Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 44th annual Society of Stranders (SOS) Fall Migration is here, drawing thousands of shag fans to North Myrtle Beach to dance, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Columbia, S.C. | John Hook had this fascination, and there was no dancing around it. A disc jockey who had fallen under the spell of beach music - as well as the shag dance that went hand-in-hand with ...

The Junior Shag Association always sends its SOS in July, a signal for anyone younger than 21 to spend about a week dancing in North Myrtle Beach. The 20th annual Junior Society of Stranders event ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

Members of the Junior Shag Dance Team gathered May 17 at the Center Stage Dance Studio in China Grove for the final practice on their dance routine before heading to the USA Grand Nationals Dance ...