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Dance instructor Jackie McGee gives Monday night dance lessons at Fat Harold’s, one of North Myrtle Beach’s traditional shag dance clubs. Nov. 6, 2023. Shag da ncing is a lifestyle for many
Many Myrtle Beach, SC, residents are missing the area’s historic nightclubs. ... At one time in Myrtle Beach history, going out to dance the night away was a tradition for young adults in the ...
The Carolina shag is a partner dance done primarily to beach music (100–130+ beats per minute in 4/4 time signature). The shag is a recognized dance in modern national and international dance competitions. It became the official state dance of South Carolina in 1984 [1] and the official popular dance of North Carolina in 2005. [2]
The club operated until the late 1960s and was torn down. [2] Fitzgerald owned the Fitzgerald Motel [2] opened in 1948 [5] at 1420 Carver Street in the Booker T. Washington neighborhood of Myrtle Beach, also called "The Hill". [2] Little Club Bamboo and the Patio Casino were also located there. [6]
Historical accounts of beach music as it relates to the development of this dance are often conflicting, but most agree that the Ocean Drive section of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is where the beach/shag phenomenon had its greatest impact among vacationing teenagers and college students. The early development started around 1950.
The group was formed by brothers Harry and Jimmy Deal in the small southern town of Taylorsville, NC, where the band continues to perform over 50 years later.The band is synonymous with the term beach music, a style of rock and roll that started in the late 1940s in the dance clubs in the vicinity of Myrtle Beach on the coast of South Carolina.
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She says that even listeners who are unfamiliar with the band's history will "absolutely love the light and summery feel of the song." The production is described as "skilled" and "prominently marked" and she goes on to say that Owen's "warm and wonderful performance, this single could easily kick off a new dance craze." [2]