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	Shag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shag is the name for some birds of the cormorant family like the Common Shag.
		Carolina shag is an unrelated swing dance that began in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in the 1940s and is often associated with beach music.
		The size of the shag is dependent on the size of the function hall and the number of tickets sold.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shag (419 words)

	Charlotte Shag Club
		The shag is most prevalent on the East coast, especially in the Carolinas, and is thought to have sprung its roots in North Myrtle Beach, SC.
		Shag music (sometimes referred to as “beach” music) is very diverse and encompasses almost all genres of music – RandB, oldies, country, top 40, disco, and even gospel.
		There are approximately 100 shag clubs and, on most weekends, there is a shag event in your area sponsored by one of the clubs.
	www.charlotteshagclub.com (406 words)

	Fun Radio Online...Seneca, South Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Carolina artists and others who headquartered in the Carolinas played and recorded this music style during the ensuing years, thus being largely responsible for its continuity.
		Concurrent with the new enthusiasm for the shag, and an increased emphasis on the roots of the music came a period of revival for many of the beach bands that had come to prominence in the sixties.
		Carolina beach music was featured on the sound track of Shag, a 1989 film starring Bridget Fonda and Phoebe Cates, filmed in part at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion and other Grand Strand locations.
	bellsouthpwp2.net /j/e/jeffbright/all_about_beach_music.htm (1889 words)

	Carolina Shag Dance Lessons Louisville Kentucky
		Carolina in the 1930's, when back then, the dance was a mix of the Charleston and Collegiate Shag (according to 10/1938-Dance Index Mag.
		The original Carolina Shag is said to have originated in Atlantic Beach area, but most agree on the modern form of the dance being danced in the
		The earliest mention of the Carolina Shag I have found, with the actual words "Carolina Shag" and descriptions of the dance is 1938.
	www.allthatdancelouisville.com /descriptions/shagdancelessons.html (447 words)

	Carolina Shag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Carolina Shag is the state dance of South Carolina.
		Socially, shag is an interactive dance between the leader and follower.
		Carolina Shag is a later development; it resembles a slotted East Coast Swing.
	www.eijkhout.net /rad/dance_specific/carolinashag.html (421 words)

	StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Carolina Shag Dance Page - Main1
		The earliest mention of the Carolina Shag I have found, with the actual words "Carolina Shag or it's description" of the dance is 1938.
		The Shag is done primarily in the Southern States such as Florida, the Carolina's, Virginia, Georgia, etc. and has a very smooth, connected feel with your partner and the music.
		However, the Carolina shag will always be a mainstay in the Swing dance community.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3shagca.htm (811 words)

	Myrtle Beach Area Local Information
		The Carolina Shag is a spin-off of the Charleston and Collegiate Shag.
		The Shag is popular mostly in southern states like Florida, the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia, etc. Shag dancing is smooth and it connects partners with the mood and music.
		The Swag is a derivative of the West Coast Swing and the Shag.
	www.stanmonroe.com /LocalInfo.html (474 words)

	Carolina Shag
		The shag basic step is performed in closed position, the Lead's left hand at shoulder height, right hand on the follow's left shoulder blade.
		The steps are verbalized as "slow, slow, quick quick quick", where each 'slow' is some kind of smooth or spastic gesture with one foot.
		This SSQQQ description does not seem to fit into 6 counts till you realize that the first 'quick' is the last half of the second 'slow', as described below.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Carolina_Shag.html (226 words)

	Mike and Inge's London Swing Dance Resource
		And thanks to the host of wonderful people we've met throughout the Carolinas and Georgia, all of whom have patiently helped us learn their dance, we have enjoyed a very intensive 'baptism' over the past couple of years.
		Shag is a style of Swing that shares a 6-count basic pattern with East Cost Swing (ECS), but with a rearrangement of the footwork that makes it look and feel quite unique.
		One of the more attractive aspects of the Carolina Shag for all of these northern cities where WCS is already popular is that, while these dances use the same music, they also share much of the same dance-floor 'attitude'.
	www.mikeandinge.com /shag2.html (915 words)

	Carolina shag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The shag is a form of swing dancing that evolved from the jitterbug and jump blues of the big band jazz era and originated along the strands between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina, during the 1940s.
		Today, the shag is a recognized dance in national and international dance competitions held across the United States.
		The shag is the state dance of North Carolina and South Carolina, and is still popular amongst residents of the Carolinas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carolina_shag (226 words)

	SHAGGING on the Beach, BABY!
		Shag is described as a Southern tradition of style and grace...a dance craze phenomenon invented decades ago by local teens all along the Carolina Coastline.
		The Shag, however, is done primarily in the Southern States such as Florida, the Carolina's, Virginia, Georgia, etc. and has a very smooth, connected feel with your partner and the music.
		All of the clubs are members of the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs and there are more and more major events such as the Grand Nationals in Atlanta where "Shaggers" can show their stuff and compete against the best in the country.
	www.tripsmarter.com /myrtlebeach/archives/shag.htm (985 words)

	The Mountain Times Online
		Shagging as a dance craze started at the beach, primarily in the little tourist towns along the Virginia and Carolinas coast.
		The Boone Shag Club has about 100 members and is an official arm of the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs, an association of about 100 clubs in Virginia, West Virginia, the Carolinas, Pennsylvania and Florida.
		Shagging is a style of dancing that appeals to a wide range of people.
	www.mountaintimes.com /mtweekly/2004/0624/shag.php3 (857 words)

	Carolina Shag History
		Moreover, Shag is imbibed with a certain mystique.
		As one old-timer describes it, "Shag is a warm night with a cold beer and a hot date." Even without the beer, Shag carries with it the nostalgia of cool wind and ocean waves on a warm summer's night, hand in hand with someone you like a lot.
		The roots of shag can be found in the cross-pollination of fl music and club dancers in Myrtle Beach with the natural openness of a fun-loving and carefree group of '40s white teenagers.
	www.people.cornell.edu /pages/kpl5/Shag_rap.html (484 words)

	Eastern North Carolina Shag Club
		Our club is a member of the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs, an organization of over 100+ non-profit shag clubs stretching from Baltimore to Miami, and pushing further West every day as the fin-filled shagger's lifestyle is experienced by more and more people.
		The Eastern North Carolina Shag Club is an organization that enjoys, upholds and perpetuates the traditions of rhythm and blues beach and shag music, and shag dancing.
		Free basic shag lessons and the opportunity to learn new shag steps and line dances are offered on Sunday evening at the City Hotel and Bistro lounge from 5:00pm until 6:00pm.
	www.encshagclub.com (492 words)

	Swing Dance Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		There are various types of Shag, including Collegiate Shag (early 1930s) and Carolina Shag (late 1940s), which have developed their own way to such an extent that it is at first site strange that they shoudl share the same name.
		Carolina Shag is a later variant of Shag, and is now a slotted dance (that is, it is danced up and down a slot on the floor, like West Coast Swing).
		Unlike Collegiate Shag, Carolina Shag is not very compact (you need the clear slot) and is most comfortable to music that is slow to moderate rather than fast.
	golgi.ana.ed.ac.uk /swing/shagpage.html (329 words)

	About Lancaster Shag Club
		The Lancaster Shag Club is an organization of persons in Lancaster and the surrounding areas who are interested in the official state dance of South Carolina, the SHAG.
		Lancaster Shag Club, Inc. is a member of the Society of Stranders (SOS), which is a corporation owned by the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs.
		Notice of this meeting will be given to all members in good standing at least 15 days in advance, and a copy of the proposed changes will be made available for inspection by any member in good standing during this same period.
	www.lancastershagclub.com /aboutus.htm (1121 words)

	Independent Weekly: Music: Rock & Roll Quarterly: The infinite shag
		Carolina Shag is not to be confused with its West Coast approximation.
		The shag started in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., in the late '40s, when race records--essentially, fl RandB and swing--were first being played on the radio to the delight of white teenagers and the bewilderment of their parents.
		Shag supporters, band members and radio jocks are a do-it-yourself set, much like the punks on the other side of the spectrum, creating record covers on the fly, booking gigs, and getting people to show up by simply spreading the word, all outside the realm of viral marketing or MP3 blogging.
	www.indyweek.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:34750 (3818 words)

	Carolina Shag Dance at Ocean Drive Resort North Myrtle Beach
		The original Carolina Shag is said to have originated in North Myrtle Beach's Atlantic Beach area, but many agree on the modern form of the dance being danced in the North Myrtle Beach area known as OD or Ocean Drive in the mid 1940s.
		Carolina Shag became known as "Beach Swing" and was done to "Beach Music", influenced by Motown, Blues and Oldies music as it is presently known.
		The Shag is performed mostly in states such as Florida, the Carolina's, Virginia and Georgia.
	www.oceandriveresort.com /beach_club.htm (283 words)

	THE SHAG - South Carolina's State Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Shagging still goes on at the clubs that line Main Street and Ocean Boulevard today.
		In proper character, shag is a smooth, graceful dance with an emphasis on footwork
		The shag dance is sort of a lazy jitterbug, done on beaches at night,
	uncleshag.com /pg3.htm (820 words)

	StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Collegiate Shag Dance Page - Main1
		) The Shag was popular in the late 1920's and supposedly predates the Lindy Hop with the collage students.
		Virginia Beach was a hot spot for the shag as some eastern cities banned the dance.
		The Saint Louis Shag is more of a speed dominated/ competition shag, which is different than the Collegiate, Carolina and Murray Shags.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3shagco.htm (386 words)

	South Carolina Symbols, Dance: Carolina Shag - SHG Resources
		The Shag, one of the great developments of terpsichorean culture and native to South Carolina, is performed to music known as rhythm and blues.
		The shag basic is one of the most comfortable partnering basic steps in swing dance.
		The shag is the official dance of the State.
	www.shgresources.com /sc/symbols/dance (742 words)

	Beach Music History
		Piedmont North Carolina saw the emergence of a theretofore unknown FM in 1986.
		The Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs was born in the Spring of 1991.
		In May, the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs, in partnership with Charlie Womble and Jackie McGee, put on the Grand Nationals in Atlanta, inviting the Swing, Push, Bop, Jitterbug and Whip clubs from all over the nation; thereby moving the Beach / Shag culture into a new position in the national eye.
	www.beachshag.com /ImagesSoundsResources/BeachShag.html (2550 words)

	River City Shag Club \| Down by the Sound
		The great thing about our club is we have three fine couples who give so much of their time and talent to show others what the shag is and how to enjoy the great dance.
		But it's truly an integral part of the dance, almost as integral as the basic, and one of the steps that makes shag what it is. It is an 8 count step which is different than the basic, which of course, is a 6 count step.
		The River City Club is a proud member of the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs.
	www.rivercityshagclub.com (714 words)

	About Twister's Shag Club - Go Shagging With Us!
		We have been selected by our 100+ peer organizations in the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC) to host their yearly Workshop Meeting and Party each of the three times we were eligible.
		Mike was awarded the "Shagging Icon" award by the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs and the Society of Stranders.
		Twister's Shag Club is a proud member of the Association Of Carolina Shag Clubs, and is also happy to support the Society Of Stranders (SOS) each year.
	www.goshagging.com /about.htm (913 words)

	beach music shag dance dancing history / rhythm 'n beach radio network / best in beach music / roadhouse blues and ...
		Leon Williams, star of the front cover of Shagging In the Carolinas, Arcadia Publishing's Marketing Coordinator Kelly Hamilton, and Shagging In the Carolinas author Fessa John Hook at the official S.C. book launch at J.B. Pivots in Charleston, SC, June 23, 2006.
		To provide the largest network of Beach Music and Shag aficianados in the world with the history, past and present, of the music you love.
		To many it is a form of Swing Music, Rhythm and Blues, Soul music, Motown oldies, Southern Soul, Carolina Beach Music, and dances including the Bop, the Basic, the Beach Bop, Shagging, the PC Bop, Fas Dancin, Shag, Soul Dancing, Shaggin or simply Diggin’ in the Sand.
	www.beachshag.com (1135 words)

	CSA Competetive Shagger Lenn Daman and June Arthurs
		Teaching for over 25 years in the Carolina Shag, Lenn offers some of the finest lessons in the Apex, Holly Spring, Fuquay-Varina, Cary, Chapel Hill and Raleigh area.
		He also dances in the Shag Nationals Senior Professional Division and the USA Grand Nationals Carolina Classic (Shag) Masters Division, while earning several awards to his credit at both the local and national level.
		Arthurs is co-instructor of shag lessons at both Shorty's and its sister club in Pittsboro, Scoreboard Grill.
	www.shagfriends.com (513 words)

	Carolina Shag DVDs & videos - Carolina Shag Volume 1
		Also called beach music dancing, the Carolina shag is a popular swing dance in the southeast region of the United States.
		This video builds on the basics and shows cool variations of shag basics such as male and female turns, side passes, getting into and out of closed position, and belly rolls.
		Carolina Shag - Mirror Patterns and Male Lead - Vol.
	www.thedancestoreonline.com /ballroom-dance-videos/carolina-shag-dvd-videos.htm (370 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Our club was started in April, 1994 and was accepted into the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC) in 1995, and was the first shag club to become a member of the American Bop Association in 2001.
		Shag Tracks XII was held on August 17 - 19, 2006 - and was a roaring success.
		Shag Tracks XIII will be held on August 16 - 18, 2007 - mark your calendars now and plan on joining us.
	www.choochooshagclub.com (445 words)

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