This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. – When Mickey and ...
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 ...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It might look complicated, but basic shag dancing is pretty simple. Developed back in the late 1930’s, shag is a form of swing dancing. “We have 27 different styles of swing ...
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 ...
Most people who show up at Big Woody’s Bar and Grill in Western Branch to do the Carolina Shag don’t realize how popular the dance was in Hampton Roads in the ’40s. Marsha Ruth, 72, an instructor with ...
About 30 beginners learned the basic moves of the shag dance from Ellie Merola and John Holstein, members of the Hilton Head Island Carolina Shag Club. The club will be holding a series of six-week ...
It started close to home, long ago - a dance craze that mixed the flair of swing with the funk of chamber pop dedicated to the beach crowd. Although it's been close to 100 years since the Carolina ...
PARKERSBURG — Mid-Ohio Valley Shag dancing at the American Legion will remain canceled until further notice. Some members of the Mid-Ohio Valley Shaggers have been watching Sam and Lisa West give free ...
Itís got a funny name, but itís a seriously popular dance in South Carolina. Any native who knows dancing knows that the shag dance is the official dance of the Palmetto State after originating in ...