The Summerville Shag Club has offered free shag dance lessons to the community for 17 years. The shag is South Carolina’s state dance, and the club began when couple Deb and Lee Hoff, who traveled to ...

Dancers take to the floor at OD Pavilion for the 2017 SOS Spring Safari. The Society of Stranders (S.O.S.) Spring Safari kicked off on Saturday, April 22 with Shag dancing at clubs in North Myrtle ...

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Hi folks! This is Eric Chilton and I wanted to share some of my stories I have been working on featuring a Carolina tradition. Carolina Beach Music and The Shag have been around for 70-plus years.

Can you guess my favorite activity? You may assume running, because I do that seven days a week and have mentioned it in numerous columns. You’re warm, but that’s not it. This involves some exercise ...

HEMINGWAY — John J. "Bubber" Snow III dedicated his life to music, dance and South Carolina. He smiled with James Brown, wrote about music for local publications, grooved in the bygone dance clubs of ...

LANDIS — Following their two competitions, the Junior Shag Dance Team returned home with more than they took – two second place awards and lots of memories. The 12-member junior shag dance team that ...

As the summer tourists leave, a different type of tourist comes down to the Grand Strand. With the kids back in school, it is now time for adults to have fun! This week is SOS Fall Migration in North ...

Thirty years ago on April 10, 1984, Gov. Richard Riley signed Act No. 329 designating the shag the official dance of South Carolina. Native South Carolinians grew up hearing their parents talk about ...

From the Polar Bear Plunge and a dessert auction, 2022 is keeping it interesting with an invitation to attend the 34th anniversary/birthday bash of the Savannah Shag Club held at the Odyssey Lounge on ...