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

Hard-Core Cadre
SOS is in full swing in Myrtle Beach. The faithful and hardcore…

Cool Sip
The Jitterbug, like the Shag, was a social dance. It served no…

Bring Your Feet - SOS Fall Migration
SOS is September 15 - 24, 2017 at the beach this year. What…

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…