Beach music and the Carolina Shag dance phenom still carry a lot of weight in North Carolina. It was evidenced when Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, an avid shag dancer, established Beach Music Day ...

Nearly every Tuesday night, Lee Pearson presides over dozens of dancers as they line-dance, shag, glide and twirl on a wooden dance floor inside a dimly-lit Market Street lounge. The disc jockey and ...

EDISTO BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) – Lace up your dancing shoes for three days of beach music and shag dancing on Edisto Beach. The Edisto Beach Music and Shag Fest promise entertainment by “top beach bands ...

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 ...

Dancers take to the floor at OD Pavilion for the 2017 SOS Spring Safari. The Society of Stranders (S.O.S.) Spring Safari kicked off on Saturday, April 22 with Shag dancing at clubs in North Myrtle ...

The briny ocean breeze pours over the dance floor at O.D. Pavilion in North Myrtle Beach like so many sandy footsteps from decades past and present. Platinum-haired beauties have a sway in their step.

The Hilton Head Headliners will bring the beach to Aiken at the Aiken Standard's first-ever Beach Music Festival on Aug. 9 at The Village at Woodside. From 6 to 10 p.m., the five-piece band will ...

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 ...

Who: The daughter of two performers, Mecca Madison carries the torch of her family’s musical legacy through song. On Saturday nights, she’s the headlining force behind Virgin Hotels’ swanky ...