Many years ago, the shag dance was born on the beaches of South Carolina. Quick and smooth, the dance rose in popularity among young people in the 1940s as they stepped and twirled to "beach music." ...
The 44th annual Society of Stranders (SOS) Fall Migration is here, drawing thousands of shag fans to North Myrtle Beach to dance, connect with friends and celebrate shag culture. Although SOS hosts ...
No, this isn’t the carpet or the haircut. Shag dancing is the state dance of South Carolina and comes from the Grand Strand. Three times a year, thousands of shaggers, as they’re called, descend on ...
GREENVILLE — The origins of the Carolina shag are murky, but there was one woman who helped popularize the breezy partner dance on an integrated dance floor more than 75 years ago. Her childhood ...
As the delta variant of COVID-19 surges in Horry County and across South Carolina, Jason Cadier worries that this fall could be a repeat of last year. Cadier works as an audio engineer for concerts ...
Members of the Junior Shag Dance Team gathered May 17 at the Center Stage Dance Studio in China Grove for the final practice on their dance routine before heading to the USA Grand Nationals Dance ...
North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Before the music started playing, Jeppy McDowell looked timid, waffling between stepping out onto the dance floor with his partner, Judy Bazemore, and staying on the sidelines ...