Shag dancers & The Schwings Band feat. Migloko

A little collaboration project between Vilnius dancers and the local swing band. *** Rokas Borusevicius and Simona Pogosian started teaching St. Louis Shag Dance in 2014 and since then they’ve gathered a group on enthusiasts whom they love to practice with together or simply share the social dance floor. One of the recent ideas was to create a little video together with the live band to introduce Vilnius dancing scene and simply enjoy dancing to a great live music. St. Louis shag is a swing dance that evolved from Charleston. As its name suggests, it is recognized as being started in St. Louis, Missouri. It is a very fast closed position dance that is often done to up-tempo swing, rock’n’roll, stomp, jump, and boogie-woogie music. Typically, dancers transition freely between shag and jitterbug steps. *** The Schwings Band is one of the first bands in Lithuania to play authentic early swing and gipsy jazz, and do so with passion. In addition to their music, listeners relish their artistic skill, th