Video: How to Shag Like a Champion!

Virginia Beach native Brennar Goree shows you how to shag dance.

You know where to go and you know what to listen to. Now it’s time to see how it’s done, by watching 21-year-old Virginia Beach shagger Brennar Goree, dancing in the video above with Torri Smith at the 2010 National Shag Dance Championships.

Brennar Goree has been shag dancing since he was eight years old. At the age of nine he started competing and now he is the USA Grand National Shag Dance Champion.

You can see more of Brennar and Torri in action at BrennarandTorri.com

Daryl Grove
Daryl Grove is a past contributor to Virginia Living.
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