# What kind of dancing is that on the Folgers commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698 "2009-08-17T05:18:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/1 "2009-08-17T05:18:23Z")
A commercial for Folgers coffee has been airing lately that has me puzzled. A woman wakes up and has her cup of (Folgers) coffee, then practices a dance step; then she’s in a studio with a group of women who dance like that (Riverdance?). And they all wear heavy shoes which seem designed to make as much noise as possible on the wooden floor. What kind of dancing is this?😕 ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/2 "2009-08-17T05:36:25Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > A commercial for Folgers coffee has been airing lately that has me puzzled. A woman wakes up and has her cup of (Folgers) coffee, then practices a dance step; then she’s in a studio with a group of women who dance like that (Riverdance?). And they all wear heavy shoes which seem designed to make as much noise as possible on the wooden floor. What kind of dancing is this?😕 You answered your own question. It’s [Irish stepdance](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_stepdance), a.k.a. Riverdance. I just hope she Irished up that Folgers. ---
**Author:** ![Scruff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Scruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruff)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/3 "2009-08-17T05:36:47Z")
Have not seen the commercial yet, but it sounds like clogging or clog dancing. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/4 "2009-08-17T06:18:10Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > You answered your own question. It’s [Irish stepdance](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_stepdance), a.k.a. Riverdance. I just hope she Irished up that Folgers. Irish coffee, eh? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/5 "2009-08-17T15:50:35Z")
I remember them showing that commercial _years_ ago when that Irish dance was all the rage. Guess they brought it back to save money or something. ---
**Author:** ![C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C.Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/6 "2009-08-18T00:38:00Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Irish coffee, eh? 😃 Would’ve made it Belgian, but it’s hard to get the waffles in the flask… ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/7 "2009-08-18T00:43:34Z")
> [@hellpaso](#): > > Guess they brought it back to save money or something. Fine by me. That girl is delovely. ---
**Author:** ![gbinri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19adc/32.png) [@gbinri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gbinri)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/8 "2013-03-18T01:00:12Z")
I don’t think their talking about the riverdance comercial. There is another where women are doing some kind of samba or other latin dance. The question is: is there a complete routine of that comercial, and where can I find it? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/9 "2013-03-18T03:11:16Z")
The new commercial shows African dance, not Latin. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dancing-is-that-on-the-folgers-commercial/506698/10 "2013-03-18T11:55:16Z")
> [@gbinri](#): > > I don’t think their talking about the riverdance comercial. This thread was started 4 years ago, probably about a different commercial.