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The Gang on the Beach!

On Tuesday of SOS, the Statesville Shag Club hosted a party on the beach. Sub sandwiches, pasta salad, chips and beverages were enjoyed by all. Afterwards, there were “exciting” games of Cornhole and Giant Frisbee before everyone headed back to dancing. (The little white dot in the upper left REALLY IS the FULL MOON!)

 

 

SOS 2011

2011 SOS Cards are available now at the reduced cost of $30 each. Get your card and be ready for SOS Mid-Winter Break!

 
   

Text Box: Shag Club Recipe – Cream Cheese Danish (Ann Teague) 2 cans crescent dinner rolls 2 8 oz cream cheese 1 egg 1 cup sugar 1 t vanilla Spread 1 can dinner rolls in a 9x13 pan, mix cheese, egg, sugar, and vanilla together and spread on rolls. Spread the remaining can of rolls on and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 min. Mix powdered sugar and milk to form a glaze and drizzle on cooled cake.



Club Contacts:
Cindy Gilbert (President) 704-873-3272, Anne Teague (Vice President) 828-632-5715 
Vicki McCoy (Treasurer) 828-632-7990 Kathy Rash (Secretary) 704-508-1333
Please contact Cindy Gilbert with anything you would like included in the Shag Rag
Please contact Jennie Payne with anything you would like included on the Shag Club Website

 

The Shagtour Music Poll

 
Title Artist
1 Cupid Shuffle Cupid
2 Mammas Drinking Liquor King Tyrone & Graveyard Ramblers
3 Do That Thang Again Archie Bell
4 Turn Me Over Coastline
5 RHYTHM The Inmen
6 Open Up Your Back Door Canned Heat
7 Emperor Of My Baby's Heart Paul Craver
8 Heartbreaker Butch Harget Project
9 You Gotta Pay Before You Pump Denice LaSalle
10 Let Your Light Boykin Brothers
11 Who Yo Baby Daddy  Prince Jesse
12 Come On And Rock Me Billy Dunn & Bluesway
13 Hotel Happiness Rickey Godfrey Band
14 8-3-1 Lisa Stansfield
15 Stuck on You  3T
16 Let The Good Times Roll Bobby Womack
17 Loving on Ocean drive Tim Cashion
18 Picture of You  Boyzone
19 I have a feeling CWB
20 Fool if you think it's over Holiday Band
21 Shame Mighty Mo Rodgers
22 She Used to be my girl  Breeze
23 Drop of love   Ray Charles
24 Love in Motion Al Green

 

Fun Fact: What is Shag Dancing

Answer: Shag dancing is essentially an offshoot of swing, specifically postwar styles like the Lindy Hop and East Coast Swing. Unlike either, however, shag is "slotted" -- that is, moving in essentially a straight line -- and keeps the footwork close to the ground and the upper body movements to a minimum (although shaggers in competition will use the arms and shoulders more). It's danced from the waist down, which accounts for its continuous appeal to tipsy college students, but it doesn't use much hip action and isn't as ribald in movement as East Coast Swing has become, either. Nevertheless, moves like the "Belly Roll" were quite risque for their time.

Shag is a couple's dance. The basic step is a six (sometimes eight) count and involves a simple forward-and-back motion and a change step at the end; with the six count, this consists of two triple steps, followed by a rock step for the ladies and an optional kick-ball for the gents. Men lead with their left, naturally, and women with their right; standard swing turns are often used to break the pattern up, but the shag is mainly about footwork. "Mirror moves," or moves where one partner mimics the other at the same time, as if they were reflections of each other, are also popular. Advanced steps include the Round House, the Boogie Walk, and the Roll Out. You can, however, acquit yourself well with just the simple basic step.

(NOTE: Carolina Shag, which is what most folks are referring to when they mention shag dancing, should not be confused with St. Louis Shag, an older and different dance.)