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 ...

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 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 ...

EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The 13th annual Edisto Beach Shag Festival kicked off this weekend bringing over 1,000 people together. The festival first started as a fishing tournament 14 years ago but ...

Some say shag started with bad boys at the beach. Or that club R&B integrated with swing when 1930s teens crossed Jim Crow lines. Some say it was the sand that slowed swing steps. However it started, ...

For these brothers, it's about carrying on the tradition. This weekend is the 35th National Shag Dance Competition in North Myrtle Beach, featuring junior dancers who's ages range from 14 to 20, ...