Collegiate Shag
01.10.26 – 03.12.26
🔥10 week classes – Collegiate Shag 1 (beginner)🔥
💥 Take your first steps and catch the shag spark🎶
Collegiate Shag might look fast and fancy – but everyone starts somewhere and it’s pure bouncy fun. And yes, this is exactly the place to begin (no dance experience needed 😉).
In this 10-week beginner course, you’ll go from “wait… this is how fast?” to “okay wow, I’m flying!”
You’ll learn the shag classic rhythms, energetic footwork, and that playfull partner connection that makes Collegiate Shag so exciting.
This is your chance to:
🌀 learn step by step at your own pace
🎷 discover the playfulness of dancing to shag music
🫶 meet friendly, welcoming people
🔥 and get your heart racing in the best way
No need to be fast, flexible, or “a natural”—we’ll build everything from the ground up, together. Expect lots of laughs, great music, and small wins every class.
Because here’s the thing—Collegiate Shag isn’t about getting it perfect. It’s about having fun, moving your body, enjoying the moment, finding a sparkling connection with your partner and honestly… a little bit addictive.
✨ Come curious. Stay for the vibe. Leave smiling.
🔥10 week classes – Collegiate Shag 2 (intermediate)🔥
💥 Level up your collegiate shag 🎶
You’ve got the basics – now it’s time to turn up the energy. Collegiate Shag is where speed meets style, and you’re more than ready for it if you dance shag on a regular basis😉
In this 10-week intermediate course, you’ll go from “I know the steps” to “wow, that actually felt amazing.” We’ll refine your technique in the most famous moves, sharpen your shag single, double and triple rhythms, and explore new variations that make your dancing feel smoother, faster, and more expressive.
This is your chance to:
🌀 play with speed, control your timing, and use musicality
🎷 dive deeper into the explosive energy and how to create it
🫶 build a stronger, more dynamic partner connection
🔥 challenge yourself with complex moves while having a blast
Expect sweaty smiles, playful challenges, and those “did we just do that?!” moments every class.
Because here’s the thing – Collegiate Shag isn’t just about keeping up. It’s about owning the rhythm, trusting your partner, and letting the dance really fly.
✨ Come ready to grow. Leave on fire.
🔥10 week classes – Collegiate Shag 3 (advanced)🔥
💥 Train like a collegiate shag master 🎶
This is where social dancing meets discipline. If you’re aiming dancing like a star and performing shag for the stage, Collegiate Shag becomes about precision under pressure, consistency with shag workouts, and bringing your shag heart everywhere you go.
In this 10-week advanced training course, you’ll move from “I can do it” to “I can deliver it – every time.” We’ll push your technique, stamina, and awareness so you can dance clean, fast, and fully present in high-level settings.
This is your chance to:
🌀 drill timing accuracy, weight placement, and efficient footwork at high tempos
🎷 train musical interpretation, phrasing, and dynamic contrast for performance
🫶 sharpen lead/follow reactivity, frame integrity, and connection under stress
🔥 build stamina, speed endurance, and exchange that explosive energy with your partner in a comfortable way
We’ll focus on high technique essentials: clean basics at tempo, explosive yet controlled dynamics, clear shapes, and intentional styling that enhances—not distracts. Expect structured drills, partner rotation with feedback, and performance-focused exercises. You’ll work on floorcraft, spatial awareness, and adaptability – because crowded finals floors and unpredictable partners are part of the game. Because here’s the thing – at this level, it’s not just about dancing well. It’s about delivering on demand, with clarity, confidence, and presence.
✨ Come ready to work. Leave ready to shine.
👉 Requiremets:
✅ Beginner level:
You are curious about this exciting swing dance style and like adrenaline. Shag means energy so you need to like to move, to jump and to dance fast 🙂 if you are a swing dancer already (balboa, lindy or boogie) it will be a plus, because you know already how to connect and express yourself in swing rhythms!
✅ Intermediate level:
You should be comfortable dancing Collegiate Shag medium/fast tempos for minimum 1 year and you like to enjoy social parties with lots of different partners and are confident with these intermediate shag moves: double kicks, send outs, tuck turns, pop turns, reverse kicks, 3 footwork variations and shag outs.
✅ Advanced level:
You have been dancing Collegiate Shag for a long time, you love fast tempos and you took regular classes and workshops in your local scene or abroad in Shag Festivals. You perform in every dance floor you go advanced shag moves like shag outs, tandem, titanic, vomit comet, barrel rolls, cross kicks, sliding doors, cannon ball, windmills, peek-a-boo.
🧠 What to Expect:
- 10 weeks of new material every week
- Improving fast with dancers with the same passion
- Rhythm drills & footwork precision
- Creative transitions and syncopations
- Advanced partner dynamics
- Musical interpretation and improvisation
- Deep cuts from the swing era (you will learn the original shag moves)
👉 Secure your spot now – limited capacity for maximum 10 couples or 20 dancers (followers and leaders) in each level!
Course Details:
- Duration: 10 weeks (on Thursdays)
- Start Date: 01.10.26
- End Date: 03.12.26
- Timetable:
🎷18h00 Collegiate Shag 1 (beginner)
🎷19h00 Collegiate Shag 2 (intermediate)
🎷20h00 Collegiate Shag 3 (advanced) - Location:
Tanzräume (Mitte), Klosterstraße 44 - No partner needed:
rotating encouraged
🎟️ Price:
- Early Bird: 100€ single ticket or 180€ couple ticket (ends 15 September)
- Regular: 120€ single ticket or 220€ couple ticket (from 16 Sept until is sold out)