Carolina shag

The Carolina shag is a partner dance done primarily to beach music (100–130+ beats per minute in 44 time signature). The shag is a recognized dance in modern national and international dance competitions.
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The tradition

The Carolina shag is a partner dance done primarily to beach music (100–130+ beats per minute in 44 time signature). The shag is a recognized dance in modern national and international dance competitions. It became the official state dance of South Carolina in 1984 and the official popular dance of North Carolina in 2005.

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Carolina shag is partner dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1

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Cite: “Carolina shag.” folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/carolina-shag — text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
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