Sanddancer

1. A person who was born in South Shields, a coastal town on the North East coast of England at the south side of the mouth of the river Tyne. Named after the long sandy beaches that South Shields has on both sides of it's pier.

2. A sub-culture of Geordie

In The Northeast of England, there are a number of towns which, collectively are called 'Geaordie' bur some have their own particular sub-cultures, such as Newcastle, Sunderland and South Shields. As far as football is concerned, South Shields is populated by half Magpies and Half Mackems.

Often shortened to 'Sandy'

Persons from Yemen who jumped ship on the River Tyne in the early 1900s and settled in South Shields.