Hi Carol... shag is a lot like swing, but it's a more individually styled dance. The 6-count, basic pattern dance with modified footwork centers all the action below the waist... The thing to remember with shag dancing, though, is how seriously it's taken.

Phil Sawyer, President Emeritus of S.O.S. (Society of Stranders, a Myrtle Beach shagging society) told us that "Serious shaggers are in a lifestyle, which goes way beyond the dance, it's a camaraderie thing," and that seems like the best way to describe it.

For more info and a video on Myrtle Beach's Shag Dance, click on the links below-

http://www.tripsmarter.com/myrtlebea...lmigration.htm

http://www.tripsmarter.com/myrtlebeach/history/shag.htm