S.O.S. Origins

Gene Laughter, an ex-lifeguard from the Fifties—nicknamed “Swink,”…

Pertinent Points

“Dancing is a vertical expression of horizontal desire,” said…

Florentine Patio

Among the originators of the Shag was a bright-eyed kid from…

Rosy Red Magic Box

There were only a few hundred thousand jukeboxes scattered around…

Society of Stranders

Nostalgia for the Shag took root in the early Seventies. Competitive…

Wild Peacocks

In the late Thirties and early Forties, the Shag was performed…

Invention

In the old days, it was not cool to learn to Shag in public.…