Dancing by juke box was popular at Panama City Beach in the 50's and 60's. Dance steps very similar to the Carolina Shag. There were dance pavilions right on the Beach. Some covered and some not.
Started the nite dancing at The Hangout til 11:00 pm then moved up the beach to Altman's and danced all nite on that open-air concrete slab. OMG, how great that was.
Altmans was about 5 to 10 minutes West of the Hangout. It was a drive-in restaurant with a dance pavilion right on the ocean. Technically it was Long Beach not Panama City. I was going to school at FSU and spent two summers there. There were some great dancers. Most of them from Georgia and Alabama.
Does anybody remember The Pad at Ocean Drive, Spanish Galleon, Beach Club, Peaches Corner......the best times when weigens and madres Bermuda shorts RULED!!
Lindy Hop had a blend of partner Charleston moves in the 1930's and what would become known as Swing dancing. Jitterbug was initially a derogatory term for people dancing out of control, like a drunk experiencing the shakes upon withdrawal. There was also the Collegiate Shag (the dance Popeye did with Olive in the cartoons) and St-Louis Shag which resembled partner Charleston.
@@vanityposh I have no idea what you said, vanityposh. I am a dancer from Philadelphia and several years ago traveled to Myrtle Beach and danced with you all. Took a couple lessons from Charlie and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I noticed there were no black folk shaggers and simply wondered why and is shagging part of their history and present.
Love the ease and rhythm of this dance style!
Dancing by juke box was popular at Panama City Beach in the 50's and 60's. Dance steps very similar to the Carolina Shag. There were dance pavilions right on the Beach. Some covered and some not.
Started the nite dancing at The Hangout til 11:00 pm then moved up the beach to Altman's and danced all nite on that open-air concrete slab. OMG, how great that was.
Altmans was about 5 to 10 minutes West of the Hangout. It was a drive-in restaurant with a dance pavilion right on the ocean. Technically it was Long Beach not Panama City. I was going to school at FSU and spent two summers there. There were some great dancers. Most of them from Georgia and Alabama.
There was the Shag haircut in the 70's too.
Yeah, dancing at Altmans all nite and waiting for the girls to come into town for AEA weekend. I lifeguarded at Long Beach for 2 summers. Great days.
Altmans was in Panama City wasn't it? Had a big concrete pad we danced on all night till the sun came up .OMG what fun.
Does anybody remember The Pad at
Ocean Drive, Spanish Galleon, Beach
Club, Peaches Corner......the best
times when weigens and madres
Bermuda shorts RULED!!
The way the men spin reminds me of northern soul!
I did the shag in late fifties in Northern Delaware , so it did migrate north . Just love the shag !
Actually the Charlston was way before the jitterbug. It was in the 20's. The Jitterbug hit in the 40's.
Lindy Hop had a blend of partner Charleston moves in the 1930's and what would become known as Swing dancing. Jitterbug was initially a derogatory term for people dancing out of control, like a drunk experiencing the shakes upon withdrawal. There was also the Collegiate Shag (the dance Popeye did with Olive in the cartoons) and St-Louis Shag which resembled partner Charleston.
Looks like they could have found some better background music for this video. Sounded like my high school band rather than R & B.
Well we called it the half time ,in the fiftys and sixies !
Think I saw Ben Umstead dancing with Sue Burch
If anyone knows please comment
I love this
What the heck, that guy in hat is wrong, lol
Shag is a jitterbug with a lot more "cool". You don't have all that jumping around with skirts flying up and what not LOL
So where are the black folks, where are they dancing and what is that looking like?
the black people are at their club or here dont act like there aunt black clubs go get life or start as a lion and not a sheep ..u re def under 25
@@vanityposh I have no idea what you said, vanityposh. I am a dancer from Philadelphia and several years ago traveled to Myrtle Beach and danced with you all. Took a couple lessons from Charlie and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I noticed there were no black folk shaggers and simply wondered why and is shagging part of their history and present.
Like most teachers when they are dancing, you have a hard time seeing the steps they teach. Just saying.
Fat Harold not the same