The Shag is a form of swing dancing that evolved from the jitterbug and jump blues of the big band jazz era and originated at Carolina Beach, North Carolina during the 1940s. It is most often associated with beach music, which refers to songs that are rhythm and blues based and, according to Bo Bryan, a noted shag historian and resident of Beaufort County, is a term that was coined at Carolina Beach as well. Today, the shag is a recognized dance in national and international dance competitions held across the United States]. Swing is a group of related street dances, that evolved from Lindy Hop. ... Jitterbug is a kind of dance and a subset of Lindy hop, with an emphasis on 6-count moves and fast spins. ... The jump blues is a type of blues music, characterized by a jazzy, saxophone (or other horn instruments) sound, driving rhythms and shouted vocals. ... A big band, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music, especially swing. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... Carolina Beach is a town located in New Hanover County, North Carolina. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... Pat Conroys novel of Jack McCall, a South Carolina native who flees the South with his daughter, Leah, after his wife commits suicide. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Rhythm and blues (or R&B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine. ... A historian is a person who studies history. ... Beaufort County is the name of several counties in the United States: Beaufort County, North Carolina Beaufort County, South Carolina This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance (from Old French dance, further history unknown) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...

In the dance the upper body and hips hardly move as the legs do convoluted kicks and fancy footwork. The man is the center of attention and the woman's steps are either mirror steps of the man's or a sort of marking time while he does spins and other wildness. With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavior. ... Bones of the Hip In anatomy, the hip is the bony projection of the femur, known as the greater trochanter, and the overlying muscle and fat. ... In an extended sense, a leg is any part of an object that supports it off the ground. ... For other uses of the words kick and kicker see Kick (disambiguation). ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ...

The Shag is the state dance of South Carolina, and is still popular amongst residents of the Carolinas. State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... The Carolinas is a collective term used in the United States to refer to the states of North and South Carolina together. ...