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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 ...

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 ...

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.

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However it started, shag dancing is still going strong. “We give free lessons and encourage people to come out and dance,” said Phil Turner, Causeway Shag Club president and teacher, “and ...

Raymond Rigsbee will be the DJ for the Coastal Shag Club’s Endless Summer Dance on Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Shallotte Moose Lodge.

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.