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Dancin' the Night Away?

Okay, I am not much of a dancer. There I said it. There is no excuse (and I hope that Judy Duke is not reading this blog). This coming weekend we are hosting an event for people like me…and for those who are more coordinated then me. On Friday (17th) and Saturday (18 th ), I could address this problem… and so could you if you share my dance dilemma. Ocean Lakes’ Beach n’ Boogie Weekend is all about family fun, live music with The Fantastic Shakers and the Band of Oz , and the Shag . If you are not from the Carolinas, you may not know much about the Shag . It is our state dance and it has roots in the “jitterbug.” Thanks to Google, I won’t have to say much more than that, or try to describe the jitterbug to the young whippersnappers in cyberspace. (However, if you are from Great Britain, the term has a much different meaning in the Carolinas.)  North Myrtle Beach is famous for it’s Shag clubs like Fat Harold’s, but actually the entire Grand Strand has hosted generations of this