Sandancer

Sandancer or Sanddancer is a colloquialism used to describe those who come from the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, although the term is hardly known by anyone outside of the local area. The origins of the term are hotly contested, and there are many theories as to where the term derives from, but there is very little in the way of hard facts.

People believe the term derives from a 1930s music hall act, Wilson, Keppel and Betty, which featured a "Sand dance", though as the act was never performed in the North East, it seems unlikely.

See also

• List of South Shields people