[1] Wooden shoes are worn as an essential part of the traditional costume for Dutch clogging, or klompendanskunst.
The soles are made from ash wood, and the top part is cut lower by the ankle.
In 2006, nearly 500 teenagers attempted the "Guinness Book of World Records" bid for the largest number of clog dancers.
The ballet La fille mal gardée contains a well-known clog dance.
For this specific dance the choreography was created by Stanley Holden (1928–2007), though Frederick Ashton took overall responsibility for it.