NVASHAG

The life of a Middle Aged American Man. Life as I know it !

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Has Anyone Ever ?

My blog is named NVASHAG. Does anyone have any idea what the title stands for ? Some people in far away places think it is a sex title, some will think it is a profane word. I will let ya'll in on what it is. It is a dance..
We live in the Northern Va area near Washington DC. I was born and raised in North Carolina. We have a dance that some say and think of as part of West Coast or East Coast Swing.. In ways it looks like a swing dance and we dance to some of the same music. The dance is called Carolina Shag. It is a southern dance that has spread to other parts of the US. It is a very smooth controlled dance, when done correctly is very beautiful and a true piece of art. When done incorrectly it looks like two drunks on ice skates. The dance was started in the Carolina Beaches. Some still refer to our music as Beach Music. No not the Beach Boys or Jan and Dean. I am talking the Drifters, Tams the late great Billy Stewart, Martha Reeves most of the 50s & 60s music is ok to dance too.
Some of the newer music is pretty good also. It is the beat , we dance on a basic step of a 8 count.Mans left foot woman's right foot. Left foot and right foot comes forward and back together. There is a movie called Shag you can rent and see the dance and hear the music. Try it , I think you will like it. My momma started me out when I was young, her and her pals had no one to dance with so guess who was the dance partner ? Oh yeah. I think it was 1957 . I have been dancing and loving every minute of it..

11 Comments:

  • At 11:40 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    How funny! I swear I was just coming over here to ask this very question!

    Now that you've explained it, it seems obvious, lol.

     
  • At 8:36 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Theres a dance called "Shag" ? I thought that a shag was what a chap was trying for ( if he were the crude type) if he asked a woman to dance and bought her a couple of small beers....

     
  • At 1:40 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Patrick! Let's do the pretzel!

    My mama taught me to shag when I was litte. It is a dance I perfected while in college in Charleston, SC. Damn, I haven't danced it in a long time.

    "I love beach music..."

     
  • At 8:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello, I would like to meet some other local people who are interested in irish dancing. I'm using this irish dancing site; are there any other around?
    Cheers

     
  • At 8:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello, I would like to meet some other local people who are interested in irish dancing. I'm using this irish dancing site; are there any other around?
    Cheers

     
  • At 8:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello, I would like to meet some other local people who are interested in irish dancing. I'm using this irish dancing site; are there any other around?
    Cheers

     
  • At 8:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello, I would like to meet some other local people who are interested in irish dancing. I'm using this irish dancing site; are there any other around?
    Cheers

     
  • At 8:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello, I would like to meet some other local people who are interested in irish dancing. I'm using this irish dancing site; are there any other around?
    Cheers

     
  • At 8:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello, I would like to meet some other local people who are interested in irish dancing. I'm using this irish dancing site; are there any other around?
    Cheers

     
  • At 8:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello, I would like to meet some other local people who are interested in irish dancing. I'm using this irish dancing site; are there any other around?
    Cheers

     
  • At 8:46 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello, I would like to meet some other local people who are interested in irish dancing. I'm using this irish dancing site; are there any other around?
    Cheers

     

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