Shag Rag June 2007 Vol. XIIII, No 6 Dedicated to the Preservation of the Carolina Shag and Beach Music

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1 Shag Rag June 2007 Vol. XIIII, No 6 Dedicated to the Preservation of the Carolina Shag and Beach Music PRESIDENT S MESSAGE by David Rodgers NVSC s Back to the Future Party will be held on Saturday, June 9 th from 7:30PM til midnight at American Legion Post 10 in Manassas, VA. The NVSC social committee has made plans for a fun filled night for everyone who attends. Come on out and party with old and new NVSC members and other guests who attend. See the flyer in this Shag Rag for directions and additional information. On July th NVSC will be holding our 12 th annual Capital Shag Classic weekend long event at the Dulles Hilton Hotel. The Classic committee has been planning and getting things organized for months to ensure that this will be a first-class shag dance weekend for everyone who attends. Make your hotel reservations early if you want to stay close to the action while rooms are still available at the group rate for the event. Buy your weekend ticket for $75.00 by July 1 st before the price for a ticket goes up to $ See the flyer in this Shag Rag for additional details. On Saturday afternoon, August 11 th NVSC will have a Reunion Picnic at the home of Laura and Bobby Payne (Marcia Conway s daughter and son-in-law) in Manassas, VA. Mark your calendars and reserve this date for socializing, swimming, dancing and plenty of food. Further information about this event will appear in the July and August Shag Rags. June is the last month of NVSC s 2007 Membership Drive. Please encourage friends, co-workers, neighbors, etc. to come out and join you on Wednesday nights when we dance at Rene s. Also, invite them to come participate in our parties and the picnic. Be sure to welcome any new people you see at Rene s and encourage them to come back again and join NVSC. Until the end of June if a new member joins our Club and puts your name on the application form where it says, How did you hear about our club you will earn one raffle ticket which will be entered for a drawing for a free ticket for the 2007 Capital Shag Classic. The drawing will be held in early July. NVSC depends on volunteers to accomplish all the tasks necessary to provide the members of the club fun and interesting things to do throughout the year. Please volunteer to serve on one or more of the committees which will be planning the events coming up during the rest of 2007.

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4 Dance Lessons for June Intermediate Level Shag Steps June 6 Stutter Basic, Sugarfoot ending in a Lean & Front Walk Up June 13 Forward Sailor Shuffle & Arm Over Pivot with Reverse Tuck *June 20 Sugarfoot, Back Prep & Front Prep June 27 Belly Roll & Pivot into a Belly Roll Novice Level Shag Steps June 6 Hesitation Basic, Pivot & Hug Pivot June 13 Tuck from Pivot & Tuck from Half Turn *June 20 Double Kick Basic & Applejack June 27 Behind Sailor Shuffle & Pivot Beginner Level Shag Steps June 6 Kick Basic & Side Pass June 13 Crossover Basic & Triple Basic *June 20 Basic, Start & Female Turn June 27 Half Turn & Male Turn *Beginning of new cycle New Members in May 2007 Terry Chorvat, Paul Darden, Gayle Guthizie, Sid Strawderman and Sheila Woods DJ s for June June 6 June 13 June 20 June 27 Jim Rose Craig Jennings Dennis and Nancy Gehley Eddie O Reilly Have you purchased your Capital Shag Classic Ticket?

5 What s Happening June 3 The Richmond Beach Music Festival, at Richmond Raceway Complex, go to for all the details June 9 Back to the Future Party June 15 and 16, Roanoke Valley Shag Club, 16th Annual Pig Pickin, for information contact Karel Perry at THE CLASSIC IS COMING!!!! If anyone still has their Capital Shag Classic badges from last year, please start wearing them. If you need one see Larry Boyer or Linda Coffeen. If you would like to buy a ticket see Valerie Swiger August 3 and 4, Boogie on the James, Richmond Shag Club party, for information go to CALENDAR OF NVSC EVENTS Back to the Future Party June 9 CAPITAL SHAG CLASSIC July NVSC PICNIC August 11 NVSC PARTY AT FALL SOS September 18 SUNDAY SOCIAL To Be Decided NVSC HOLIDAY PARTY December 8 HELLO SHAGGER S You can t get them if we don t have your correct . Send corrections to Valerie Swiger at valerievms@aol.com Keep your membership information current:: any changes to Hilda Clemann at Hclemann5@msn.com Janis Grimes Carolina Shag Private and Group Instruction Home Work janigrimes@cox.net

6 NORTHERN VIRGINIA SHAG CLUB 2007 BOARD President David Rodgers Vice-President Marcia Conway Secretary Nancy Roop Treasurer Russ White Director-at-large Pamela Alfano Director-at-large Tom Brett Director-at-large Hilda Clemann Director-at-large Linda Coffeen Director-at-large Fran Mong Happy Birthday June Babies Dale Denning 1 Eva Graham 3 Margo Murphy 4 Vicki Tedesco 4 Heather Jennings 6 Donna Tourville 6 Nancy Gehley 7 Donna Romito 7 Sharon Salpini 7 Barbara DeAngelis 8 Carol Gower 10 Denny Koski 10 Michael Sulik 10 Ingia Wilner 11 Virginia Fortunato 14 Larry Reaves 15 Frank Sulik 15 Mary Ferguson 17 Susan Shawver 17 Jody Gibbs 18 Bonnie Ginn 18 Judith Robison 19 Nanette Sulik 19 Ron Bishop 20 Don Borja 20 H K Lee 20 Walter Kraus 21 Samuel Wray 21 Bruce Kleiman 22 Shirley Hartman 24 Nancy Horrigan 24 Gary Mann 24 Keith Abernathy 28 Eric Immediato 28 Ruth Rapson 30

7 General Membership Meeting June 6, 2007 at Rene s The meeting will be after the lessons and before general dancing 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 videos. These videos 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 FULLY refundable $25 deposit. See Jane James on Wednesday nights to borrow a video!!! A list of all available videos can be found on the flyer table Wednesday nights. If anyone is interested in being on the Junior Committee, please contact Cathy Metcalf at ccmetcalf@verizon.net or The Committee will be discussing a summer program for dancers under 21. Be involved in the preservation of our dance by sharing it with the younger generation.

8 Donated items needed for a Silent Auction to be held during the Capital Shag Classic. Bring items any Wednesday and give them to Larry Boyer, Linda Coffeen, Charlotte Ashby or Tom Brett. Classic volunteers needed for the registration and sales tables. Contact Hilda Clemann at or her at Hclemann5@msn.com if you would like to help with registration. Contact Marcia Conway at or her at nclady11@comcast.net if you would like to help on the sales table. NVSC LOGO ITEMS---Don t Party without out them Have you noticed the NVSC logo items that club members are proudly displaying? These items are available to everyone. We have the following: NVSC T-Shirts $18 $30 CD Cases $15 Coffee Mugs $5 Baseball Caps $15 Shoe Bags $20 Shag Rags (towels) $10 Golf Towels $15 Shagging in the Carolinas (book) $20 Many shirts are by special order. If you are interested in purchasing any of the above items, please contact Marcia Conway. She is at Rene s on Wednesday nights, or you may call her at: or her at NCLady11comcast.net. NVSC information Shag Club Information "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." Board meetings are held each month and are open to any and all members who wish to attend. Unless put on the agenda, attendance is for observation, not participation. Since board meetings, at this time, are at board members homes, please alert the secretary, one week in advance, if you are interested in attending in case we need a larger facility. Copies of Board meeting minutes are available to members upon request from the secretary and posted on the nvshag.org website.

9 Rene s Supper Club 3251 Old Lee Highway Fairfax, VA Wednesday night home of the Northern Virginia Shag Club Cover charge $6.00 Happy Hour drinks 6-8PM Lessons at 7:30 General Dancing from 8:15 to 11 Juniors (under 21) Welcome with Adult Supervision Directions: I-495 Beltway to Route 50 West, towards Fairfax, VA. Go approximately 3 miles to Fairfax Circle. At the Circle, look for McDonalds. McDonalds is on Old Lee Highway. Take Old Lee Highway 1/10 of a mile. Rene s is on the ground floor of an office building on your LEFT with a lighted blue sign and directly across from Artie s Restaurant. Please do not bring in food or drink!!! This is a supper club.

10 Members Corner A note from Ron and Brenda Bishop:: Shaggers are the greatest people! Thanks to all for the many cards and personal sympathies received at the recent loss of my brother. You will never know how much they were all appreciated. Gary and Robbi Mann have a 2 bedroom, 2 bath oceanfront condo for rent during the fall SOS. If you are interested contact Gary Mann at or him at garymann@cox.net. Ann West just got two new grandbabies, twins, born Friday May 25, Vicki Tedesco and her partner Bill Barber took 1st place in the Masters Division of Grand Nationals. Brennar Goree and his partner Autumn Jones took 1st place in the Junior II Shag Division of Grand Nationals. Kari Jones and Brennar Goree were part of the National Shag Dance Team that came in third in the team division. Tori Robinette and her partner Justin Poston came in third in the Junion II division. Craig and Heather Jennings competed in the Carolina Classic Division of the Grand

11 Northern Virginia Shag Club s 12 th Annual Capital Shag Classic Dance Party and Roaring Twenties Celebration Music Provided by "Right Reverend of Beach Music" Kyle Beam From Charlotte, NC Along With Our Own Club DJs FREE Workshops By National Champions Sam and Lisa West This Capital Shag Classic XII will instill the spirit of the Roaring 20s with spirits gathered from Virginia stills by local Gangsters and Flappers TICKETS $75 through July 1st, then $85 and includes: Delicious All-You Can-Eat Menu (Two breakfasts and Saturday dinner buffet) Special Guest Entertainment!! Two FREE pours, with BBQ, trimmings and snacks Large Dance Floor and Pool Party Free Parking at Hotel BEST PARTY EVER Smoke-Free, Junior-Friendly Environment

12 We hope that you will attend the 12th Annual Capital Shag Classic Just complete the registration form below and mail to: P O Box 5522 Mclean, VA 22103