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 ...

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 ...

Photo by Jeffrey Saulton Frank and Susan Shreeve, of Buckhannon, were among those at the Mid-Ohio Valley Shag Dance Club dance in Belpre on Saturday. BELPRE — Although it is said to have originated in ...

A North Myrtle Beach shag dance and beach music icon who was known around the country has died. Judy Collins, owner of Judy’s House of Oldies, died Saturday. She was 66. A slow song and blues lover, ...

Before I moved to South Carolina from Maine, I don’t recall hearing about Shag music. It sounded like a 1960s term. I’ve been wanting to write about the Summerville Shag Club for several months and ...

One novice dancer has a shag competition on her bucket list. A Myrtle Beach teen already has won multiple national titles, and says one of the perks is meeting "cute girls." From a fun activity to ...

Every other Tuesday night at Billy's Barn in Salem, you'll find the Roanoke Valley Shag Club and a dance floor full of people learning how to shag dance. "Everywhere you go up and down the east coast, ...

Unidentified Speaker: One word, awesome. Unidentified Speaker: Best music around. For a lot of us, music is like our soul. Anisa Khalifa: Beach music has been baked into the culture of the Carolina ...

Tom and Eloise McLaughlin dance together at the annual Mid-Ohio Valley Shaggers dance at the Belpre Shrine Club on Saturday. The couple met at the club 13 years ago, then started dating, fell in love ...

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