Vill du Shag?

Shag is danced mainly to swing music and usually at a higher tempo than is usual for lindy hop. It is possible to mix shag with lindy hop and balboa, which was also done during the development of the swing. ”Collegiate” refers to a style that college students had in the 30’s and 40’s.

Blues is the beauty of feeling a connection with your dance partner while connected to the music

Shag was one of the most popular couple dances in the US during the swing era

Depending on the style, the shagen can be both wild / energetic and sophisticated / subtle. You can dance both close / intimate and with more distance to your partner. The common denominator for the different styles is that you usually dance with one arm high. The footwork is central and there are an infinite number of basic step variations you can use to put your own stamp on the dance. Shagen also has a number of characteristic figures.

Shag is danced mainly to swing music and usually at a higher tempo than is usual for lindy hop. It is possible to mix shag with lindy hop and balboa, which was also done during the development of the swing. ”Collegiate” refers to a style that college students had in the 30’s and 40’s and which in our time is used to distinguish dance from other dances that are also called shag, such as Carolina shag or St Louis shag which are completely different dances.

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Level 1

This first level is aimed at you who are either a complete beginner or have some experience with shag. We go through the basic steps of the shage and some of the most common figures in the closed, open and side-by-side position. We also work on connecting the different figures with the help of different transitions. You can advantageously go this level several times.

Level 2

At this level you no longer need to think about your basic step and you feel confident in the most common tours. You start to get fluent in your dancing as a result of having started with social dancing and / or your own training. We learn more basic step variations and immerse ourselves in lead / follow technique. We go through more advanced figures, get up to a higher pace, and give you tools to be able to vary the most common figures yourself.

Shag Showcase with popular teachers RTSF 2013 Stephen & Chandrae

Our teachers participate in shag perforamnce at Herräng Dance Camp

Shag US competition – Camp Hollywood 2014 NJC Shag Division

Old movie clip with shag – Swing Dance 1939

Join us in exploring a few of the more popular and well-known Blues Dance styles and in appreciating this music and cultural art form.

We offer both solo and partnered Blues dance course.

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Swedish Swing Society

Vi är en förening som brinner för allt som har att göra med swing- och bluesdans. Välkommen hem till oss. Här kan du dansa lindy hop, balboa, blues, stepp och autentisk jazz.

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