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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaggers and beach lovers can have a break from the winter weather thanks to the annual East Coast Shag Classic as it returns to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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

When people think about dancing at weddings or other similar events, the word shag comes up a lot, said Verna Jordan, owner of Ballroom DanceSport in Wilmington. “Also, people call and ask for shag ...

Shag can be used as both a noun and a verb to describe the popular dance that originated along the strands between Carolina Beach and Myrtle Beach, S.C., in the 1940s and '50s. For hundreds of area ...

EDISTO, S.C. (WCBD) – A weekend of music and shag dancing returns to Edisto Beach. The Edisto Music and Shag Fest is a two-day event that includes live music, shag lessons, arts and crafts, and food ...

It started close to home, long ago - a dance craze that mixed the flair of swing with the funk of chamber pop dedicated to the beach crowd. Although it's been close to 100 years since the Carolina ...