this will bring memories back to some of you....
 

I couldn't do this (or do it as long) if it were going to save my life

http://videos2view.net/shag-dance.htm

Wow! Thank you for sharing.

Those are two talented kids.

It's a little before my time, but is it the same thing or a variation on the jitterbug?

That boy has rubber knees!
That was great. Thanks.

Yes, a slight variation. Can't believe at one time my knees could do this!!

Wow!! That was wonderful! Thanks.

Thanks for posting this! I really enjoyed watching it - very great dancing!

My knees couldn't do this even way back when. :rolleyes:

Thanks for sharing. Growing up in a small Kansas town we never wanted for something to do. As a teenager in the 50's, all we needed was a radio and we all danced. If there wasn't room in the house, we danced in the street under the street light. Life was simple and good then.

Brings back memories...

I think that young mans legs are made of rubber. They are extremely talented.

Thanks so much. They are wonderful dancers. That young man is rubber from his waist to his feet.Love his white socks with his penny loafers. I love watching others dance. Remember Gene Kelly,Fred Astaire,Ginger Rodgers, etc., etc. Ballroom dancing is one of the prettiest ever. I use to love to dance, fast only. Last I danced was about 18 years ago.

Wow, wow, wow! Thanks for sharing...I'm really familiar with the Shag, since SC is supposed to be (or was??) the home of the dance....those kids looked great!

Thanks. I loved watching it!

Loved the kids. Did you watch any of the other videos? The one with Bob Hope and James Cagney really brought memories. Don't make them like that any more. "sigh"

my legs/feet won't move that way anymore. used to love to dance still would if I could. Old age does have some disadvantages. love the video.

I was never that good and I danced a lot!

Have any of you seen this one?
http://www.youtube.com/v/uNE3YSr_o2A%26feature%3drelated

How refreshing to see two young people really enjoying their dancing. So much better than the stories we hear about students fighting to be able to do the "grind" or whatever they call that dance that looks like they are having sex on the dance floor!

Thanks for video really enjoyed it

thanks for sharing !

That was wonderful. Thanks. I had heard the kids mention this video, but am not one to try to watch UTube; so figured I would just miss it. That was great--I can remember having that much fun on the dance floor when I was WAY younger than I am now. Maybe they'll look back someday on this as fondly.....

For once it is the guy that I couldn't stop watching and the girl helped show him off! Thanks so much!!

Wow! These kids are really talented.

yes it reminds me of the jitterbug the way my mom amd dad used to dance!! watching the video was entertaining thank you

Watched this one then spent a hour watching all of them. Wow Thank you

I seem to remember this dance in the far distant past. It reminds me of "American Bandstand." I used to stand in front of my TV and try to learn all the dances by watching the show. We had a large public pool in our little town and that a dance floor with a juke box and all the latest records. All the kids of all ages hung out there all summer. Our parents could buy us a season ticket for $20 for the whole summer. We were safe and it was in walking distance from my house. We girls would put our nickels in the juke box and dance away - together. All the dances that we learned on "American Bandstand'. What fun. This really brought back memories. Thanks for sharing.

Does that child have any bones in his legs? Very talented kids! I wish I could dance like that. My daughter and I were going to take swing lessons after I finished school but I had to have surgery and that went out the window. It just looks like so much fun!

Wow, that kid is smooooooooooooth! Makes me want to get up and dance. I always wanted to learn to jitterbug.

Thanks for sharing, I really loved this video!

Wow , It is just almost the jitterbug that I did in 1956, 57, 58. I am old.

Love shag dancing. That's always part of our beach festival down here! Those kids have more rythm in their little fingers than I have in my whole old body!

That was a great video. Thanks for sharing.

so glad everyone enjoyed the video. Thanks for the replies

it,s swing and shag together,i used to dance to this,of couse i young ,but i loved it thanks

When Mother and Daddy danced it in the early '40s, it was the Jitterbug, when my boyfriend (aka dh) and I danced it in the late '50s early 60's, it was the Swing. When did it become known as the Shag? I've been out of the dance loop for a long time. Thanks for posting both links. So much fun to watch.

Wow! Was that ever fun!

sure brought back memories to me. This 72 year old body wanted to get up and dance with those kids. giggling