St. Louis Shag - Swing Dancing

This is a lesser-known form of Swing known as St. Louis Shag (mixed with some regular East Coast Swing). It was developed in response to the question "What do you do when the band plays Dixieland?" The song is "Crawfishin' " as played by the Kelly Jay Band and, although it's not Dixieland, it is a faster Swing song that gets closer to a Dixieland tempo. This was filmed at the historic Midway Tavern (www.themidwaytavern.com).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Swing
• Dancing
• St.
• Louis
• Shag

[kamikazechipmunk]

I need you to teach me this again. I still remember most of what I learned but I badly need a refresher.

[rodandnathalie]

@kamikazechipmunk Sweet! We need to keep this dance alive, so we definitely should teach it again soon! Thanks for the suggestion! We'll let you know when we do!

[thebadmamajama]

is this perhaps @ the Midway Tavern?

--A St. Louisan who frequents the Midway! :)

[rodandnathalie]

Yes it is! God bless Albertina! The Midway rules!

:)

[iuew]

Excellent performance.

[rodandnathalie]

Thanks!

[MidgetguyII]

That looks like a ton of fun! ^_^

[MrChrisfranko]

ive never seen this shag but i have deff seen the carolina shag which i learned in my dance class. and omg i love this one too!!! gotta keep it alive, ty for sharing this <3 <3 <3

[breezy3762]

Too cool! I'm from South St. Louis and the era of the Shag and Imperial. I loved finding this rare form of dance expression on line. Makes me want to get out there again. Thank you for sharing.

[rodandnathalie]

Northern Indiana. I was part of a small group who was lucky (and persistent) enough to learn this from a middle-aged couple who would do it every once in a while on the dancefloor when we lived in California. I've never seen anyone else doing it, and most of the others who learned with me (if not all of them) have forgotten it. We teach it, or intend to, once we find some folks who are up to it.