The Collegiate Shag is a dance, similar to Balboa, but with slightly different footwork. It could be called triple time Balboa, but it is in itself a different dance. Collegiate Shag as well as Balboa is very complex. It is danced to upper tempo music and the lead and follow is very close as in Balboa. |
The Collegiate Shag is a form of swing dancing, similar to Balboa(another swing dance), but with different footwork (footwork: the dance term for steps). Danced with a Lead and follow, it is danced to upper tempo music and the couple dancing is positioned very closely for a body lead connection. |