PED 207 - Dance - Shag

The Carolina shag is a slotted swing dance that shares many figures with “jitterbug” and uses the same footwork timing as east coast swing: triple step, triple step, rock step. Some dancers use a “kick-ball-change” step in place of the rock step. The music tempo averages about 125 beats per minutes. Shag is a smooth, graceful dance with an emphasis on footwork rather than on turns.