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Shag Dancing - What's that?

Kenneth (Ken) Thornton

Carolina shag part of beach music culture says Thornton
Dancing has become a TV phenomena and it’s an excellent aerobic sport. Do you dance the shag?  During the 1940s a craze swept through Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina in the form of Carolina shag dancing. It is essentially an off-shoot of swing, developing in response to the jitterbug and jump blues of the big band jazz era. Although I expect many of the people reading this may have not head of shag dancing before, it is not as obscure as you might think, Carolina shag dancing is actually a recognized dancing style in both national and international competitions held in a variety of states. It is a mistake to think that it is simply limited to North and South Carolina, however, it is indeed the state dance of both these place.

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Fred Harteis Lombardi and Leadership

Motivational Sports Organizations

Fred Hareis Motivational Sports Organizations Lombardiby Fred Harteis

Sports have provided us with many outstanding examples of leaders worth learning from.  There are so many, it is difficult to single one out.  We have many great coaches and players who exemplify character and resilience. 

                    
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