Product Details

• Actors: Bärbl Kaufer
• Directors: Marcus Koch
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: April 6, 2003
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000099530
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #598,533 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

Marcus & Bärbl have been teaching classes and workshops in 15 countries all over the world. They were given the prestigious Feather Award in 1996 and 1997, and the International Dance Teacher Award of 2002. Among their many competition titles are: US Open Champions, six times German Champions, Austrian Champions, World Champions, three times World Vice Champions, and two third places in the World Lindy Hop Championships.

Product Description

A simple Slow Slow Quick Quick is the secret of an exciting and cool looking 6-count swing dance from the 30s and 40s: The Shag.

Shag is easy to learn. With its hops and kicks it is a lot of fun. If you like to have close contact to your partner and still don’t want to miss the energy of swing than Shag is the dance for you. Mostly danced in closed position, but also with open and separating elements, Shag can be danced from medium to fast music.

Shag was spread all over America some years before Lindy Hop became popular and different styles were popular in different regions. This tape series is about the Double Time Shag that was danced a lot among the college students, which why it is often referred to as Collegiate Shag. It should not be confused with Carolina Shag or St. Louis Shag. Even it was a separate dance Shag can be easily mixed with other Swing styles.

Revived in the Los Angeles Swing scene Shag made a strong comeback since the early 90s and spread on the side of his dancing cousin the Balboa around the World. Shag is taught again at many international dance camps and workshops and hasn’t lost its popularity.

Content:

Section 1
Double Shag Kicks
Multiple Shag Kicks
Connie Kicks
WOS Kicks

Section 2
Cuddle and Flip
Run Around & Cut Off
Rotation turn left & right
Rotation turn right

Section 3
Scorpion
Hand to Hand Shag Kicks
Hand to Hand Shag Kicks with Twist
Kick Away

Section 4
Click Basic
Click Brake
Heels Up Brake

Collegiate Basic / Triple Basic

Section 5
Sailor Basic
Sailor Basic in dancing
Camel Hops
Skippies

Section 6
Jumping Jacks (Hampelmann)
Hop Scotch
Chucks
Chuck Turns

Section 7
Hip to Hip Breaks
Break to Open Pos
Mixed Breaks
Lunges & Pecking

Extras
Interview and Jam

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this Tape!, August 22, 2003

By 

Ray Daugherty (Long Beach, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World of Swing #14 - Collegiate Shag 2 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great tape in a series of great videos. Basic to advanced instruction from some of the best Swing instructors and dancers around. Many dancers try to teach but do not have the ability to break the moves down and articulate what is going on the way that Marcus and Barbl do. This is a must have video for your swing collection.
Also, the jam at the end of the tape is a real treat!