COLLEGIATE SHAG DANCE SERIES
Wednesdays 7:00p-8:00p
No Partner? Two Left Feet? – NO PROBLEM!
GOLDEN SLIPPER-LYNNHAVEN, 2924 Lynnhaven Road, Virginia Beach, VA
Cost: $50 Punch-Card (for 4 classes) • $15 Drop-Ins
MUST BRING SLIDEY SHOES – NO GRIPPY SHOES – TRUST US!
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Be one of the FEW that can dance this truly fun and fancy style. Bring a water bottle & a towel … YOU WILL SWEAT!
Learn the basics of this fun and wacky dance. This high energy dance will get your legs moving and ready to dance the night away!
Collegiate Shag is a 6-count and 8-count swing dance characterized by fast feet movement and arms held high in the air. You’ve probably seen it sometimes in the vintage nightclubs in films that play hot jazz and up-tempo swing. Unlike “Carolina Shag”, this dance is hoppy and energetic.
Collegiate Shag is a fast-paced upright partner dance from the swing era made popular with the College students and young people bitten by the Swing craze started this energetic, quickstep dance to keep up with the fast tempos.
You will learn the basic steps and positions, pulse and some core moves like “Collegiate Kicks”, “Breaks”, “Swoops” and “Double-Kicks”. This class is full of fresh material each week that will push energy level.
Time to move your feet as you learn the basics of this fun dance. You will be focusing on how to make this dance integrate with the rest of your swing dancing.
VERY IMPORTANT DANCE SHOE NOTES:
DO NOT WEAR grippy shoes or any street shoes. You will NEED your feet to slide, shuffle, and not grip the floor. The Best Shoes have bottoms of leather, felt, suede, or flats.
NO GYM SHOES OR GRIPPY BOOTS! If you are not sure, just bring a pair of socks to put OVER your shoes. No street shoes.
WHAT IS COLLEGIATE SHAG?
Collegiate Shag is a fast-paced upright partner dance from the swing era where College students and young people bitten by the Swing craze started this energetic, quickstep dance to keep up with the fast tempos.
Retaining a ballroom posture & grip, dancers utilize partnering skills from regular ballroom dances along with the rhythmic up and down energy from early swing dances like Charleston and Peabody, Collegiate Shag mainly uses six-count moves and turns similar to Jitterbug or six-count Lindy Hop. The main characteristic, however, is the Collegiate Shag dancers’ motion, steadily hopping to the beat with fast footwork. Footwork styling is an important way the Collegiate Shag dancers interpret music and increase their personal input to the dance.
Why you should dance Collegiate Shag?
If you crave fast swing music with a passion and are looking for a workout, this simple but energetic dance will keep you on your toes and in shape for years to come. Collegiate Shag is fun and easy to learn, and is impressive to watch because of the fast footwork at high speeds.
NO STREET SHOES!
Only Wear Dance-Shoes on the Dance Floor!
You should have two pairs of shoes when you go dancing. ONE pair that you wear TO the event. And a SECOND pair you change into AT the event. You should never wear street shoes on the dance floor. Shoes that are flat, suede, leather, felt, or non-grippy are best.
*NOTE FOR DROP-INS:
Since this is a progressive series, we highly encourage you to make the first class where you’ll learn the basic foundation pattern.
Drop-ins are NOT ALLOWED after the 2nd week since we build on the previous week’s moves. Dancers with prior experience can join but must be able to catch up on their own. Private time may not be available.
