Shag Rag July Shag Rag. July 2013 Vol. XIX, No. 7

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1 Shag Rag A Proud Member of: July 2013 Vol. XIX, No. 7 Dedicated to the Preservation of the Carolina Shag and Beach Music PRESIDENT S CORNER by Dave Bushey July! It s here! The biggest Party of the Year! We re talking about The Capital Classic! It s an All-Weekend celebration of Beach Music, the Shag AND The Northern Virginia Shag Club. Put July on your calendar. Come out and watch the Sam West, the 2013 National Shag Champion, and his wife Lisa demonstrate how we WISH we could dance. And then, watch our special guests, Shag Team Two Juniors, dance! Even Sam and Lisa are amazed at what THEY can do! And that s not all! There will be Swing stars and Hand Dance stars and Line dance stars and and workshops from all. And Free Pours (drinks) and Silent Auctions and Barrels of Booze, and did I say there were Free Pours?? Too much liquor? Well, stay at the Hilton Garden Inn. Classic Coordinator Angie Bushey has arranged for some 1990 s-style room rates. How about $69 per night!! With rates like that, why drive home?? And it s a Reunion, too. This is our 20th year, so we re celebrating. There will be hundreds of pictures evidence of the shenanigans of Days Gone By. Come visit with the Founders of our Club! And even the DJ s are reuniting! Jim Rose and Jerry Scott are returning to their favorite club and Dennis Gehley and Craig Jennings are joining them to take us down Memory Lane with all of our favorite Beach Music. Tickets are limited and are going fast. So, get your tickets through or come to our weekly dance at The Elk s. People are coming in from all over the nation! (Like my hyperbole yet??) And speaking of which, have you noticed the big crowds we re getting on Wednesdays? Amazing! We re setting records every week! Come out and join the fun. Our friends in Fredericksburg, The Battlefield Boogie Club, are having a BIG party in August. Stay tuned for details. And, because we had such a good time at The Fairfax Hunt Club in May, we re doing it again! So, put Sunday, August 25 on your calendar for a real North Carolina-style PIG ROAST at The Hunt! We re gonna be pulling pig right off the bone. Now, that s what I call Finger-Licking Good! Oh, and there will be some dancing on the best floor in Northern Virginia, too! What s Inside When & Where to Dance 2 New Members 4 Classic DJ Bios 7 Wolf Trap Outing 12 Lessons and DJs 2 Recipe 4 Classic Reg. Form 8 Humor 12 Top 25 Hits 2 Capital Classic Info 4-8 Shaggin on the Seas Flier 9 Carolina Bch. Music Academy 12 How I discovered NVSC 3 Classic Instructor Bios 6 News & Announcements 10 Board & Committees 13 Birthdays 3 Program Ads 6 Junior SOS Info Borrowing Shag Videos 13 Through the National FastDance Association, our club dance activities are licensed by: Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 1

2 Where and When to Dance (and Listen) Every Wednesday, 6:30 10:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax, VA (on route 50 near Prosperity Avenue). Cover charge: $4.00; free lessons start at 7:30 p.m., not partners needed. Buffet dinner 6:45 8:00 p.m. The Capital Classic, July 26 28, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3950 Fair Ridge Drive, in the Fair Lakes area of Fairfax County. July 7 and 21 at JW & Friends, 6531 Backlick Road, Springfield, VA 5:00 8:00 p.m. July 20, The Ultimate Doo Wop Show at Wolf Trap, 8:00 p.m. Every Thursday at Shannon s Bar & Grille (Fredricksburg); Battlefield Boogie Club ( JULY DANCE LESSONS AT THE ELKS ON WEDNESDAYS 8421 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, VA Beginner Level Shag Steps Intermediate Level Shag Steps July 3 Basic and Female Turn July 3 Crossover Basic (from Male and Female Turn) July 10 Basic and Start July 10 Behind Sailor and Side Pass July 17 Basic and Male Turn July 17 Applejack July 24 Basic, Half Turn and Triple Basic July 24 Stutter Basic and Kick Basic July 31 Special Fifth Wednesday Beginner Review Class July 31 Special Fifth Wednesday Sam and Lisa Review DJ Schedule for July July 3 Craig Jennings July 10 TBA July 17 Dennis Gehley July 24 TBA July 31 TBA REMINDER: Beginner lessons are FREE to non-members, but membership is required for the Intermediate class. Lessons begin at 7:30 p.m. Open dancing from 6:30 until 10:00 p.m. Please remember to ask Red Dot beginner dancers to dance. It takes lots of practice to become a better dancer! Top Ten All Time DJ Picks By Rommie Tyndall (Plays for Triad Area Shag Club) 1. The Amateur (She's Gone) - Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets 2. Bring the Money Home - The Orioles 3. Ain't No Woman - Stan Mosley 4. Wear Your Black Dress - Willie Egan 5. One Slick Woman - Chick Willis 6. Baby What You Want Me To Do - Etta James 7. Come Get To This - Marvin Gaye 8. Just Like A Fish - Joe Beard 9. My Baby's Been Gone - Snooky Pryor 10. Hold Back The Night - The Tramps Other ACSC Virginia Shag Clubs Battlefield Boogie Club ( Shannon s Bar & Grille (Fredricksburg) Boogie On The Bay Shag Club ( Big Woody s, (Chesapeake) 6 11 w/ DJ Don Ruth Colonial Shag Club ( Amy s Dance Studio, 7 10 w/ DJ s Greg Howell, Jerry Hardy, Cindy Black, David Miller (Newport News) Danville Shag Club ( Every Highlander Restaurant Lodge & Pub Lynchburg Shag Club ( Fridays (1 st & 3 rd Phase 2 Richmond Shag Club ( Visions Club. Holiday Inn Select Koger South Roanoke Valley Shag Club ( Billy s Barn, 6-10 w/ DJ Jerry English Virginia Beach Shag Club ( Wednesdays, 6:30 Upper Deck Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 2

3 How I Discovered NVSC Mike Polites and Peggy Bree grew up in the 50 s listening to R&B music on the radio: Mike in St. Louis and Peggy in Baltimore. Around 1980, Mike became interested in ballroom dancing and took lessons; his favorite dance was the jitterbug. His introduction to shag dancing was in Tuscaloosa, AL, where he taught aerospace engineering at The University of Alabama. He joined the local shag group that was called the T-Town Shaggers. After he moved to Reston, VA in 2004 to teach at the University of Maryland and work for the Orbital Sciences Corporation in Sterling, VA, Sharon Geyer invited him to join the NVSC at Rene s. Several years later, Mike and Peggy met and began ballroom dancing together. Peggy lived in Annapolis at the time. She took an early retirement after starting a successful computer training company. Before that, she held key senior management positions at Gould Electronics and Digital Equipment Corporation. Last fall, their good friends, Mo and Pat, suggested they come to the Elks on Wednesdays to shag. After their first visit, they were hooked and came regularly. In December 2013, they took a week s vacation in Myrtle Beach, the birthplace of shag. They liked to dance at Fat Harold s and Ducks and enjoyed the ocean and beach so much that Mike bought a condo at the Beach Cove Resort while they were there. This April, they returned to Myrtle Beach for the spring SOS and had a blast. Why do they like to shag so much? Shag complements their jitter-bug dancing. They like to jitterbug to fast songs and shag to slower ones. They also love the R&B music that they hear when they shag; it is the music they grew up with. Why do they like the NVSC and coming to the Wednesday lessons and dances at the Elks? There are a lot of reasons. The price of admission is reasonable. The dinners served by the Elks are well prepared and fairly priced. Dinner at the Elks is a nice way to start the evening. The shag instructors are excellent and the lessons July Birthdays Lester Dumont 7/1 Kay Worley 7/2 Sandra Ferony 7/3 Andrew (Drew) Griffin 7/8 Dale Hern 7/8 Larry Boyer 7/10 Betty Robey 7/14 Patricia Cote 7/15 Jean Whitman 7/15 Paul Young 7/17 Mary Camp 7/18 Sheila Gant 7/22 Jerry Crews 7/26 Jenni Sammis 7/26 Peggy Bree 7/28 Jo Mozingo 7/28 Vesta Denning 7/29 Vaughn Royal 7/29 Gary Salpini 7/29 Juanita Freeberger 7/30 are very good. There is a lot of room to dance. Most important, the people who come on Wednesdays are great. It is predominantly an over 50 s group with a number of baby boomers; Mike and Peggy fit in well. Advertise Your Business in the Shag Rag! CONTACT Dave Bushey at dbushey99@gmail.com for details. Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 3

4 Welcome to our New Members Audrey Anderson Chuck Duymich Eddie Gooden Ann Koren David Modlin Callie Norton Nora Ryan John Tate Sherri Wildoner Ingredients 1 ½ pounds fresh green beans* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vinegar * 2 packages (9oz. ea) frozen cut green beans can be substituted for fresh green beans. Topping 4 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan or Romano cheese Recipe Fagioli Verdi Di Nonna (Nonna s Green Beans) From Donna Romito 1 tablespoon chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/8 teaspoon pepper Salt to taste 2 tablespoons melted butter Paprika Cut beans into 1-inch pieces and cook for 7 minutes. Toss the beans, oil, vinegar, onion, garlic, salt and pepper, and pour into an ungreased 1-quart casserole dish. Mix the breadcrumbs, cheese and melted butter together, and sprinkle over the beans. Top with paprika to add color. Bake the casserole (covered) in a 350-degree oven until heated through, minutes. What is NVSC s 2013 Capital Classic? It is a weekend gathering of shaggers, sort of a mini-sos, July 26 28, right here in Northern Virginia at the Hilton Garden Inn, at 3950 Fair Ridge Drive in the Fair Lakes area of Fairfax County. It features a whole host of events as described below. Workshops include Introduction to Hand Dance, Introduction to Swing, and a Line Dance instruction, in addition to the Shag workshops taught by Shag and Swing Pro s Sam and Lisa West. Don t miss out, get your tickets today! Vendor Blender Marketplace! There will be dance shoes and jewelry, even a book signing and time slots for brief massage therapy onsite all weekend. And more! And there is more Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 4

5 Pro Instructors for the 2013 Capital Classic Reunion Weekend are Sam and Lisa West. Rave reviews from the Classic of 2007 has them returning to us this year; always a crowd pleaser, sure to add some zing in your dancing with any of their workshops! Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 5

6 About Sam and Lisa Sam West Born: July 14, 1972 Sam started shag dancing at age 9 after his mother, Barbara, became interested in dancing. During his school years Sam also enjoyed soccer, baseball and basketball. As a junior shagger, Sam danced with several partners including Terri Alberty, who he won two junior national titles with. Terri's father, Shad, who many consider one of the best shag dancers ever, worked with Sam and was the biggest influence on Sam's dancing career. In 1994 Sam and partner, Melissa Calabrese, won the Non-Pro National title on their way to becoming the Overall National Shag Champions. Then in 1995 Sam partnered up with his sister, Sarah, and they went on to capture 8 Professional Division titles and 4 Overall titles. Sam also won the Pro and Overall Shag titles in 2001 with Jackie McGee, again in 2006, 2007 and 2008 with Jessica McAlhany, and most recently in 2010 and 2011 with Leslie Jennings. Sam is a 6-time champion of the Carolina Shag Division at the USA Grand National Dance Championships and a 3 time US Open Shag Champion. Three times at the Grand Nationals Sam has been named Entertainer of the Weekend, first for his portrayal of super spy Austin Powers, second for a Country/Swing number with his very pregnant wife to Two of a Kind Working on a Full House, and thirdly for just being Sam. He has also been a member, captain and choreographer for the National Shag Dance Championship Dance Team. In November of 2010 Sam and Lisa won their first big title together when they were named the winners of the Sophisticated Swing Division at the US Open Swing Dance Championships. They performed a memorable and creative number to Gene Kelly's Singing in the Rain. Sam has made several appearances on national and local TV and was a featured dancer in the movie Shag and in Alabama's Shaggin' on the Boulevard music video. In 1999 he and his sister, Sarah, were the first inductees into the Shagger's Hall of Fame Keepers of the Dance. Lisa West Born: March 7, 1964 Lisa didn't start her dance career until age 27. During her Jr High and High School days she was a competitive gymnast and cheerleader. She attended the University of Alabama from where she served as a Varsity Cheerleader for four years and was on the 1984 National Championship squad. Lisa's love of dance began on the Country Western dance floor where she learned two-step, waltz, east coast swing, west coast swing, polka, and chacha. She taught dance line dance and couples dance at Dance Connection studio in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She began competing on the swing and cabaret circuit with friend, Barry Durand. They took advantage of her gymnastic and cheerleading background and performed many daring overhead lifts and drops. Some of their more memorable numbers include "The Wizard of Oz" and "Butterfly Kisses." Together Barry and Lisa won the 1997 US Open Cabaret Championship and were two-time winners of the American Swing Dance Championships in the Showcase Division. In 1998 Lisa met Sam at the USA Grand Nationals in Atlanta when they shared the practice floor before competition. Sam says she chased him but Lisa says he wasn't too hard to catch. Together they have been teaching a promoting shag throughout the country and have even held workshops in France, Spain, England, the Netherlands and aboard cruise ships. Looking for a way to get your Company or Organization name in front of another target audience? Be a Sponsor of NVSC s 2013 Capital Classic! Sponsorships are available at different levels, with commensurate benefits and marketing opportunities. Handouts available each Wednesday evening at the Elk s 2013 Classic table, or contact Angie Bushey [angelaabushey@yahoo.com] for details to be ed to you. Place your Ad in the Souvenir Program The Souvenir Program is an 8.5 by 11 soft cover, bound, multi page, souvenir quality with archival pictures and excerpts of written club history; different sizes available = 2 lines Personal Message; Business Card size, ¼ page, ½ page handouts available each Wednesday or contact Capital Classic Coordinator [Angie Bushey at angelaabushey@yahoo.com]. Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 6

7 Craig Jennings Craig is a native of King George, VA. He began collecting beach music as a young boy on trips to Myrtle Beach with his family and has never stopped. Craig began shagging in 1995 when he joined the Northern Virginia Shag Club (NVSC). He began DJ'ing for the club in May of Since then he has played regularly for NVSC while also playing private parties and for other shag clubs including the Battlefield Boogie Club, Lynchburg Shag Club, Danville Shag Club and Roanoke Shag Club. He is the Contest DJ for the Eno Beach Shag Contest in Durham each year and has played for the Richmond Shag Club weekend party, the Raleigh area Capital Kickback, the Charleston Shag Society s Ski Boogie event, and the Steel City Boogie party in Pittsburgh for 4 years, and the Northern Virginia Capital Shag Classic for 15 years. He has also played at the Grand National Dance Championships in Atlanta, DJ Throwdown in Myrtle Beach, the Virginia Beach Music Festival & Living Legends in Va. Beach, Thirsty's 2 in Greensboro, Boulevard Grill and Ducks during SOS and at swing and hand dance events in the D.C. area. Craig became a member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJ's in 1996 and served as Treasurer in 2001 and He served on the Board of the Competitive Shaggers Association from and served as president in Who are the Four DJs at The Classic? Gerry Scott ABSCDJ member Gerry Scott grew up in the Pittsburgh area listening to soul music the sounds of Motown and Memphis in the 1960s. As a teenager he was influenced by one of radio s legendary DJs, WAMO s Porky Chedwick, who played old R&B before the current oldies format was even thought of. During college Gerry began to trace the roots of rock and soul music back to the blues. In 1989 he moved to Virginia and over time came to know and love beach music. By 1997 Gerry had found his way to Beach Music Weekend in Virginia Beach and SOS in North Myrtle Beach. Shortly afterward he joined the NVSC and started DJing in He was the house DJ at Parker s in Colonial Beach, VA for 3 years, has played at Pirates Cove during SOS, parties and socials for the Northern Virginia, Richmond, Battlefield, Summerville, Charleston, and Islanders Shag Clubs, the Savannah Dance Club, the Charleston Beach Music and Shag Festival, and many other private parties and events. Since 2005 Gerry has lived in Summerville, SC and has been a regular DJ at JB Pivots in Charleston. He is a member of the Charleston and Summerville Shag Clubs, the Lowcountry Parrothead Club, and the Beach Music & Shag Preservation Society of SC. You can check out what Gerry is up to by visiting his website - gerryscott.net. Dennis Gehley Dennis is from Springfield, VA. He has been a DJ for over 20 years, a NVSC member since 1996, and a NVSC DJ since Dennis is a Lifetime Member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs. His DJ business (The Time Machine) has taken him to the beaches of Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey and throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC, area. He has played at DJ Throwdown, Fat Harold s and Duck s in North Myrtle Beach, and has enjoyed DJing regularly for many NVSC functions and for the D.C. Hand Dance Club. Dennis was NVSC Treasurer for 6 years ( ) and was a NVSC dance instructor until he decided to focus exclusively on DJing. Dennis and his wife Nancy were DJ partners for almost 20 years until Nancy passed away in 2008 due to cancer. Dennis is looking forward to his 11 th year as a Capital Shag Classic DJ and especially to playing for NVSC s traditional Sunday morning Gospel Hour. Jim Rose Jim was born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He currently resides in North Myrtle Beach, SC with Carolyn Thomas, his partner, soul mate and best friend. His musical career started by playing for some local "Garage Bands in the mid 60's. His first official DJ gig was in 1968, spinning some records for a sick DJ friend who couldn t perform for a high school dance. Jim continued playing music and DJ'n while attending the University of South Carolina. He played with a local band in Columbia, SC and DJ d occasionally for fraternity and college parties. After college, DJ'n was a hobby for the most part and something he did for friends and fun through the 70 s and 80 s. He started on a consistent basis in 2000, primarily to help start a shag club in Fredericksburg, Virginia: The Battlefield Boogie Club. He joined the ABSCDJ in March of 2004 and has been playing and continues to play North Myrtle Beach on a regular basis since that time; clubs include Boulevard Grill, Ducks & Ducks Too, OD Resort, Fat Harold s and Pirates Cove, as well as various Shag Clubs in North & South Carolina. Jim is currently serving his second term as the President of the Association of Beach & Shag Club DJ s and will continue on the Board of Directors as Past President for two years. He has served on the board since You can tune into Jim s internet radio show at every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. It plays again on Saturdays from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. He plays a variety of music, mostly what you will hear in the clubs at Ocean Drive. Jim loves the music, the people and the dance. When he plays for a group, he always reminds them that it's their music, not his. He s there to entertain them, not himself. Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 7

8 Here is how you can you sign-up to attend the NVSC Capital Classic 2013 Capital Classic Ticket Request Form Please complete separate form for each ticket requested. Full Weekend Ticket $85 before Tuesday, July 2, 2013 Full Weekend Ticket $95 after Tuesday July 2, 2013 Saturday night dinner choice of entrée (please check one): Salmon Brulee [Grilled Salmon Broiled with a Sweet and Spicy Brulee, served with Tropical Fruit Salsa] Pork Tenderloin [Sliced Dijon Crusted Pork Tenderloin in Mushroom Demi-Glaze sauce] If you have dietary restrictions or concerns, please note here: NVSC is recognizing all of its Champions during the Saturday evening entertainment feature, please tell us of your dance (Shag and other) accomplishments during the last 20 years: This Ticket purchased in the name of: Address: House/apt number Street City State Zip code Phone: Home work cell If paying by check: make payable to Northern Virginia Shag Club or NVSC, along with completed form(s), mail to: Angela Bushey, Courtney Drive, Fairfax, VA If paying by credit card: complete Ticket Request Form(s), and see Kathy Norris on Wednesday nights; or pay online at If you want to be seated at the same table as others, please note name(s) so we can attempt to seat you at same table or in close proximity. Every attempt will be made to honor such requests, as spacing allows. Name(s): Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 8

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10 News and Announcements 2013 SOS Cards are Here! SOS cards for the 2013 calendar are available! See Treasurer Kathy Norris. Where do I Get a Copy of the Shag Rag? Go to the NVSC website, click on Newsletters tab, click on the month you want. It s in PDF format. Or, for a yearly fee of $8, you may have it mailed to your home. Also, copies will be available at the Fairfax Elks on Wednesdays. Keep Your Membership Information Current Have you moved, changed phone numbers or ? Contact Bonnie Arms at bjrwa@verizon.net or Dave Bushey at dbushey99@gmail.com This is especially important if you want to receive Hello Shaggers s a terrific way to keep in touch with NVSC news, current events, and activities. Shag Rag The deadline for Shag Rag input is the 25 th of every month. Please send content to Jim Scanlon at jamesscanlon@me.com. Hello Shaggers s Are you getting the Hello Shagger s? If not, you can sign yourself up! Visit our website at On the left side, click on the blue box that says "Hello Shagger list" and give us your address! Junior SOS From the Junior Shag Association: Junior SOS is coming up July 16-21, 2013 this summer. The Junior Shag Association hopes that everyone will join us in an absolutely fun and life-changing week for your juniors and yourself! Preservation of the Shag dance, its history, and promotion of it with our juniors is JSA's goal. ONLY through our juniors will this dance that we love survive. If you have a chance, join us! ages 0-21 are considered Juniors. Below are flyers for renting a booth if you have anything that juniors would like to purchase. Any donation to JSA from your club goes directly toward the preservation of the dance and making it a valuable experience for our Juniors. If you have ever seen juniors dance it will warm your heart to know that the Shag dance we love is still surviving. Thank you, JSA Board Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 10

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12 We re Doo-ing it AGAIN! We had such a good time last year at Wolf Trap that we re doo-ing it again. This time it s to see the Ultimate Doo-Wop Show. These 10 acts have sold over 200 million records. An unforgettable evening filled with songs you grew up with such as The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Blue Moon, Lover s Concerto, Life is but a Dream, and many more. Saturday, July 20, 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap. Join us for a night of timeless hits and classic Doo Wop starring: Jay Siegel's Tokens with special guest Jay Traynor Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs The Marcels Larry Chance & Earls The Tymes Barbara Harris original lead of The Toys The Fireflies The Cookies The Coda Orchestra There are still seats available so contact Samantha Hess at samanthah@wolftrap.org or to get your tickets now. Tell her you are part of Sue Young s group to get the discounted rate of $ Weather permitting, we will meet up for a picnic before the show. Please Sue Young at susan.young19@yahoo.com if you buy a ticket so she can notify you of the picnic location. Carolina Beach Music Academy The mission of the CBMA is to promote Carolina Beach Music, its influences and offshoots and the unique Carolina lifestyle by the presentation of a first class awards show that originates each November in North Myrtle Beach, SC. The show honors winners in various categories and remembers the pioneers who originated this music and helped make it great. Those honored are performers, songwriters, radio personalities, mobile DJ's, dancers, producers, engineers, promoters and others who have been integrally involved with the music's success. The further overall purpose is to keep this music alive by getting young people involved in this fun yet clean cut music, to give the music its deserved recognition, respect and credibility, and to bring diverse people together in an upbeat harmonious manner. If you want to see Beach Music gain recognition nationally, it would help if you joined the Academy. Membership costs $25 a year and entitles you to nominate and vote for your favorites in each category. Nomination ballots will be mailed to members in late July or early August. To join the Academy you can pick up an application on Wednesday at the NVSC Elks Club weekly dance. Or you can go to and click on the "Academy Info" button to download and print the application, fill it out and mail it in with your payment. As a member you get all the discounts for the awards weekend. You can also join online by clicking the link at the top of the page and join through Southern Soul Network. Humor Czarnicki and McMann went moose hunting in Alaska. They hired a bush pilot to fly them from Anchorage to the moose hunting area. Each shot a moose and dragged it back to the plane. The pilot said: I can take you both and one moose back to Anchorage, but not the second moose, it would be too heavy a load. McMann said: I m surprised at that, because last year we shot two moose and the pilot we had with the identical plane flew us out. The pilot not wanting to be outdone by a competitor hesitantly agreed to fly the two of them and their two moose back to Anchorage. After the plane took off, hard as the pilot tried to stabilize it, he just couldn t control the aircraft and it crashed. Everyone survived, but were quite dazed as they climbed out of the wreckage. Czarnicki said to McMann: You have any idea where we might be? McMann replied: Not exactly, but it sorta looks like the same area where we crashed last year. Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 12

13 2013 Board President Dave Bushey Vice President Sue Young Secretary Angie Bushey Treasurer Kathy Norris Director-at-large Sharon Geyer Director-at-large Ed Hamer Director-at-large Mark Hendrickson Director-at-large Fran Mong Director-at-large Donna Romito Board Meetings are held each month and are open to any and all members in good standing who wish to attend. Unless a certain matter is placed on the meeting agenda, attendance is for observation, not participation. Since board meetings may not take place at the same time and place every month, please alert the Secretary at least one week in advance if you wish to attend (so that we may accommodate you). Copies of Board Meeting Minutes may be available on the website, or you may request copy(s) from the Club Secretary. "The Internal Revenue Service notified NVSC on April 19, 1999, that we have been accepted as a non-profit social club exempted from paying Federal income taxes. Anyone interested in reviewing NVSC's application and supporting documents provided to IRS, the IRS exemption letter, or the club's annual Form 990 to the IRS, please contact the club Treasurer." NVSC COMMITTEES/CHAIRS FOR 2013 * Audit Ann West Capital Classic Angie Bushey * Shag-A-Thon Not named * Dance Vaughn Royal Hello Shaggers Historian Donna Romito Not named * Membership Bonnie Arms * Music Fran Mong Newsletter Editor Newsletter Publisher Photographer Jim Scanlon (jamesscanlon@me.com) Maryann Lesnick (mlesnick@mlesnick.com) John Romito * Public Relations Jim & Judy Metcalf * Social/Hospitality Jeanne Potter Sunshine Web Site Maryann Lesnick (mlesnick@mlesnick.com) Loren Kropat * Denotes Standing Committee Learn from the pros by watching their instructional DVD s. See Sue Young for details and availability of rentals BORROWING SHAG VIDEOS... is easy at NVSC!!! Whether you have taken all of the shag classes offered at NVSC or are just looking for new steps or tips on technique... our club has a constantly growing library of shag instructional DVD or videos. These DVD s contain more steps and tips than you can shake a stick at and they're FREE to club members! All you have to do is put down a REFUNDABLE$25 deposit. See SUE YOUNG on Wednesday nights to borrow or purchase a DVD or video!!! Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 13

14 About Our Organization Northern Virginia Shag Club ( NVSC ) was organized to preserve the Carolina Shag Dance and its accompanying music Beach Music! NVSC dances the Carolina Shag every Wednesday night at: Elk s Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, VA Come join us learn the Carolina Shag! Free beginner lessons begin at 7:30 p.m. A Buffet dinner is available for purchase. There is open dancing from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. COME JOIN US! Shag Rag NORTHERN VIRGINIA SHAG CLUB P.O. Box 2298 Merrifield, VA We re on the Web! See us at: Northern Virginia Shag Club Page 14