<P> Sandancer (or Sanddancer) is a colloquialism used to describe those who come from the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England . 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 . </P> <P> There are written accounts dating back to the 1850s describing the skill of the locals' Dancing on the sand' whilst helping free ships that had run aground on the beach . </P>

Where does the term sand dancer come from
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