The Official Newsletter of the Society of Brunswick Shaggers PO BOX 274, Oak Island, NC 28465 2017 Visit our website at: http://www.societyofbrunswickshaggers.com LIKE us on FACEBOOK at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/115766191843385/ The Beach Beat! Message from our President Board Meeting Minutes 2 The Perfect Dance Partner 3 Still time to Re-Up/Join-Up 4 Winter Series #3 Dance 5 New Shagger Information 6 Shagging on the Seas 7 Welcome New SOBS & Guests 8 March Birthdays 8 March DJ Bios 9 Dance Schedule 10 February Dance Pictures 11 SOBS Membership Form 14 The year has started off in a fantastic manner. Many great opportunities to dance. The Valentine s Day dance and Chili Cook-Off were both well attended and a good time was had by all. We are having great turnouts at our dances so far this year. Your board has been working on a number of issues. First: regarding Proxy Voting for Elections and By-Laws changes. The Board felt the issues that face our club were not sufficient to warrant Proxy Voting and the issues that it brought with it. We hope that all concerned members will turnout for the elections in December. Next: at the Valentine s Day dance the meal served was donated to us as a Thank You by the VFW. They are appreciative of our continued support of their Operation Uplink. The Board will send a letter of thanks. Third: Long time club member Gail Roberson asked the board for permission to do a ladies fashion show. Our board agreed. The Fashion Show will take place at our March 24 th Moose dance. It should be fantastic. Gail owns Bloomingail s Consignment in Calabash. I also want to thank club VP Chuck Boney for filling in for me at our Valentine s Day dance in my absence. Our Sunday February 19 th dance was well attended. DJ Jerry Burrage did a great job and kept the dance floor full. It was a beautiful day at the beach club. We had about 50 of our club members attend. In addition we had a good crowd from the Coastal Shag Club. We started cooking the oysters at 1 PM and the last one came off the grill about 3 PM. They were great. We are looking forward to the March 19 th pig-picking courtesy of Steve and Patti Smith with DJ Claude Collins. We will have a dance at the Lazy Turtle in May. It seems as if a large number of our members are enjoying themselves at our Sunday dances. Three couples from the SOBS just returned from a Shag cruise with dance instructors Sam and Lisa West. What a great time. We will be mentioning Shag dance cruises in some upcoming newsletter articles. We also have 20 plus SOBS couples getting ready for the April Shag-Extravaganza in Columbia, SC. There are many opportunities to have a good time in the Shag dance community. Please let me or any other board member know if you have any ideas or want to help out. Our club continues to need the help of its members in an effort to make things go smoothly. With 200+ members we should have many who want to help out and meet their fellow members. March s board meeting will be Thursday, March 9 th at the OKI VFW starting at 6PM. March also brings our St. Patrick s Day Dance. We will encourage the Wearing of the Green and at the Moose dance, there will also be the fashion show. So come early. SOS Spring Safari is right around the corner in April. Our club already has a registered parade entry. Come be a part of a good time. The theme for the parade this year is Dance Fever. Our traditional Freepour will be after the parade. I have the cars, DJ and Truck lined up. We will have beads to throw to the crowd. We need members to dance down the street as part of the Dance Fever Theme. More info to come. Got some input for decorations/costumes etc.? Come to the Board Meeting or email me. Lots to look forward to in 2017! We hope to see you on the dance floor. SOBS Winter Series #3 Shag Dance & Southern Pig Pickin Sunday, March 19 th 1 to 5 PM John Hutton, President 2017 Society of Brunswick Shaggers Board Members... John Hutton, President Chuck Boney, Vice President Cathy Myers, Secretary Steve Smith, Treasurer Joe Malinowski, Newsletter & Membership Ellen Wester, Immediate Past President
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 2 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, February 1, 2017... PRESENT: John Hutton, Chuck Boney, Steve Smith, Cathy Myers, and Ellen Wester Meeting was called to order at 5:58 PM by John. SECRETARY S REPORT: The January minutes were approved. TREASURER S REPORT: Steve reported that there are only 28 SOS cards left. Checks are needed for the DJ and the Moose Lodge. Uplink Donations: The donation to New Hope Clinic will be $500 up from $324 last year. John will coordinate the check presentation at the March VFW Dance. We received a letter sent from the Oak Island VFW to the NC Department of VFW with the check for $6,000 which we contributed to the Operation Uplink Program. It stated that to date, our club has donated over $47,000 to this project. OLD BUSINESS: The January dances went very well. We had a great crowd for the Re-Up/Join-Up dance. DJ John Hook did a great job with the music. Negotiations with the Moose Lodge have now concluded with the Lodge accepting $100 per dance for the first 4 months, then $125 per dance after that. This will require members to pay $5 and guests to pay $8 at the Moose Lodge Dances only. Elections/Absentee Voting and Proxy: John spoke to 20+ shag clubs at the ACCS Meeting and none of them are concerned with absentee or voting or proxy voting. Steve motioned that we drop the idea. Cathy seconded. OD Pavilion Prints: 5 of the 10 were sold. A check was given at the ACCS Meeting. The sale of 2017 SOS Cards continues. MEMBERSHIP: No report at this meeting. However, the suggestion was made that the person working the door be the one to mark attendees off the list at each dance. NEW BUSINESS: February 10 th dance will be a pasta dinner at the VFW. February 24 th dance will be a chili cook-off with a Mardi Gras theme. The remainders of our Winter Series Dances at the Lazy Turtle will be on February 19 th and March 19 th. April 16 th has been added with Tim Holland volunteering to DJ. The February Dance will feature an Oyster Roast. Steve and Patty Smith are providing a Pig Picking for the March Dance. The Spring SOS Parade is Saturday, April 29 th, with our annual Free Pour following the parade. The situation with the OD Pavilion is still in question, so John is working to get the Tiki Bar at the Spanish Galleon as the location for the Freepour. The parade theme this year is Dance Fever. Ideas for our presentation are still under consideration. We will not be able to have many cars in the parade this year. Gail Roberson is interested in doing a Bloomingail s Fashion show at one of our Sunday Dances at the Lazy Turtle. April 16 th looks like a good date. John will discuss with her. Meeting was adjourned at 6:47 PM. Cathy Myers, Secretary
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 3 The Perfect Dance Partner (National Fast Dance Association Newsletter - October/December 2013, by Benson Wong) Dance Heaven! That s a destination that most of us are trying to find. That perfect partner for that perfect dance. We all have ideas about the kind of partner that makes the dance perfect. We think that we might have those qualities that make us desirable as dance partners. Do we really know for sure? Some readers have asked that question because they want to know what they could to improve their chances of getting themselves placed at the top of someone s dance card. Of course, I made them also tell me what they didn t want The guys want to appreciate finding/dancing with a partner who dances with them as opposed to the follower/leader who uses his/her leader/follower as a prop for his/her own showboating. A little eye contact goes a long way towards this too. It s also nice to know that if I make a mistake, my dance partner will back me up and cover my mistake. If we lose contact, my partner will continue dancing as if we were still connected and will eventually find my hand without my moving out of position or stopping The women want someone who want to dance with them and seems to be enjoying himself, even if they make mistakes. Someone who doesn t dance too high above their level. Someone who dances to the beat. An ideal partner knows where the beat is (extremely important). Someone who doesn t jerk them around with a hard lead or pump my arms up and down. Someone who is aware of the other dancers around us and keeps us away from people who are out of control and dangerous. Someone who will warn them before they get on the dance floor if he just learned how to do the intro lesson and really doesn t know how to dance. An ideal partner SMILES makes eye contact more than one in a while. A firm, clear, decisive lead, personal style, connects with the music and dances to it. The guys don t want spaghetti arms or someone who pulls them off their feet. The women don t want someone who goes off and on the beat. A stranger who tries to do sexy moves, like pulling you in very close, getting very close to you face, and gazing at you. SOBS Winter Series Dances at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill... Hey SOBS! Our two SOBS Winter Series shag dances at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill on the OKI ocean front have been great successes! The Sunday February 19 th dance & oyster roast with DJ Jerry Burrage was a great turnout with at least 50 SOBS. Our next Winter Series #3 dance on March 19 th will have DJ Claude Collins and a Southern pig pickin courtesy of Steve & Patti Smith. The dance starts at 1 PM to 5 PM. More details will follow as we get closer to those dates. We re just trying to give you a few more opportunities to wear out those Weejuns!
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 4 Did You Re-Up / Join-Up Yet?... If you didn t, you know who you are! OK fellow SOBS, it s Re-Up / Join-Up time! Your membership in the SOBS ran out on January 31 st if you haven t Re-Up. Our next dance on March 10 th at the VFW is your opportunity to Re-Up in the best Shag Club on the East Coast! It s also a great opportunity to get your shagging friends to Join-Up with us as well. The $20 per person Re-Up / Join-Up fee will get you a year s membership and admission to the dance. NOTE: For those of you who are going to Re-Up there is no need to fill out the membership form again. Unless you are changing some of your membership information or we need to make any corrections, let us know at the registration table and pay your dues. Of course, new members will have to initially fill out the form. A Membership Application for your friends is on the last page of this newsletter for their convenience. Checks should made out to the SOCIETY OF BRUNSWICK SHAGGERS. As with most non-profit social clubs, volunteering is the backbone of our organization as well as a great chance to become familiar with the entire Membership. We ask our Members to step up for whatever small part you would like to play. HOSPITALITY responsible for greeting Members and Guests at the door of our dances. They take money in and check off Members/Guests at the door and direct questions (Membership, SOS Cards, etc.) to a SOBS Officer. They could also check on the Guests throughout the night and answer any questions. COMMUNICATION anyone is welcome to write articles or submit pictures for our Newsletter/Website. Your experiences at events (dances, SOS, etc.) would certainly be welcome. Deadline for our Newsletter is the 25th of the month. ENTERTAINMENT responsible for helping set up (decorate) and clean up at selected dances. These are important positions as we need to leave our venues as we found them and the Board Members do eventually tire of the tasks. SOCIAL volunteers to participate (dance or make costumes) in the SOS Parade in April, sell raffle tickets or procure items for auction at our Charity event, and to sell 50/50 tickets at our regular dance events. ANYTHING NEEDED This is the MEGA-VOLUNTEER who is available at most club functions. You can offer up your services at any event and as well as making yourselves available for last minute needs.
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 5 SOBS Winter Series #3 Shag Dance & Pig Pickin... Sunday March 19, 2017 1-5 PM At the Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill on the Ocean Front. 601 Ocean Dr, Oak Island, NC 28465 The Turtle s menu will be available and a full cash bar. Bring your friends to this classic shagging event. Steve and Patti Smith (highest bidders on DJ Claude Collins) will be hosting a Southern style Pig Pickin DJ Claude Collins will be spinning the tunes! No charge, but... We will pass the hat for the DJ s travel expenses as he donated his time for this party to our 2016 Operation Uplink auction. See you on the dance floor! For more info contact John Hutton at jsh66@earthlink.net
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 6 What the New Shagger Wants to Know... Music: we dance to music known as Beach Music. It ranges from new songs to old, from Boogie to Blues. On-line or locally on the radio you can tune in to The Surf 94.9 FM out of North Myrtle Beach (NMB), SC or 94.1FM out of Wilmington NC. You will find that there are many of your favorite songs in which the 4/4 rhythm, 100-120 beats per minute gives a steady rhythm to dance to. CDs of popular Beach Music bands are available at Judy s House of Oldies at 300 Main St. NMB, SC 843.249.8649. Shoes: we dance mainly on leather soled shoes (the better to slide and glide). Available at The Shoe Center, 701 Highway 17 South, NMB and Brunswick Forest in Leland NC. Also at Judy s House of Oldies (see above). Opportunities to dance locally: The Society of Brunswick Shaggers shag club generally holds DJ dances on the 2 nd and 4 th Fridays of the month on Oak Island at the VFW and at the Moose Lodge. Our website is www.society of brunswickshaggers.com. The Coastal Shag Club has DJ dances at the Shallotte VFW on the 3 rd Saturday of the month. Their website is www.coastalshagclub.org. The Bigger Picture -South Carolina and SOS: The biggest concentration of night clubs for dancing is at North Myrtle Beach, SC in the Main St. area. The following are open all year: Fat Harold s, Pirate s Cove, Duck s and Duck s Café. Other clubs-od Arcade, OD Pavilion, Spanish Galleon and the OD Resort are open during the spring/summer season. Live bands are often featured at these clubs. Check their sites for info. Special Parties: 3 times a year the parent organization of shag, the Society of Stranders (SOS) holds huge dance events in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Nearly 100 clubs up and down the east coast constitute the ACSC (Association of Carolina Shag Clubs) and their members take part in the festivities. 2017 s events are: SOS Spring Safari: April 21-30 (featuring a parade) SOS Fall Migration: September 15-24 SOS Mid-Winter: January 12-14, 2018 SOS Cards: Yearly admission cards may be purchased at the events for $35 or through the SOBS for $30. The card allows you entrance to any of the venues during SOS. All clubs are within walking distance of one another. SOS Cards are sold at our dances. Other Shag Events: Shag Clubs hold weekend events just about every month. These events are well publicized and will give you a chance to visit clubs near and far. Check www.shagdance.com. You will find that the shag dance community is very accepting of newcomers. Welcome to a wonderful world of dancing! Please feel free to contact us if we can answer any questions. See you on the dancefloor: John and Katy! Or email us at: jsh66@earthlink.net
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 7 Shagging on the Seas... John Hutton & Katy O Neill, Bill & Sandy Brown, and Francis & Cathy Myers danced their way across the Caribbean on the cruise ship Norwegian Epic during the first week of February. Daily dance lessons with Sam and Lisa West filled the days at sea and the ports of St. Thomas, Tortola and Nassau were beautiful. Think about a shag cruise next winter-there is a plethora to choose from. From our Friends at Coastal Shag Club (CSC)... Coastal Shag Club shag dance on Saturday, March 18 th, at the Moose Lodge, 253 Holden Beach Road, Shallotte, NC. Cost is $5 for CSC members and members of other Shag Clubs, $8/all other guests. Doors open at 6:30 PM and dance is 7:00 to 10:30 PM. Ask for a Basic Dance Lesson FREE to those staying for the dance. Fantastic non-smoking dance room with large wooden dance floor, 50/50 raffle, and cash bar. Please bring a snack or dessert to share. We re located just 20 minutes north of Ocean Drive and Main Street. Come join Brunswick County's friendliest shag club! Visit their website at: www.coastalshagclub.org
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 8 WELCOME to our New Members, Re-Ups & Guests... Our February 10 th Valentine s Day dance at the Oak Island VFW was a packed house. We had 74 SOBS, 2 members of Coastal Shag Club and 9 guests join us. DJ Terry McPhail kept the dance floor full and even thanked us for welcoming him back all these years! Thank you to all the members who brought all the delicious finger foods and desserts and shared their goodies with us! On February 19 th our Winter Series #2 shag dance & oyster roast at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill was a great success! The beautiful warm sun brought out about 50 SOBS and a nice group of members from Coastal Shag Club. DJ Jerry Burrage had no problem keeping the dance floor full. Thanks to John Hutton & his helpers for providing a great oyster roast. It was a great day at the beach! Our annual Chili Cook-Off & Mardi Gras shag dance at the Moose Lodge on February 24 th was hot, spicy, and flavorful! Thanks to all those who submitted their favorite chili recipes DELICIOUS! DJ Chigger Woods kept the dance floor full through out the evening. Special thanks to John Hutton, Katy O Neill and Cathy Myers for the beautiful decorations. In attendance, we had 51 SOBS, 2 members from Burlington Shag Club, and 4 guests. And, we had 9 new members join us! WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST SOBS! Joyce Edwards, Rick & Carolyn Espinoza Jack & Karen Gott, Marshall & Christie Jacks Steve & Rebecca Privott Our March Birthdays... 1st Karen Pasquale 2nd Chuck Kutyla 5th Roger Albizu 5th Tom Clinton 7th Rebecca Privott 7th Joan Slowik 7th Linda Tatro 9th Pamela Berberich 9th Cathy Mack 10th Ardene Noss 12th Scott Hettinger 13th Edie Milano 14th Richard Hocker 17th Marshall Jacks 18th Marilyn Green 18th Jean Yates 19th Ben Hinson 19th Don Stout 21st Ron Bowers 25th Robert Carter 26th Ginny Prunty 27th Karen Critcher 29th Linda Logue 29th Claudia Lowe 29th Ronald McMillan 30th Deborah Biddle
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 9 February DJ Information... Fellow SOBS The year has gotten off to a great start. February DJ s Terry McPhail Jerry Burrage and Chigger Woods kept the dance floors full. All had a great time at our three dances and the Chili Cook Off went well. Spinning the discs for our three, yes three, dances again this month will be: Friday, March 10 th St. Patrick s Day Dance DJ Kitty Earles @ VFW Sunday, March 19 th - Winter Series #3 Dance - DJ Claude Collins @ The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill Friday, March 24 th - Welcome Spring Dance - DJ Robert Carter @ Moose Lodge DJ Kitty Earles is originally from Virginia and has played for us in the past. Last month at the Coastal Shag Club dance she played all our requests. Kitty has been a DJ for over 20 years and plays regularly at Fat Harold s Beach Club, Saville s Night Club, and the other clubs in the North Myrtle Beach area. Kitty is a great dancer and enjoys teaching shag. She and her husband now call Calabash home. Kitty is a member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs. Come out and enjoy an evening with DJ Kitty Earles. DJ Claude Collins will be playing for our Sunday, March 19th, dance at the oceanfront Lazy Turtle Bar and Grill. This pig-picking party is hosted by Steve and Patti Smith. Claude has been a Beach Music DJ for a number of years and has played for our club many times. Claude was born and raised in North Carolina and currently lives in the North Myrtle Beach, SC area. He is one of the House DJ s at the Ocean Drive Pavilion, where we hold our twice yearly SOS Free Pours, and can be found there playing great dance music during SOS. Past club President & DJ Robert Carter will be playing our 3 rd dance in March at the Moose Lodge. Robert is a longtime SOBS club member. Robert played our club s first Valentine s dance and has been playing for us ever since. He began his DJ career at Shucker s/turtle Island on Oak Island and has been associated with Beach, Shag, Boogie and Blues music for the last 40+ years. Mark your calendar for a great evening of dancing with Robert including a fashion show from Gail Roberson s Bloomingail s. Wow, another month of great dance opportunities ahead. Our new board looks forward to seeing everyone at our club s dances. It is going to be a great year. We hope to see you on a dance floor soon. John Hutton, DJ Selection
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 10 2017 Dance Party Schedule (Subject to Change!)... ALL DANCES BEGIN AT 6:00 PM, WITH MOST DANCES HAVING A SHAG OR LINE DANCE LESSON AT THE BEGINNING! DATE LOCATION DJ THEME FOOD DOOR 50/50 LESSON MARCH 10 OKI VFW KITTY EARLES ST. PATRICK DAY FINGERFOODS JOE & KATHY MALINOWSKI LINE DANCE MARCH 19 OKI THE LAZY TURTLE BAR & GRILL SOBS WINTER SERIES DANCE #3 DJ CLAUDE COLLINS PIG PICKIN MARCH 24 OKI MOOSE LODGE ROBERT CARTER SPRING FASHION SHOW! MOOSE MENU SHAG APRIL 14 OKI VFW LYNN KING LINE DANCE APRIL 21-30 NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC SOS SPRING SAFARI APRIL 29 NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC SOS SPRING SAFARI PARADE FOLLOWED BY OUR CLUB FREE POUR AT THE OD PAVILION. MAY 12 OKI VFW JIMMY BUFFKIN MAY 26 OKI MOOSE LODGE GENE SISTARE DENNIS & ELAINE FAVER JIM & ANGELA TRENT LINE DANCE SHAG JUNE 9 OKI VFW BUTCH ADEIMY LINE DANCE JUNE 23 OKI MOOSE LODGE CLAUDE COLLINS SHAG JULY 1 OKI MIDDLETON PARK, OAK ISLAND BEACH DAY DJ ROBERT CARTER SHAG CONTEST JULY 14 OKI VFW ROY CHILDRESS LINE DANCE JULY 28 OKI MOOSE LODGE JERRY BURRAGE SHAG AUGUST 11 OKI VFW MIKE HUDSON LINE DANCE AUGUST 25 OKI MOOSE LODGE TERRY McPHAIL SHAG SEPTEMBER 8 OKI VFW EDDIE BAKER LINE DANCE SEPTEMBER 15-24 NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC SOS FALL MIGRATION SEPTEMBER 22 OKI MOOSE LODGE JIM BRUNO DENNIS & ELAINE FAVER SHAG OCTOBER 13 OKI MOOSE LODGE JOHN HOOK OPERATION UPLINK OCTOBER 27 OKI VFW GENE SISTARE HALLOWEEN LINE DANCE NOVEMBER 10 OKI MOOSE LODGE ROBERT CARTER THANKSGIVING SHAG DECEMBER 9 OKI MOOSE LODGE JERRY BURRAGE CHRISTMAS PARTY The Society of Brunswick Shaggers is a proud member of The Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC) and SOS (Society of Stranders). The SOS Website can be found at: www.shagdance.com
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 11 Pictures from our February 10 th dance @OKI VFW Our February 10 th Valentine s Day dance at the Oak Island VFW was a packed house. We had 74 SOBS, 2 members of Coastal Shag Club and 9 guests join us. DJ Terry McPhail kept the dance floor and even thanked us for welcoming him back all these years! Thank you to all the members who brought all the delicious finger foods and desserts and shared their goodies with us!
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 12 Pictures from our February 19 th dance @OKI The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill On February 19 th our Winter Series #2 shag dance & oyster roast at The Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill was a great success! The beautiful warm sun brought out about 50 SOBS and a nice group of members from Coast Shag Club. DJ Jerry Burrage had no problem keeping the dance floor. Thanks to John Hutton & his helpers for providing a great oyster roast.
M a rch 2017 The Beach B ea t! P age 13 Pictures from our February 24 th Mardi Gras dance @OKI Moose Lodge Our annual Chili Cook-Off & Mardi Gras shag dance at the Moose Lodge on February 24th was hot, spicy, and flavorful! Thanks to all those who submitted their favorite chili recipes DELICIOUS! DJ Chigger Woods kept the dance floor full through out the evening. Special thanks to John Hutton, Katy O Neill and Cathy Myers for the beautiful decorations. In attendance, we had 51 SOBS, 2 members from Burlington Shag Club, and 4 guests. And, we had 9 new members join us!
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