrenton, Virginia. The commute was too long to continue to dance with this group and she was once again in search of a clogging group.

In 1998, she found the Bull Run Cloggers! She became a performing member in 1999 after taking lessons from one of the members. Over the years, Jan has organized many wonderful group celebrations, instructed, and has been a board member. She is currently serving as President.