According to Swiger, there are three basic steps, but "the shag has thousands of steps" for the well-versed dancer. At times it resembled a cross between a square dance and a swing dance.

The dance was featured in the 1989 film, “Shag,” about four teenage girlfriends who have an adventure in Myrtle Beach in 1963. The movie became a favorite of fans of the dance.

If someone can learn the basic shag, they can dance with anybody," said RVSC president Norman Smith. The RVSC originally got on the dance floor in 1989.

“It’s the mecca for shag dancers,” Pangburn said of North Myrtle Beach. Pangburn, acting president of the Ocean Drive Shag Club, learned to shag dance about 13 years ago and moved to the area about ...

Gone are the days when the ladies "held" their basic six-step and the males peacocked around them on the dance floor. Today, when couples Shag, everybody's hotdogging to the six-beat steps that ...

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The Carolina Shag is a spin-off of the Lindy Hop, described Callahan, “it started on the beaches in the ’50s, and it is a refined dance similar to the Jitterbug, but movements are from the ...

More than 100 shag clubs across the U.S. are active today, dance competitions are held and activities that attract shaggers take place throughout the year.

Learn SC’s state dance as ‘Shag for Beginners’ continues … Entertainment / Apr 23, 2020 / 01:08 PM EDT Learn SC's state dance as 'Shag for Beginners' continues with the male turn and shag ...

Good friends made at other shag dance events have brought the couple to the area at least 10 times over the years. “Tim Miller helped us out a bunch with the music,” Don said.

Shag dancing (or simply ìshaggingî as some people call it) is a slower version of swing dancing. Itís done with a partner to upbeat beach-type music with choreographed steps, spins and ...