What do you get when you mix T-Birds, Bermuda shorts, bubble-flip dos and incredible dancing? You get Shag, The Movie a comic free-for-all (The New York Times) that Variety calls fun and breezy and you'll call a blast! Carson (Phoebe Cates, Fast Times at Ridgemont High) is all set to marry respectable but boring Harley (Tyrone Power, Jr., Cocoon) until her best friends Melaina (Bridget Fonda, Single White Female), Pudge (Annabeth Gish, MysticPizza), and Luanne (Page Hannah, TV's Fame ) whisk her off for a last-fling beach party where all the girls have the time of their lives! A charming bad boy throws Carson's marriage plans intothe spin cycle. His nerdy sidekick whirls Pudge through some dazzling dance steps. Sultry Melaina learns some sexy moves from an Elvis-like teen idol. And even straight-laced Luanne whips off her horn-rimmed glasses and tosses her innocence to the wind! It's not too surprising that Shag flopped on its 1989 release but found a devoted cult following on cable TV and home video. This featherweight comedy looked like a waste of space on the big screen, but it plays very cozily on the tube, where it lends itself to popcorn breaks and pajama parties. (The lousy title must have had something to do with the movie's initial failure, a problem worsened by the film being marketed as Shag: The Movie , a truly dumb idea.) Shag is in the tradition of Spring Break pictures, a thoroughly formulaic stroll through the conventions of the minigenre: beachside romance, a wild party, one tender deflowering, and lots of rock & roll. The time is 1963, as three gal friends trick their soon-to-be-married pal (Phoebe Cates) into one final all-girl fling in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Cates is engaged to a local well-bred stick (Tyrone Power Jr.), but soon she's tempted by a beach boy (Robert Rusler) bound for Yale (mm-hmm). The so-so material is buoyed by lovely Annabeth Gish, as the supposedly pudgy one in the group, and Bridget Fonda, as a prematurely sophisticated sexpot. After a while it's easy enough to relax and enjoy the girls' breezy adventures, which are served up without the soap opera melodrama of the similarly tooled Where the Boys Are . Oh, and Austin Powers notwithstanding, the title refers to the dance, not something else. --Robert Horton

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Q: Argentine Tango - Tango 2

[gallery] Tango course for level intermediate in: english, japanese, corean, french, spanish, german, italian, portugese Main menu 1. Presentation Buenos Aires and the Tango 2. Dance with the steps from Tango de Salon 2 3. The class 3.1. The complete class 3.2. The steps and their technique 3.3. Summary of the steps 4 . Demos of other Tango DVDs The class : 1.0 Caminar (The Walk). Technique / Mistakes / Figures / Variations in parallel and crossed system. 2.0 From head to foot: The feet / The knees / The hips / The torso / The head / mistakes 3.0 Figures with Ochos: Half a backwardsocho - Sandwichito / Ochos with a change of front / Accompanied Ocho backwards 4.0 Pauses and Firuletes 5.0 Improvisation 6.0 Ganchos / Voleos / Barridas / Sacadas 7.0 Giros (turns) Different giros to the left and right, with and without sacadas

Q: Ultimate Lindy Hop Volume 1 - Fundamentals and Essential Steps

From the first few minutes of this 3+ hour video, Daniel Newsome and Giselle Anguizola will get you dancing! Starting with the Lindy Hop's most basic pattern, the swing out, and adding basic turns and moves, this is the most comprehensive and in-depth beginner Lindy Hop lesson ever! Lead-and-follow technique is explained clearly with exercises focused on making both the lead and follow excellent dancers. 6- and 8-count rhythms round out this overview of beginner Lindy Hop. Techniques and style are shown just as the dancers from the 1930s and 1940s did it. Each section is presented with a clear breakdown of the steps, tips for dancing as a pair, and demonstration to music at the historic Triple Door Theater in Seattle. This DVD lays the foundation to add more moves and improvisations, teaching dancers to become one with the music. From the wild and fast to the smooth and stylish, Dan and Giselle give you enough moves to keep you coming back to this DVD for a long time to come. Not only have they been teaching students worldwide for over a decade, each is known as a leading historian and innovator in the Lindy Hop community. At Motion Lifestyle we believe the best dancer is the one having the most fun, and aim to make our students the best dancers on the floor. There is simply no better way to learn the Lindy Hop!

Q: Ultimate Lindy Hop Volume 2 - The Charleston

Add some kick to your Lindy Hop! Ultimate Lindy Hop Volume 2 picks up right where Volume 1 left off. In this comprehensive three-hour video Daniel Newsome and Giselle Anguizola show you all the basics of the Lindy Charleston, as well as many of the most exciting moves and patterns in the style. Especially geared toward fast music, Charleston is the ideal style to get comfortable leading and following to up-tempo music. These lessons will dramatically increase your swing vocabulary with Charleston-based movements and fluid combinations and transitions from 6 count to 8 count, to Charleston, and back again. Each move is shown with clear a breakdown of the steps, tips for dancing as a pair, and demonstration to music at the historic Triple Door Theater in Seattle. DVD includes: ** side by side Charleston ** tandem Charleston ** traveling Charleston ** 1920s (face to face) ** hand to hand ** crossover Charleston PLUS... original moves created by Dan and Giselle, and some that simply don't fit any specific classification! After taking in the basics, you will learn a series of routines and choreographies that will help you light up the floor! Not only have Dan and Giselle been teaching students worldwide for over a decade, each is known as a leading historian and innovator in the Lindy Hop community. They will show you the authentic steps as they were done originally in the 1930s and 40s, and add their own special twists. At Motion Lifestyle we believe the best dancer is the one having the most fun and aim to make our students the best dancers on the floor. There is no better way to learn the Lindy Hop!

Q: Jessica Simpson Women's Mandalaye Ballet Flat

[gallery] Enjoy relaxed comfort and casual style with these go-anywhere women's Jessica Simpson "Mandalaye" ballet flats, which feature a crisscross elastic strap for stay-in-place convenience. Featured in gunmetal Ankle strap Synthetic lining Rubber outsole Microsuede/fabric upper

Q: You Can Dance! Mambo / Vicki Regan

[gallery] The wild and irresistible beat of the Mambo arrived from Cuba in the 1950s, and has caught on again today. Once you learn the sultry Cuban motion, you can let it loose and express yourself with the exciting Mambo! ISBN: 0-7697-78658 Color Running Time: 60 minutes Sound: Dolby 2.0 Performers: Vicki Regan, Ron DeVito

Q: Jean Butler's Irish Dance Master Class

Jean Butler knows Irish dance. The original star of Riverdance, she took Irish dancing to a new level showing just how exiting it can be.Suitable for those just beginning to explore Irish dance to the more accomplished dancer.

Q: You Can Dance! Cha-Cha / Vicki Regan

The Cha-cha came to the US from Cuba in the '50s and quickly became a national dance craze that has remained popular ever since. The Cha-cha has the tropical rhythm and the hip swaying of the other Latin dances, but has a very unique style of its own.

Q: Argentine Tango - Volume 1 - Fundamentals and Connections

[gallery] Lori Mitchell & Patrick Marsolek offer step-by-step instructions and clear demonstrations of this exciting and versitile dance. Their lessons focus on developing a fun and dynamic dance where you are connected to yourself, your partner, the music, and the others on the dance floor. This beginning DVD will give you the fundamental vocabulary to start your journey of tango,to go dancing and enjoy yourself! Disk 1 1 - Connection & Posture. 2 - Open embrace basics. 3 - Close embrace basics. 4 - Touches and crossing steps. 5 - Basic Turn & Rocks. 6 - Right hand turn. 7 - Ochos - Follower's Technique. Disk 2 8 - Ochos - Leader's Technique 9 - Ochos - Close Embrace. 10 - Molinete - Follower's Technique. 11 - Molinete - Leader's Technique. 12 - Molinete - Close Embracev 13 - Parada/pasada 1

Q: Capezio Love Ballet Flat (Toddler/Little Kid)

[gallery] Grow with Me! Designed and engineered to grow with the child and give them an updated look with a more mature feel. Soft leather upper with a power mesh Growth Packet, soft elastic binding and adjustable instep straps all work together so every child can learn to love ballet. Hybrid Sole Design features a two part suede sole allows the shoe to function as both a full sole and split sole. Flirty print cotton lining featuring hearts, flowers, butterflies, and lady bugs. No Drawstring. Whole Sizes only. Begin with street shoe sizing. Half sizes go to the next size. Designed and engineered to grow with the child and give them an updated look with a more mature feel Soft leather upper with a power mesh Growth Packet, soft elastic binding and adjustable instep straps all work together so every child can learn to love ballet Hybrid Sole Design features a two part suede sole allows the shoe to function as both a full sole and split sole Flirty print cotton lining featuring hearts, flowers, butterflies, and lady bugs No Drawstring

Q: Social Dance: Steps to Success (STS (Steps to Success Activity)

[gallery] Feel confident on the dance floor—step by step! This third edition of Social Dance: Steps to Success will teach you all the moves for 10 of today’s most popular dance styles: Merengue Four-count swing and hustle Waltz Six-count swing Foxtrot Polka Cha-cha Rumba Tango Salsa and mambo The first few learning steps in this book introduce you to the foundational skills and concepts you need for success on the dance floor. Each step you take is a smooth transition from the previous one. As you progress, you learn not only how your posture and footwork affect your balance but also how to connect your footwork with the music, adjust to a partner, make the transition between partner positions, and create sequences from variations of each dance’s specific rhythmic step pattern. Each of the steps also explains why the concept or skill is important, indentifies the keys to correcting technique, helps you avoid common errors, and provides drills to practice at your own pace. The later steps show how to demonstrate dance etiquette, including how to adapt to a crowded social dance floor. Best of all, the enclosed DVD provides you with 93 minutes of video demonstration and a music soundtrack with 19 tracks for practice and demonstrations of key movements, footwork, and the dances themselves. Written by master teacher and dancer Judy Wright, this special book and DVD package is part of the best-selling Steps to Success activity series, with more than 2 million copies sold worldwide.