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Beth54


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I've never heard of a shag dance, so the title had me wondering. confuse Fantastic dancing though!

 

Usually the "female" is featured, but here the "young man" steals the show- his legs are like liquid magic. And, bless her heart, she lets him shine.

He's 17 and she's only 15. But together, they won the 2012 Junior
Division National Carolina Shag Dancing Championships.

They're dancing to Joe Turner's "Flip, Flop and Fly."

http://videos2view.net/shag-dance.htm

 



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a plessure to look at Beth



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confuseconfuse Gee Beth, some of your headlines scare me,biggrin By the way what is a ''Shag'' --please explain wink biggrinbiggrin



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Some dance historians say there is evidence to suggest that the term "shagger" was used to refer to vaudeville performers in the late 19th century [3], who were known to have danced the Flea Hop. Later "shag" became a blanket term that signified a broad range of jitterbugging (swing dancing). In the 1930s there were arguably a hundred or more variations of the dance, which differ in various respect depending upon the geographic region in which they were done.

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I love Big Joe Turner his original version of shake rattle & roll makes you realise how anemic Bill Haley was.



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confuse Hmm interesting tcp99, ?? but i am more interested in what Beth's explaination of a shag is ????? biggrinwink



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Thank you Beth, that was excellent!

I thought a shag was a bird, they stand on a rock with their wings out to dry... ?

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The first thing James Cook saw when he landed at Botany Bay was one black shag and another.

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Sorry for the late reply dazren, I've been lolling around in the pool most of the day.

The answer is what GD said. wink As in 'sitting like a shag on a rock'. I think they're actually Cormorants, correct me if I'm wrong.

I know what you thought I was going to say, but I wouldn't like to corrupt Doug. biggrin

And thanks for that info tcp99. Interesting. That guy has rubber legs!

 



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Beth54 wrote. -------------I know what you thought I was going to say, but I wouldn't like to corrupt Doug. biggrin

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biggrinbiggrin Exactly the answer that i would expect from a Lady'wink

 



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dazren wrote:

Beth54 wrote. -------------I know what you thought I was going to say, but I wouldn't like to corrupt Doug. biggrin

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biggrinbiggrin Exactly the answer that i would expect from a Lady'wink

 

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WOW - rubber legs! Michael Jackson - eat your heat out!

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jimricho wrote:

The first thing James Cook saw when he landed at Botany Bay was one black shag and another.

stereus Accidit.aww

 



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I don,t know what drugs that kid was on , but........Can I get some!

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ibbo wrote:
stercus Accidit.aww

It sure does!



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Wow! He looked as if he was 'liquid' he moved so smoothly. Great dancing.

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WOW  I have never seen anyone move so well on the dance floor. eyepopping.gif  I love to see someone  who can dance well but this guy takes the cake......

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......Sarg.



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Fantastic isn't he. I love to see great dancing.



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