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Carolina Shag Volume 1, Beginner � Advanced, with Ricky Ward and Christina Woodruff

Price: $30.00
Patterns: more than 20
Instructors: Ricky Ward and Christina Woodruff
Production Company: The Dance Store
Length: more than 80 minutes

DVD-video, all regions, 4:3
Also available as an mp4 download file!

The Carolina Shag is the perfect dance for beach music, oldies, and rhythm and blues. It's easy to learn and can be danced in a variety of social settings, including ballrooms, nightclubs, parties, wedding receptions, and vacation cruises.

Carolina Shag Volume 1

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	Windows Media 22.8MB 56m55s @56kbps 7m48s @384kbps (DSL)
	Quicktime 12.1MB 30m12s @56kbps 4m8s @384kbps (DSL)
	Flash 11.1MB 27m42s @56kbps 3m47s @384kbps (DSL)

	Video Help

In this video we start at the very beginning, the very first step. Although this video is suitable for the complete beginner, it has enough material to carry you to an advanced level. In fact, you will be ready to begin competing in shag dance contests if you learn all the patterns and techniques in this video. The instructors, Ricky and Christina, are top shag dance competitors. With twice the content of most instructional videos, this video shows a truckload of figures for social dancing or for competition. This video is the best value for the money that we offer for shag. This video contains all of the most popular and most essential shag dance figures. Mainly developed in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Carolina shag is the official state dance of South Carolina. The Carolina shag is a slotted swing dance similar in many ways to west coast swing and jitterbug. The shag derives from the jitterbug and the Lindy hop, which date to the 1920�s.

Features

Twenty figures plus many variations and combinations
Great for beginners and for intermediate dancers
Great patterns for social dancing or for competition
Contains all of the most popular and essential shag figures
Detailed close-ups of the footwork shot from behind allow �follow-the-leader� learning
Beautiful broadcast quality digital video

About the Instructors

Ricky Ward and Christina Woodruff have extensive dance competition experience. Ricky was the 2004 USA Grand Nationals first place winner in the Junior Shag II division. In 2006, Ricky and Christina were the third place winners in the USA Grand Nationals Junior Shag II division.

Step List

The basic step
1. Basic step variation � the crossover basic
2. Basic step variation � the kick, ball-change
Lady�s underarm turn
1. Lady�s underarm turn variation � lady�s double turn
Leader�s Turn to the left
1. Leader�s Turn to the left variation � duck out
Trail (side pass)
1. Trail (side pass) variation � removing the extra basic
2. Trail (side pass) variation � lady�s spin to open
Starter step
1. Starter step variation � lady�s turn to left
2. Starter step � lady�s tuck turn
Lady�s underarm turn and leader also turns to the left (she goes/he goes)
Movement from open to closed, tuck turn back to open
1. Movement from open to closed, simple movement back to open
2. Movement from open to closed, shoulder lead spin back to open
The basic pivot
1. Pivot with tuck turn to open
2. Pivot lady�s turn to left to open

Review to music � combining figures

Movement to closed, barrel roll turn back to open
Sugarfoot
The hook
1. The hook and tuck turn
The stutter step
The Belly Roll

Review to Music � Combining Figures

The Boogie Walk
Combination � lady�s turn and boogie walk into pivot
Combination � lady�s turn into pivot
Leader�s spin
Lady�s spin to left, check, then a spin to the right
Forward lean
The walk up
1. Walk up variation (with turn)

Review to music � combining figures

Some final tips

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