Year of the Shag Celebration

Please be sure to sign the 2015 “Year of the Shag” Registry Book  at the Capital City Shag Club’s Table at each venue.   Please register for the Amateur Shag Contest  at the Capital City Shag Club’s Table.  Bring your chairs on Sat. & Sun. afternoons! There will be food and drinks for sale on Main Street on Saturday.   

Saturday, September 5th, Shagging and Line Dancing at the intersection of Main and Hampton Streets, Columbia, SC,

1:00 to 5:00 p.m.  CCSC DJs: CCSC President: Otis Paris and Jimmy Davis (In case of rain, we will have this in the Marriott Hotel Carolina Ballroom.)

Mayor Steve Benjamin Welcome and Introductions: 

Capital City Shag Club Board, President Otis Paris

Shagging and Line Dancing

2:00 p.m. Amateur Shag Contest – MC: Jimmy Davis,   Please sign up for the contest at the Capital City Shag Club Table.

Shag Lessons and Line Dance Lessons in the Marriott Hotel with DJ Mike Kelly and  the Capital City Shag Club instructors.

Carolina Beach Music Awards (CBMA) Table and Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC) Table will have information for you.

“History of the Shag” Video Playing continuously at the Marriott Hotel Private Lounge. 

Saturday Night Shag Dance, Marriott Hotel Carolina Ballroom, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.  CCSC DJs: Mike Kelly and Joe Hartley

“The Sensational Epics” Band

Shagging and Line Dancing in the Marriott Hotel, Carolina Ballroom

“History of the Shag” Video Playing continuously at the Marriott Hotel Private Lounge

 Mayor Steve Benjamin Welcome and Introductions:    

           Capital City Shag Club Board, President Otis Paris

             Association of Carolina Shag Clubs Board, Chairman Ken Akin

            The First Shag Club: The Columbia Shag Club President, Johnny Nash

             Society of Stranders  President Ron Whisenant and  Board Chairperson, Helen Still

            Former Representative Bubber Snow and Former Gov. Dick Riley who are on the video

             Former Lt.  Gov. Nick Theodore who is in the Shaggers Hall of Fame

             Former Gov. Carroll Campbell’s wife and sons, Carroll loved the shag

             Representatives who introduced the 2015 “Year of the Shag” Resolution

            Spotlight Dance:

           Mitch Barkoot and Margie Lee, a Capital City Shag Club member,  are shagging on the “History of the Shag” video.  Mitch has passed away.  Norman Barkoot is his brother and will do the spotlight dance with Margie Lee.

            JoJo Putnam, who is in the video,  and Betty Kane,  They are in the Hall of Fame.   JoJo lives in Columbia and Betty is from Sumter, SC.

            Jeremy Webb and Kayla Henley,  They are the 2014 National and Grand National Junior Shag Champions.   Jeremy lives in Lexington and Kayla is from Elon, NC

            Amateur Shag Contest Winners

 So we have the Past, Present and the Future of the South Carolina State Dance, the SHAG!

Sunday, September 6th, Front Steps of the South Carolina State Capital Building  1:00-4:00 p.m.

Shagging at the Front Steps of the Capital Building!   

“The Sensational Epics” Band and CCSC DJs: Jimmy Munn and Barney Mims

 Welcome and Introductions:

Mayor Steve Benjamin

Capital City Shag Club Board, President Otis Paris

            Former Representative Bubber Snow and Former Gov. Dick Riley who are on the video

             Former Lt.  Gov. Nick Theodore who is in the Shaggers Hall of Fame

             Former Gov. Carroll Campbell’s wife and sons, Carroll loved the shag

             6 Representatives who introduced the 2015 “Year of the Shag” Resolution

             Association of Carolina Shag Clubs Board, Chairman Ken Akin

            The First Shag Club: The Columbia Shag Club President, Johnny Nash

             Society of Stranders  President Ron Whisenant and  Board Chairperson, Helen Still