The following definition of Klompen dancing,--the anti-sport in which Laura and Jake were involved during the Holland Days festival in this weekend-- is borrowed from www.everything2.com.

Klompen Dance

The whole concept of “klompen dance" is a tourist trap. It can only be spotted in the wild when a critical number American or Japanese tourists have amassed. The dancers wear wooden, hence the name. The music is stupid, just like the audience. It is usually performed in the Netherlands, especially at places which are visited frequently by foreign tourists, like the island of Marken Amsterdam.

Or Lynden, WA, the most conceited, United Reformed, faux-Dutch town anywhere. 9 hours there last Saturday was pretty much torture. That being said, Laura and Jake can perform their little folk dances quite well, and, more importantly, have made it to the front page of some section of the newspaper for the 3rd consecutive year.