Guide to Shag Dance in Myrtle Beach, SC

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Good Vibrations! at The Carolina Opry

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is easily the heart of the shag dance world and with the National Shag Dance Championships over, there is still a lot of excitement in the air.

On March 8th, 9th, and 10th of this year the finals were held and professional dance team Sam West and Jessica Mcalhany took home not only first place in their division, but were the overall winners with their fancy footwork.

Shag?
Shag dancing is a form of swing dancing that is immensely popular in its native state, South Carolina. Purists will recognize this type of dancing as Carolina Shag, which is a direct evolution of the big band jazz, jitterbug, and jump blues eras. Beach music is generally played to it, so fans of Good Vibrations! at the Carolina Opry may want to take a closer look.

Competitions
Although the biggest competition of the year is over, there are still plenty of officially sanctioned shag dates throughout the year. These are only competitions within Myrtle Beach that a traveler might want to attend, nearby hotels are the Ocean Forest Plaza Beachfront, Sands Ocean Club Resort Beachfront, and the Sleep Inn at Harbour View

April 20-29: SOS Spring Safari
July 6-7: Fat Harold's 4th of July
August 24-25: Fat Harold's Labor Day

Special Events
Throughout the year, Myrtle Beach is known for having special dates set aside for shag, here's a brief overview. As you can see, shag dancing is taken very seriously throughout the area, and fans throughout the nation will enjoy taking in shows like Medieval Times, Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, and more after a shag competiton.

March 16-17: Shag Attack
April 20-29: SOS Spring Safari (conveniently a shag competition as well)
May 16-17: Fat Harold's Living Legends
October 12-13: Shagger's Hall of Fame Induction
November 9-10: Cammy Awards

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Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede

Great

Im not really a country fan. Was taken there kicking and screaming. But was Glad I went. Very entertaining. Plenty of food.

-Mike , Dallas,Pa

Good Vibrations! at The Carolina Opry

I went to Good Vibrations this summer and loved the show. I took my family from NY last night 9/12 and though good was disappointed of the changes made. I heard 3 songs of Billy Joel and would of preferred just one and have the Beach Boys song like in the summer, after all the show is a song they sing. I also liked it better with young Roberts singing more and the tall fellow that sang more in the summer. Don't get me wrong a wonderful show but liked it like it was.

-Joan Benjamin, Murrells Inlet, SC

Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede - Myrtle Beach, SC

I loved to Dixie Stampede. I enjoyed the food and show. When I go back to Myrtle Beach I am DEFINTLY going there again.

-Tanya Purcell, Cobleskill

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