Fox Carolina

South Carolina’s State Dance: The Shag

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - National South Carolina Day is celebrated each year on August 31st. One way to honor the Palmetto State is by exploring its different symbols and traditions. Did you ...
Yahoo

Biggest SC shag festival is here. What to know about shag dancing and where to learn it

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 ...
Post and Courier

She helped popularize the Carolina shag. Now, after decades of dancing, it's a family affair.

GREENVILLE — The origins of the Carolina shag are murky, but there was one woman who helped popularize the breezy partner dance on an integrated dance floor more than 75 years ago. Her childhood ...
Post and Courier

John J. 'Bubber' Snow III, former SC lawmaker who enshrined the shag as state dance, has died

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 ...
The Times and Democrat

The Shag

Shagging can open doors for you, young graduates. If you CAN'T shag in South Carolina, you may not get asked to the big dance. If you CAN shag, you are gonna be loved by the ladies and admired by the ...