Learn Carolina Shag! Week 2 with guest MISHU!
Schedule
Tue Jan 14 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Kaleidoscope Dance | Mesa, AZ
LEARN CAROLINA SHAG! 💃With Ashley and Mishu
👉 Join us Tuesdays at Kaleidoscope Dance Studio as we dive into the world of Carolina Shag!
👉 This will be a 3-week progressive with a social dance on the 4th week.
—— 📆 Progressive Class Schedule* 📆 ——
7:30pm - 9:00pm
➡️ Tuesday, January 7:
Basics, Beginner Turns, Prep Steps, and Starter Steps
➡️ Tuesday, January 14 with GUEST INSTRUCTOR MISHU:
Boogie Walks, Stylings, and Fun Together Steps
➡️ Tuesday, January 21:
Pivots, Variations, and Intermediate Turns
*Although this is intended to be a progressive series, we will be recapping each week and you can jump right in at any time!
—— 🎶 Social Dance 🎶 ——
➡️ Tuesday, January 28
7:30pm - 8:15pm: Beginner Carolina Shag Lesson w/Ashley and Nick
8:15pm - 9:00pm: Open Practice/Dancing to swing, soul, and jump blues music!
—— 📄 Pricing* 📄 ——
1 class: $20
2 class bundle: $35
3 class bundle: $50
Social Dance Only: $15
All Classes + Social Dance: $60
➡️ Cash, card, Venmo, CashApp, and Zelle accepted.
+$1 for all card transactions
* No commitment required!
You can pay at the door for one class, see how you like it, show up for another class, and we will honor the bundle rate. Social Dance discount is only included in the full bundle.
📣 We typically offer social dances every month, with progressives every couple months!
Message us if you'd like to join our email list! 💃
----- 🤔 What is Carolina Shag? 🤔 -----
“The Carolina Shag is a partner dance done primarily to beach music (100-130+ beats per minute in 4/4 time signature). Today, the shag is a recognized dance in national and international dance competitions.
The basic step is a six-count, eight-step pattern danced in a slot.
The dance often bears only the faintest resemblance to other dances that share the "shag" designation.
The term "Carolina shag" is thought to have originated along the Atlantic Ocean in Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina during the 1940s.”
——✨ Instructors ✨——
-- Ashley Cohen Conner --
Ashley was born and raised in Arizona, and first stepped foot into a dance studio when she was 5 years old. She started social dancing in 2015 with her sister, Sydney, who she later went on to place with at the International Lindy Hop Championships in 2017. Ashley and Sydney were also California Swing Dance junior champions in 2016 and 2017.
Shortly after this, Ashley was introduced to Carolina Shag during SwingDanceVegas’s Tricks & Treats Weekend. Since then, she has dedicated much of her time learning about the history, important figures, music, and technique of Carolina Shag.
-- Nick Whorley --
Nick Whorley, non-discriminant lover of shag dances, and unquestionable socializer, fell in love with swing at the Mercury Café in Denver, CO under the string lighting and began dancing lindy hop and balboa for a number of years. Lately, shag has nudged its way back into his every waking thought. He’s performed on a handful of teams, from the Mercury Retros, Quicksilvers, Phoenix Bomb Squad, and a number of one-off routines.
Local to Phoenix, AZ these days, he complains about the heat (which he is begrudgingly adjusting to), and then sings praises about the community members he has found in the desert. In the valley area, you’ll catch him teaching Carolina Shag (yes, Ashley won the war), lindy hop, jazz routines, and pretty much anything he might find interesting in the world of dance. He is an aerial enthusiast who loves to send his flyer partners through the sky. He takes particular care to bring them back to the ground, feet first.
