Carolina Shag Club Newsletter For the Love of Shag April 2016 A Proud Member of: From Your Club President, Dan Ellington Hi Everyone; Sometimes we forget about important things in life until events overshadow our days. Many of us have experienced personal tragedies, illnesses, surgeries and recuperation this year. Some have celebrated weddings, welcomed new grandchildren and faced retirement. It occurs to me that we are blessed with wonderful friends who share in our joy and offer solace during our trials. What better reason to be a member of the Carolina Shag Club! We have a number of events coming in April. Remember the CSA contest on the 1 st and 2 nd. SOS begins on the 15 th. We have 31 SOS cards remaining to be sold. Cards are $30. You save $5 by purchasing a card from a shag club versus purchasing one at North Myrtle Beach. Please see me or Brenda to purchase. Upcoming in May is our major fund raising event for our charities. Our golf tournament will be held on May the 14 th at Willow Creek Country Club in Greer. We raise the largest share of donations to Camp Courage and The Ellen Taylor Foundation from the proceeds of this event. All monies raised above expenses are donated to our charities. Any of you who play golf or have friends and family members that play, please encourage them to participate this year. Also, many opportunities are available for donations, sponsors and volunteers. The flyer for our tournament is attached to this newsletter and all necessary forms to play or sponsor are available on our website. Executive Board members: President Dan Ellington President-Elect Dede Ward Vice President Steve Woodard Secretary Syble Hendricks Treasurer Susan Blackwell Members-at-Large Danny Scott, Karen Lewis, Ann Fulbright Past President Dot Morgan Committee Board members: Communications Jill Woodard Junior Shag Program Jeff & Dede Ward Ways and Means Diane Hembree Golf Tournament Dan Ellington & Mark Gordon MMIM Steve Woodard & Jim Coley Social Ann Allen Charities Terry Gordon Newsletter Skip Watkins & Dot Morgan Historian Vacant Benevolent Karen Lewis Telephone Julia Palmer Webpage Dede Ward, Steve Woodard & Danny Scott Membership Dede Ward & Kathy Cole We have 238 members as of March 31 st See you on the dance floor. Dan 1
Our Club Links The Carolina Shag Club online information: Email us at: www.carolinashagclub.com thecarolinashagclub@gmail.com Follow us on acebook at https://www.facebook.com/carolina.shagclub?fref=ts! LOCAL EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER We dance each Wednesday night at McKibbon s Pub - the DJ starts about 8:15. We also normally Shag on the Second Saturday, and the Fourth Friday of each month, schedule permitting. Shag lessons at The Phoenix start the first Wednesday of each month and run for four weeks taught by Jeff & Dede Ward. Call 864-415-8290 for more information. April 1 st and 2 nd CSA Dance Contest at The Phoenix. Beginner 1 @ 6:00 PM - Beginner II @ 6:45 PM - Intermediate@ 7:30 PM April 8 th Shaggin On Trade Street in Greer, S.C. featuring the Carolina Coast Band & DJ Jeff Foster. They have a hardwood floor for dancing. Visit www.greershag.com or email scott@davenportgreer.com for more information. April 9 th Junior Shaggers Workshop at The Runway Café, Downtown Airport from 4:00 5:00 p.m. See flyer at the end of the newsletter. Music by Beach Bob & Kathy Cole from 4:00 8:00 p.m. Afterwards, Second Saturday at The Phoenix starting about 8:00 p.m. April 13 th Pre SOS Party at The Phoenix. Free stuff for members details will come from the Weekly Bulletin. April 22 nd - Fourth Friday at The Phoenix starting approximately 8:00 p.m. May 7 th Greenville Area Shaggers Hall of Fame at The Phoenix. Norman Mills will DJ. May 14 th CSC Charity Golf Tournament@ Willow Creek Golf Club, Greer S.C. 1:00 p.m. shotgun start. See flyer at the end of this newsletter for more information. June 24 th Jack & Jill Dance Contest at The Phoenix. Details TBA. 2
July 22-24 th Sparkle City Celebration with the R&B Shag Club. The party is held in Spartanburg, SC. See their website for a current flyer. August 5 th & 6 th Meet Me in the Middle with Carolina Shag Club. The party is held at The Hilton in Greenville, SC. Details are on the Carolina Shag Club website under the calendar of events. The flyer is there along with a PayPal button. Member Information Renew your membership or join our club for 2016! See Dede Ward or Kathy Cole at The Phoenix on Wednesday nights. Carolina Shag Club members teaching shag are: Dede (864-238-2960) & Jeff Ward (864-415-8290) - Private and group lessons in the Greenville area (see their dance lessons info on page 2 of this newsletter). Kae Childs (843-886-9920) Shag & line dance lessons in Greenville, Columbia and Charleston begins at start of each month. Private or group lessons at 1 st Baptist Church on Cleveland St. ($40 each). Also, line dancing on Thurs. mornings 10:30-11:30 a.m. email: kchilds10@hotmail.com Danny Scott (864-354-7780) and Susan Welch (864-993-6505) - Private and group shag lessons in the Greenwood area. Cy Miller (828-674-5432) and Joyce Anderson (828-551-6244) - Private and group shag lessons in the Hendersonville area also teaching classes at the Hendersonville, NC American Legion, 216 4 th Ave West (828-693-3922) starting October 2015. $60 each for 5 weeks or $15 per lesson. Email: cymiller@morrisbb.net ~OR~ joycemanderson@live.com Steve & Jill Woodard Private or group lessons in the Greenville area. Call Steve at 864-477-0728 or Jill at 864-477-0731. Email them at jill.woddard@gmail.com or swoodardjr@gmail.com 3
McKibbon s Pub Monthly DJ Schedule: April 6 th John Soup Campbell April 9 th (Sat.) John Wilson April 13 th Billy Waldrep **pre-sos party** April 20 th Todd Gettys April 22 nd (Fri.) David O Quinn April 27 th Terry Hopper April Birthdays Mary Ann Skelton Suzanne Henry Walt Scully Dora Bikas William Ayers Becky Coley Sarah Alexander Joey Brown Larry Palmer Sandra Dempsey Gail Crenshaw Betty Pritchett Glenn Cole Richard Hendricks Chris Davis Doug Collins Chris Gossett Andrew Evans Glenda Smith 1-Apr 4-Apr 5-Apr 7-Apr 10-Apr 13-Apr 15-Apr 15-Apr 15-Apr 17-Apr 20-Apr 20-Apr 21-Apr 21-Apr 24-Apr 27-Apr 28-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr Birthdays are taken from the club s membership database as stated on your membership application or renewal. If you don t see your birthday listed and you d like to have it posted, please contact Dede Ward or Cathy Cole on Wednesdays at The Phoenix. 4
Out of Town Parties and Events: April 15-24 th ; Spring Safari North Myrtle Beach SOS Card Event!! May 13 th & 14 th : The 22nd. Mountain Boogie Walk, Beckley, West Virginia Hosted by The Beckley Shag Club. Location: Hern s Hangar, Beaver WV. Cost: $65.00 per person. DJ(s): John Smith and Ed Timberlake. Workshop: by Sam & Lisa West; Hotel: Sleep Inn, Beaver WV 304-255- 4222 and Microtel East Beckley, 304-255-2200. Contact: Karen Callahan at 304-228-3757 or email her at Karen@beckleyshagclub.com. May 28 th : Shallowbag SHAG Beach Music Festival @ Roanoke Island Festival Park Hosted by the Outer Banks Shag Club. Music by Jim Quick, Temptations Revue, The Tams, Steve Owens & Summertime. Tickets are $30 or $20 for shag club members. For more info: obxshag.com June 17 th -18 th : Shaggin on the Boulevard Charleston, WV. Hosted by: The Charleston Area Shag Society. Location: The Charleston Moose Lodge, 2805 Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston, WV. Cost: $55.00 per person, $65 after May 31, 2016. Time: 6:30-12:00 pm. DJ(s): Larry Edwards and Butch Metcalf. Details: Cash bar, light meal Friday, workshop (TK & Mary Robinette) Saturday and free lunch, heavy hors d oeuvres Saturday evening, door prizes, 50/50, basket raffle. See flyer at the end of the newsletter. July 8 10 th, 2016; ACSC Summer Workshop & Southern Comfort XIX Park and Party Columbia, S.C. Hosted by Palmetto Shag Club Location: Double Tree by Hilton, 2100 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC 29210. COST: $75 per person, DJ(s) Buck Crumpton, Billy Fanning, John Fletcher, Skip Mallios, Rodney Still and Billy Waldrep. For more information contact: Susan Martin at (803)609-8170 or susan.martin956@gmail.com. Web Address: www.palmettoshagclub.com. September 16-25 th ; Fall Migration (SOS) North Myrtle Beach SOS Card Event!! August 19 th -20 th : The 15 th Runway Boogie at Beaver, West Virginia Hosted by The Beckley Shag Club. Location: Hern s Hangar, Beaver WV. Cost: $TBA ; DJ(s): Larry Edwards and Ed Timberlake. Workshop: by Ellen Taylor & Charlie & Jackie; Hotel: Sleep Inn, Beaver WV 304-255-4222 and Microtel East Beckley, 304-255-2200. Details: Come party in the mountains with beautiful sunsets, dream dance floor, a venue like no other, good food, good music!!! Contact: Karen at 304-228-3757 or email her at Karen@beckleyshagclub.com. October 21 st -22 nd : 23rd Annual FALL BASH at Johnson City, TN hosted by Mountain Empire Shag Society. Park & Party at Holiday Inn, Johnson City, TN Cost: $60 per person (no one day tickets). Great DJs, etc. Call Debbie Calhoun @ 423-239-5906 or go to the MESS website: www.messdance.com more parties may be shown in later newsletters, space permitting. 5
Ted Bells 94.9 The Surf Top 20 Songs Previewed: Saturday, March 26 th, 2016 (Listen online every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon!) LW TW 1 1. TRUE LOVE...CAROLINA SOUL BAND 2 2. Don't Walk Away...Sammy O'Banion 3 3. Something Like Olivia......Glenn Tippet of Coastline 5 4. My Girl...Andre' Lee 6 5. Shot Of Love...Wallstreet 4 6. I'm Coming Home...Entertainers Feat Earl Dawkins 8 7. Love Guess Who......Rhonda McDaniel 10 8. New Beginning...Rick Strickland 11 9. Use To Be My Girl...Entertainers Feat Mike Brown 9 10. Cool Breeze...Catalinas Feat Barry Duke 12 11. I Get The Sweetest Feeling...Pat Christie 7 12. On The Way Out.....Jim Quick & Nichol Andrews 14 13. Everlasting Love......Susan & Donny Trexler 15 14. Carolina Fine...Big Time 16 15. Just One Look...Catalinas Feat Sara Strable & Barry Duke 13 16. Full Of Fire....Boz Scaggs 20 17. I Got To Know...Summerdaze Band Feat Stacy Danner 17 18. Wrap You Up In Honey...Gary Lowder & Smokin' Hot - - 19. Is There A Lover In The House...Marsha Morgan Band - - 20. Melodies & Memories...Too Much Sylvia 6
Ann Fulbright turns 70; Friends Gather and Celebrate. Ann Fulbright, long time Carolina Shag Club member, club historian, board member, Wall of Fame member and holder of other club titles and honors celebrated her 70 th birthday on March 2nd. To recognize this milestone in Ann s life, her friends threw a not-so-secret surprise party to well, to help her see another birthday through. Looking around that Wednesday night, you d see more than 100 CSC members spending time with her, reminiscing, joking and sharing an occasional adult beverage. Ann also had family members attending to join in the celebration. Records are sketchy going back that far but archeologists reviewing the clay tablet club records from early CSC time indicate Ann has been a member since the Paleolithic Era. Happy Birthday Ann! Ann Fulbright (center) along with numerous CSC friends group around Ann to wish her a happy 70 th birthday. Ann s daughter stands directly behind her. Party organizers passed the word to others to wear their black pants and white blouses/shirts to mimic Ann s preferred style of attire. Photo by Skip Watkins One of Ann s friends brought along a variety of photos taken of Ann in her younger days. One that drew particular raves was the one shown above depicting Ann during the Southern Antebellum days. Photo by a close friend 7
Split-the-Pot Winners at Electric City and Carolina Shag Club Eleanor Swillen of Easley, S.C. happily shows her split-the-pot money she won at Anderson s Electric City Shag Club s (ECSC) Re-Up Party. Eleanor s take was $119. She said she had never before won a split-thepot prize. The ECSC s Re-up party was held on Friday, March 18 th at Occasions at Wedgefield.in Central, S.C. The club had 102 persons in attendance that evening including several CSC members. Photo by Skip Watkins Carolina Shag Club s St. Patrick s Day party is always a good time. This party was particularly noteworthy for one member, Susan Cooper of Greenville. Pictured here with her husband, Randy she won the CSC split-the-pot raffle held on Saturday, March 12 th at The Phoenix. Ways & Means members Dianne and Wayne Hembree sold $382 in raffle tickets. Susan s prize was $191 or half of the pot. Photo by Skip Watkins 8
DJ Throwdown at Ducks in North Myrtle Beach Shag DJ s from all over the south converged on North Myrtle Beach during the first weekend in March. They came together to host the 25 th Annual DJ Throwdown, a fundraiser for the organization. The Association of Beach and Shag Deejays purpose is to promote the distribution and preservation of beach and shag music. This "beach and shag" lifestyle includes the shag dance, beach and shag gatherings of all sizes, shag dance contests, junior (for participants less than 21 years old) events and much, much more. Deejays are involved at every level of these, from simply playing the music to being the guiding force or heading up shag events. They often serve as individual shag club officers, officers in larger organizations (such as the Society of Stranders or the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs) or, in some cases, sponsors or club owners. Equally important, they are active, contributing participants and an integral part of national, regional and local events and efforts for charity---for both individuals and causes. John Soup Campbell (right) of Gaffney, S.C. and Kitty Earles of Calabash, N.C. occupy the DJ booth at Duck s Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach at The 25 th Annual DJ Throwdown. Soup frequently DJs at The Phoenix and at R&B Shag Club dance nights. Photo by Skip Watkins Carolyn Wingate (left), Dot Smith (center) and Karen Lewis pose at Duck s Beach Club in front of the DJ Throwdown table where the association sold 1,000 of their $20 raffle tickets for the fundraiser. The grand prize that night was $9,500 in cash. The winner is unknown. Photo by Skip Watkins 9
St. Patty s Day Party at The Phoenix Jeff Ward (left) and John Wilson joke around before the start of music at the St. Patty s Party at The Phoenix on March 12 th. John is a Hall of Fame member and holds other shag awards. Jeff is a Pro-Shag dancer, is active in the Junior Shagger events and does other events related to the shag. Photo by Skip Watkins Carolyn Wingate of Moore, S.C. gets into the party mood with her leprechaun hat. Carolyn is a member of CSC and is also the Vice President of The R&B Shag Club in Spartanburg. Photo by Skip Watkins For Shag event information visit: Carolina Shag Club For Anderson Shag Club events For Spartanburg Shag Club events Mountain Shag Club Columbia Shag Club CSRA Shag Club Mountain Empire Shag Society North Myrtle Beach General Shag Info www.carolinashagclub.com www.shagginjacks.com www.rbshagclub.org/ www.mountainshagclub.com www.columbiashagclub.net www.csrashagclub.com/ www.messdance.com www.oceandrivehappens.com/default.aspx www.shagdance.com www.keepshaggin.com www.shagtour.com 10
Beach Music Online: Find your favorite Internet Beach Music stations on the SOS website follow the link below. http://shagdance.com/netmusic.htm Comic Corner My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be * * * * * It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker. * * * * * A senior citizen was driving down the freeway and his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife's voice warning, "Herman, I just heard on the news there's a car going the wrong way on Interstate 77. Please be careful!" Heck, said Herman, "It's not just one car. It's all of them!" Spring SOS Band Information~ The Shoe Center, 710 Hwy 17 South, NMB will sponsor Customer Appreciation Concerts during SOS week. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, April 16 th Midnight Allie Tuesday, April 19 th Boogie Woogie DJ Kings Wednesday, April 20 th Gary Lowder & Smokin Hot Thursday, April 21 st The Entertainers Friday, April 22 nd The Rick Strickland Band Saturday, April 23 rd Jim Quick & Coastline Free Admission! The music is from 1:00 4:00 p.m. each day in the parking lot. Bring a chair, your outdoor dancing shoes and enjoy the music. 11
Junior Shaggers and Families Invited to Multiple Events in 2016 Workshops planned at The Phoenix, Runway Café and North Myrtle Beach with final schedules to be announced. Girls and boys, along with parents and grandparents can participate in one or several Junior Shaggers workshop during this year. The next scheduled Junior Shag Workshop will be April 9 th at The Runway Café at the Greenville Downtown Airport. This and other workshops are a lead-in for Junior SOS at North Myrtle Beach in mid-july. In prior years, workshops had been taught by pro-shaggers Jeff and Dede Ward. They will likely be the leaders in 2016. During workshops they review basic steps, along with turns and spins. In this photo taken in July 2015, Jeff Ward (right) goes over a dance step for Mattison (left) and Mackenzie Scott at a Junior Shaggers workshop at The Phoenix Inn in Greenville, S.C. The girls are granddaughters of Glenn and Kathy Cole. Photo courtesy Dede Ward In 2016, Junior Shag Association (JSA) will host the 25th anniversary of their largest and greatest junior dance event in the area, referred to Junior SOS. The dates for Junior SOS 2016 are July 12-17. The headquarters will once again be the O.D. Beach and Golf Resort in North Myrtle Beach. The JSA website states, We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to have the resort serve as our headquarters for Junior SOS. According to the Junior Shaggers website, this annual event is the biggest and greatest junior dance event in the world This provides the opportunity for kids to dance in the great clubs the adults get to dance at in North Myrtle Beach. The Junior Shag Association (JSA) is a "Public Charity", with a 501 (c) (3) status. The association was formed to help junior shaggers and others less than 21 years old who want to learn about shagging and shag dance music. The Association offers various types of help with the organization of activities, and other related business. The JSA year runs from July 1-June 30. Another supporter of Junior Shaggers is The Ellen Taylor Foundation for Junior Shaggers ("ETFJS"). The ETFJS was founded in 2007 by Mrs. Ellen Taylor and incorporated as a SC 501-3(c) organization in 2008. The purpose of the ETFJS is to remove financial barriers that prevent those under 21 from learning and participating in the shag dance. Examples of this include providing free dance shoes, funding workshops, and providing meal, lodging, and gas vouchers for shag dance events such as Junior SOS at North Myrtle Beach. 12
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