Carolina Shag Club Newsletter June 2018

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From Your Club President, Executive Board Members:

Terry Gordon President – Terry Gordon

President-Elect – Danny Scott Hello CSC! Vice President – Rick Wilson

Secretary – Susan Blackwell I hope you all have had a wonderful May. We've had so many great beach music and shag opportunities, and I hope Treasurer – Randy Smith you have been able to take advantage of them. Members-at-Large – Ann Allen, Becky Coley, Angie Peloquin Thank you for your support and attendance at this year's Past President – Dede Ward Greenville Area Shaggers Hall of Fame Induction. It was quite an evening! It is always fun to get together for special Committee Board members: moments with our friends. It reminds me of the Girl Scout song Make New Friends but Keep the Old, One is Silver and Communications – Steve Woodard the other Gold. Silver and Gold were part of the exceptional Ways and Means – Susan & Randy night. Friday nights in Mauldin have started, one with rain Cooper; Leslie & Bill McCauley and one without, both were fabulous! We have foldable fans MMIM – Steve Woodard promoting Carolina Shag Club to use/share at some of these Social – Susan Welch, Laurie Horne warmer events. Be sure to look out for them! DJs – Ann Fulbright (chair), Becky Our big event at Becky and Rick Wilson's home is this Wilson, Steve Woodard

Saturday, June 2nd. If you haven't sent in your RSVP, there is Charities – Carol Templeton still time! Newsletter – Skip Watkins

And...Meet Me in the Middle is just around the Historian – Ann Fulbright Benevolent – Karen Lewis corner...August 3 & 4- get your tickets and make your hotel reservations Web Page – Dede Ward Membership – Jill Woodard The Silent Auction Committee is looking for donations Parliamentarian – John Wilson for the silent auction. If you have something you would like to donate, please let Ann Allen or Carol Templeton know. We now have 285 members in 2018. Renew your membership now… See you on the Dance Floor! Terry

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Our Club Links

The Carolina Shag Club online information: www.carolinashagclub.org Email us at: [email protected]

DATES to REMEMBER Wednesday nights at Friars Grill (1178 Woodruff Road, Greenville) is CSC Shag Night! Come early and enjoy Happy Hour prices for select drinks and appetizers! Beginner shag lessons start at 6:00 p.m. with Steve & Jill Woodard. Steve & Jill’s class information can be seen on our website link at: http://carolinashagclub.org/shag- lessons-2/ Also featuring a Second Saturday (usually) at Friar’s! Join your friends every 2nd Saturday for music, dancing, food & drinks…AND (teaser alert!) there may be a free line dance lesson approximately ½ hour before the music starts at 7:30 p.m. Watch the weekly bulletins for more information on Saturday events.

LOCAL EVENTS

June 8-9th - Southport Boogie by Upstate Shag Club ***Southport Boogie is cancelled *** June 15th - Bermuda’s@ Stoney Point Dinner and Dance in Greenwood, S.C. Contact Susan Welch at [email protected] for details or call her at 864-729-3018. June 16th – Shaggin on Augusta presented by Summer on Augusta, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Early evening shag lesson and a shag contest later. Music by the Shag Doctorz. See the flyer at the end of the newsletter. June 23rd – Redneck Theme Party. Hosted by: R&B Shag Club in Spartanburg, S.C. Cost: Free for first time guests, $5.00 for members, $7.00 for other club members & $10.00 for guest. Time: 7:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M. Dress in your best REDNECK attire or come as you please. Basic shag instruction @ 6:30 with Suzie & Phillip Park. Advanced Shag Step after announcements. Contacts: Danny @ (864) 473-7682. Email [email protected]. Website: www.rbshagclub.org June 30th – Junior Shag at Simpsonville Library 3:30-5:00 p.m. See the newsletter flyer for more info. July 20-22nd - Sparkle City Celebration in Spartanburg, SC. Hosted by: R&B Shag Club, Spartanburg, SC. Cost: $78.00. Contact: Jeff Foster (864) 580-0156 or email [email protected] .Web Address for flyer is www.rbshagclub.org August 3 & 4th – Meet Me in the Middle for a Sand Flea Reunion hosted by Carolina Shag Club. Tickets are $60 for the weekend. See the flyer at the end of the newsletter for more info.

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Carolina Shag Club Members Teaching Shag:

 Steve & Jill Woodard - Teaching every Wednesday at Friar’s Grill on Woodruff Road. Also, private or group lessons in the Greenville area. Call Steve at 864-477-0728 or Jill at 864-477-0731. Email steve@upstateshaglessons or visit www.upstateshaglessons.com

 Dede & Jeff Ward - Professional shaggers with 12 years of teaching experience. Teaching group lessons Thursday nights - Beginner (6:30pm) and Beginner II (7:15pm) in Simpsonville at the Simpsonville Community Building in the Simpsonville Park. Four week sessions start the first Thursday of each month. Private individual and group lessons in the Greenville area. Contact Dede @ 864-238-2960 or Jeff @ 864-415-8290. Email [email protected]

 Danny Scott and Susan Welch - teaching every Monday night at TW Boon’s in Uptown Greenwood. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced group lessons beginning at 6:30 pm with Beginner. A new session of Beginner lessons starts every 6 weeks. Private and Group lessons offered in Upstate SC upon request. Contact Danny @ 864-729-3054 or Susan at 864- 729-3018. Email [email protected] for details.

 Suzie Robinson-Park and Phillip Park - teaching Beginner and Intermediate group classes and private lessons in the Spartanburg, SC area. Call for more information. Suzie: 828-216-5029 and Phillip 828-713-4473.

 Kae Childs - Shag & line dance lessons in Greenville, Columbia and Charleston. Private or group lessons at First Baptist Church on Cleveland St. Also line dancing on Thurs. mornings 10:30-11:30 am. Email: [email protected] or call (843-886-9920).

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Monthly DJ Schedule @ Friar’s Tavern

June 6th – Buck Crumpton

th nd June 9 – David O’Quinn (2 Saturday) June 13th – John Wilson

June 20th – Norman Mills

June 27th – Todd Gettys

Birthdays

Katherine Pearman 6/1 David Dempsey 6/2 James King 6/2 Suzie Long Smith 6/6 Susan Kendrick 6/7 Mary Long 6/7 Rick Wilson 6/7 Katie Evans 6/10 John Campbell 6/12

Jim Coley 6/14

Phillip Park 6/16

Phil Mariani 6/17 Skip Watkins 6/17 Dennis Fleming 6/19 Dianne Hembree 6/20 Julia Palmer 6/20 Becky McLaughlin 6/23 Patrick Rogers 6/24 Linda Cawthon 6/26 Ed Evans 6/26 Joy Lynn 6/26

David Graham 6/28

Diane Jenkins 6/28 Martha Medford 6/30 Eleanor Swillen 6/30

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Out of Town Parties and Events:

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st rd June 1 – 3 : Southern Comfort 21 in July 13th – 15th: Summer Workshop Columbia, S.C. hosted by Palmetto Shag hosted by Eno Beach Shag Club in Durham, N.C. Club. Billy Waldrep and Buck Crumpton are See the flyer at the end of this newsletter for more among the DJs. Free snacks, open bar, pool party information. included. Shag workshop will be done by Charlie & Jackie. See the flyer at the end of this th nd July 17 – 22 : Junior SOS hosted by the newsletter for more information. Junior Shag Association in North Myrtle Beach.

th Visit www.juniorshaggers.com for more info. June 16 – Vegas Night hosted by Rock Hill Shag Club. This is a Hall of Fame July 27th – 29th: Northern Virginia Shag Foundation fund raiser. See the flyer at the end Club Capital Classic hosted by the Northern of this newsletter for more information Va. Shag Club. See the flyer at the end of this st rd: newsletter for more information. June 21 – 23 Shag Fest 2018 in Jacksonville, FL. hosted by First Coast Shag Aug. 16th - 18th: Shag Tracks 2018 hosted Club. Thursday is the Vinyl Kickoff Party. Guest by Choo Choo Shag Club in Chattanooga, TN. DJ is Buck Crumpton. Sam and Lisa West will Visit their website at do a workshop. Food includes a cookout and low www.choochooshagclub.com for more country boil. See the website at information. www.firstcoastshagclub.org for more info.

th rd July 5th – 7th: Shaggers Hardwood Sept. 14 – 23 : SOS Fall Championship at Harold’s on the Ocean at Migration @ North Myrtle Beach. North Myrtle Beach. This is a new shag championship. See flyer at the end of this Oct. 9th – 14th; Shag-A-Rama 2018 hosted newsletter for more information. by BeachShaggers of Birmingham. The party is held at Panama City Beach at the Edgewater Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. For more info, go to www.beachshaggers.com and get the

flyer.

…more parties may be shown in later newsletters, space permitting, etc.

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Member Services - There are no Member Service ads for this month.

Requests for publication/ads in Member Services Section can be requested through the President of Carolina Shag Club. Requests will be evaluated by the President to determine eligibility.

Looking For Shag Information? Please Visit:

Carolina Shag Club www.carolinashagclub.org For Anderson Shag Club events www.shagginjacks.com For Spartanburg Shag Club events www.rbshagclub.org/ Mountain Shag Club www.mountainshagclub.com Columbia Shag Club www.columbiashagclub.net CSRA Shag Club www.csrashagclub.com/ Mountain Empire Shag Society www.messdance.com General Shag Info www.shagdance.com or www.shagtour.com

Comic Corner

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Greenville Area Shaggers Hall of Fame Awards for 2018

Julia Palmer volunteers to check in HOF members and new inductees, along with shag club officers have Shaggers Hall of Fame (HOF) a reception with hors d’ourvres and beverages to honor the ones to be members and inductees early in the inducted on May 12th. The reception is a tradition for welcoming the th. evening on May 12 at Friar’s inductees. Grill. Page Photos by Skip Watkins

Current and new Shaggers Hall of Fame members take to the dance Norman Mills of Abbeville, S.C. floor as Norman Mills DJs. Later in the evening, newly inducted was the DJ for the HOF occasion th members have a ‘Welcome’ dance exhibition. at Friars on May 12 .

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Greenville Area Hall of Fame (continued…)

At left, Lib Smith from Spartanburg, S.C. (R&B Shag Club is her home club) enjoys a dance at the Shaggers Hall of Fame party on May 12. Her partner is Rusty Cabaniss.

Below are the 2018 Greenville Area Hall of Fame inductees along with ceremony hosts, Jim Coley and Elaine Wilson. Jim and Elaine are already in the Shaggers Hall of Fame. Jim and Elaine are also Shag Icons. They’ve been associated with CSC since the 1980’s. From left-right are: Jim Coley (ceremony announcer and host), Terry Gordon (Carolina Shag Club President), Rick Hubbard (accepting on behalf of Melody Hubbard), Glenda Argo, Chris Aiken, Paula Aiken, Lib Smith and Elaine Wilson (ceremony

announcer and host).

For more information on the 2018 inductees, please see page 16.

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Shag Dance Lessons & Dancing at Friar’s

Steve & Jill Woodard demonstrate a dance lesson On May 9th the crowd gathers for visiting, dining on May 9th to an intermediate class. and having a favorite beverage.

Steve & Jill Woodard demonstrate a dance th lesson on May 16 to an intermediate class. Most page photos by Skip Watkins Above photo by Angie Peloquin

Shown above: Sandy Templeton from Laurens, S.C. shows off his specialty T-Shirt to show his love of the dance. Below: Karennia checks on her customers….

Line dancers take the floor as the evening progresses on 9 May 16th .

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Beachin’ Friday in Mauldin Starts the Summer with Jim Quick & Coastline. Maudlin to Feature a Band on Friday through July 6th . See the flyer at the end of the newsletter for info.

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Picture 1 & 4 – “Beach Bob” Ross, along with Jim Quick (center) and Cathy Cole kick off the Beachin’ Friday series at Mauldin Cultural & Event Center. Picture 2 – The crowd settles in before Jim Quick & Coastline start the music. Picture 3 – Jeff Ward can often be counted on to win the “Most Colorful Pants” award…if there was one. Photos by Skip Watkins

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Beachin’ Friday…continued…

Dede Ward (center) stops by to say ‘Hello’ to Sha and Bill Smith. The Smiths are CSC

Visiting around the terraces before the show starts members who moved from the mid-lands to are Randy and Susan Cooper. They’re sharing some the Greenville area about three years ago. Page Photos by Skip Watkins laughs with Alan and Courtney Baker.

Jim Quick fans enjoy the show as Jim Quick usually ends his performances by introducing each of the sun sets at Mauldin’s Event the band members and having them do a lead or solo performance. Center. He often adds a closing sales pitch for his CD’s and memorabilia.

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Members Visiting & Dancing at Other Locations in the Area Bermuda’s @ The Links at Stoney Point in Greenwood, S.C.; Spartanburg’s R&B Shag Club Monthly Dance; Saluda, N.C.

From left-right: John Reynolds, Karin Wiley, Shan & Ron Poulout, Danny Scott, Susan Welch, Joe Hayden, Angie Peloquin, Rick & Eleanor Swillen, Dione and Norman Mills were the Carolina Shag Club members who traveled to Greenwood to dance at Bermuda’s at Stoney Point. Norman is usually the DJ at Bermuda’s. Bermuda’s features an upscale bar menu and an excellent plank wood dance floor. Photo by Angie Peloquin

Several members attended the R&B Shag Club’s monthly dance in Spartanburg. The theme was a 50’s Party. At upper left is Steve & Cathy Day (at the far-end of the line) teaching a Stroll step. Center photo is Steve Day having a dance with Karen Lewis. At right is Randy Fones and Donna Paulowski visiting the bar in the Shrine Club. Photos by Skip Watkins

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Members Visiting & Dancing at Other Locations (continued…) Shaggin’ in Saluda 6 @ The Party Place & Event Center on May 26th

Phillip & Steve/ Jill Woodard Rita Merritt, Carolyn Wingate, Glenn Rummage, Teresa Suzie Park Rick/Beth Ledford Lewis, Dot Smith, Rick & Eleanor Swillen, etc.

A photo of the seating area, dance floor and DJ booth area. CSC members and many other shaggers made the trip to Saluda, N.C. and attended the “Shaggin’ in Saluda 6” party at the Party Place & Event Center. Hosted by six regional shag clubs, the party is a fundraiser for the Ellen Taylor Foundation. Over 230 attended the dance. The Event Center is a 12,000 sq. ft. facility that has been the site of a Memorial Day shag event. This is the sixth year the dance has been held. Photos by Skip Watkins Jill, Beth, Rick and Steve enjoy the party.

Phillip & Suzie Park, members of Carolina Shag The Color Guard Prepares to present the U.S. Flag to Club sit with R&B Shag Club folks that are also honor those who served in the military and affiliated their shag class students. services, including NASA and Public Health Services.

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Carolina Shag Club – Minutes of Board Meetings Minutes of meetings are not published until they are approved at a subsequent board meeting. Since meetings are usually held only once a month, minutes will typically be published two months later. If you have questions concerning subjects in the minutes, please contact CSC President Terry Gordon or one of the Executive Board Members (they are listed on the first page of the newsletter).

MINUTES OF MEETING APRIL 12, 2018

6:30 Call to order by Terry Gordon

Attending: Terry Gordon, Ann Allen, Dede Ward, Carol Templeton, Mark Gordon, Karen Lewis, Ann

Fulbright, Susan Cooper, Angie Peloquin, Danny Scott, Becky Coley, John Wilson, Dan Ellington and Randy Smith. Ann Fulbright taking minutes for Susan Blackwell Minutes read and approved. Treasurer Report: Randy Smith will have a complete report for our Tams Concert Fundraiser next month. Randy S said he will correct a $99.00 charge for web site that was on wrong month.

NEW BUSINESS Terry asked for an amendment to January minutes to include a discussion regarding the CSA Contest and the CSC Fundraiser event. Amendment to read as follows: “In our January meeting there was a mention of a CSA Contest to be held in spring, April 2019.”

Terry opened the discussion regarding two different events, CSA Contest AND CSC Fundraiser. Susan W and Danny S would like to move the contest back to April for 2019. Per Danny S. CSA has no other open dates for a contest. Shrine club, where Fundraiser was held, April 2018 has April 6 and March 23, 2019 open. Suggestion was made by Terry that we have CSC Fundraiser on March 23 and CSA Contest on April 6.

Discussion per Randy, Becky C, John W. was the CSC Fundraiser should be priority.

Having two events that close together may affect attendance and support for both events. Danny S said he and Susan W will withdraw contest if both events were within 3 weeks apart as he believed there would be an issue for support of both events. He also said the CSC Fundraiser was a priority over the CSA Contest. Randy S. recommended that we have the CSC Fundraiser on April 6, 2019. John W mentioned CSA contest is important to CSC and shag because our instructors are learning shag steps and competing and turning around to teach our new members which continues life in our club. nd Danny S. made a motion that our CSC Fundraiser be on April 6, 2019…Becky C. 2 …No discussion…Motion approved. Angie P said The TAMS CONCERT 2018 was great, and everyone she spoke to had a great time. Board agreed. Terry said we will have a net amount of around $10,000. Randy S. will have the total for May. All Board said it was a great event and Dede and committee did a great job. Dede said an email will go out to thank all sponsors.

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Camp Courage: Dede said Camp Courage has a camp now for families that have lost children to cancer called Star Camp. They would like for the CSC to teach them and then have dinner on April 20 2019. If want to attend, let her know. An email will go to the membership. HOF new inductees will be announced on April 18, 2019

Angie P talked about pop-out fans with logo on them to be passed out at Mauldin Shagging and other

events. Dede to find out if this will be permitted. Terry said we should not need approval to pass

out fans to folks sitting around us. The fans will help promote our club and bring in new members. Danny S. made a motion to research pricing and then purchase 500 fans. Angie P will research and report pricing to Terry…Angie 2nd…No discussion…Approved

OLD BUSINESS

Tams: Dede said Round Towners did a great job. She will have a committee meeting to discuss event for 2019. We have been penciled in for April 6, 2019 at Shrine Club on Beverly Rd. Pre SOS

Danny S said an email will go out to CSC members to explain tickets for drinks. Jr. Shag: Dan Ellington passed out fliers for Jr. Shag lessons to be held at local libraries. Several shag instructors will rotate teaching at the different locations. First lesson will be at the Five Forks location on April 21, 2019. Per Dan, he does not need a budget at this time.

Membership: now as of April- 276 Ways and Means: Susan Cooper will bring a large roll of tickets on Wednesday night. Charities: no report

DJ: no report

Benevolent: Karen L sent card to the Zeller family and asked if we need to send get well cards to members. Board said no. President elect: no report Members at Large: no report

Parliamentarian: no report Past President: no report Terry had no other report. Meeting adjourned

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Chris Aiken: Chris grew up in the best ‘50s and ‘60s. The dance and music was the thing that made a lifetime of friends. They had a place called Curry’s Lake in Gray Court, S.C. Curry’s had a juke box and during the summer, it was the place to hang out. Chris met Paula in 1975 and they both liked music and dancing. They had heard of the Sand Flea Beach Club and decided to check it out. They gathered a group of friends from Laurens and took lessons from Billy Waldrep and Sandy Coley. The Sand Flea days were the best years of his life.

Paula Aiken: Growing up in Watts Mill, S.C. in the ‘50s, they did a dance called fast dance which later became the shag. As teenagers they had several chaperoned teen clubs. A place called Curry’s Lake was THE place to meet and dance in a small pavilion with a jukebox. The music and dancing were priorities. When Paula met Chris, the first thing she asked him was “Do you shag?” He said yes, and she put on a song by The Intruders. They have been shagging together for 43 years, thanks to a place called the Sand Flea Beach Club where they decided they needed to learn more about the shag. Chris and Paula took lessons from Billy Waldrep and Sandy Coley. The rest is history. Glenda Argo: Glenda first learned to shag when she was a student at Parker High School with the help of her sister and Elaine Barton Wilson. She has been dancing ever since. She has been a member of the Carolina Shag Club since 1986 and has served on the board numerous times. She was a member and frequent patron of all of the Sand Flea Beach Clubs, as well as Dockers. Glenda has attended almost every SOS, even once going on a walker after breaking her hip in 2014! She has chaired shooter parties and pool parties for Meet Me in the Middle at Dockers and at the Greenville Hilton. She was a committee member for the CSC Poker Run fundraiser. She and her son Preston have promoted shag for various corporate events and instructed the basic step and simple line dances to school children at various schools in Greenville County. Terry Gordon: Terry grew up traveling. She is an Army brat. After her father retired, they moved back to Georgia. Terry and Mark met at the University of Georgia and married in 1981. Shortly after, they moved to Greenville and found their way to the Sand Flea on Rutherford Road. Their First instructors were Elaine Wilson and Billy Waldrep. Terry has served in many capacities on the board of directors for Carolina Shag Club through the years and is currently serving her second sting as President. Terry and Mark have one daughter, Katie, who is married to Andrew Evans and they have two boys, Grayson and Jack. Most of Terry’s time is spent volunteering and traveling with family and friends.

Melody Hubbard: Melody was a life-long resident of Easley, S.C. and a very gifted individual. Her piano playing was very inspirational as well as her singing. She raised two boys and also had five grandchildren. Melody had never entered a bar until she went to the Sand Flea on Rutherford Road in the latter part of 1986. This is where she met her future husband, Rick Hubbard. Melody found a love for dancing. She was compassionate about dancing and participated in all of the World Line Dance Championships held at the sand Flea. She started teaching line dance at the Sand Flea and continued until it closed its doors in 1993. We lost Melody in April of this year but were able to let her know she had been selected to be a member of the Greenville Area Shaggers Hall of Fame. This news made her very happy. Lib Smith (Honorary): Lib started dancing in 1936 (Sic.) and learned the Charleston and the Big Apple. Next came the Jitterbug and then, her love, the Shag, and just ‘never sat down after that.’ She really fell in love with the Shag when Big Band music was on the way out and fast-paced eight counts dancing was on the way in. Dancing was a big part, not only of her life, but that of her whole family. They hosted dances at their home and other places. Her ‘heart’ for dancing, though, was a little hole-in-the-wall with a jukebox near Converse College called the Big Dipper. Lib and ‘Doc’ Smith were married for 53 years until his death in 2004. He had no choice but to love the Shag, too. Together, for 35 years, she and Doc taught the Shag to the Spartanburg Debutantes. In the early ‘80s they joined the R&B Shag Club and were regulars at SOS. Lib has a collection of photos, T-Shirts and SOS cards dating from 1982.

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Musings of a Curious Mind

In my interaction with various members of our Shag family, sometimes, my curiosity gets peaked. It usually happens when I’m involved in a conversation on some facet of “what makes up our shag culture,” making me wonder if sharing some of the history or genealogy of the culture might be interesting to some of our newer members.

I certainly would not want to insult anyone’s intelligence, oh wait, I’m not intelligent enough to do that, but, I am old and have seen a lot. I might be what could be loosely (very loosely) called an elder statesman of our club. Anyway, I suggested to the board, that, if I might, I’d like to contribute to the newsletter occasionally. The motion was made “to let the dummy do it,” seconded and passed without dissent.

So this is in way of my introduction to some “musings to come”. I hope you will enjoy. At the very least, you can print the newsletter out and read my musings during your morning constitutional. Please wish me luck. I’m probably going to need it.

Dance Contests and what they add to our Shag lifestyle.

Many of us enjoy attending Shag contests or watching videos of various dance championships. It’s fun to see what new “stuff” the more talented folks have come up with and marvel at their abilities. Some of us may want to compete while some of us prefer just to social dance. However, the two are very intertwined.

In order to learn this dance, someone has to teach you. Have you ever wondered, when you are having trouble getting that new step, how the teacher can figure your problem out and help you on your way? Maybe I can illustrate with my story. I learned the “basic” at about 12 years old from an aunt of mine. When the resurgence of the dance happened in the early 80’s, I walked into the Sand Flea on a Wednesday night when Billy and Elaine were teaching. I enrolled in a class and continued on through Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced classes (as they were called then). I was social dancing my rear off and loved it. At some point (memory fails) somebody said “There’s a contest here next month, you ought to dance in it”. It took me a while to get accustomed to the idea, but I finally agreed and danced in it. Needless to say, I did not win. More needless to say, I wanted to know why. So I asked the teachers. And kept asking.

Shortly, several things dawned on me. First was that if I was going to compete favorably, I needed to learn all the nuances of the dance. Second was how did the teachers I was asking get to be able to give the answer. Turns out that the teachers had already gone through the same process. History does repeat itself. The moral (or point) of this story is that contest dancing produces most of the folks who end up doing serious teaching. They can answer your questions because they also had to learn all the nuances in order to compete favorably themselves. So, we need to be thankful for the contests and contest dancers. Our social dancing benefits greatly from it.

A by the way point (and a fruit of an old mind): Next time you see your teacher, just tell them “John said you didn’t look any better in your beginner’s class than I did”.

Editor’s note: these contributions come from DJ John Wilson. John has been a CSC member longer than almost anyone can remember. Thanks, John!

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Fun Monday Tickets Now on Sale! Tickets can be purchased from Carolina Shag Club board members.

The Fun Monday drawing was started as a way to finance the events of Fun Monday. The drawing generates the income that pays for all the activities.

There is no charge for people to attend the events of Fun Monday at Fall SOS. And, it only takes $10.00 to make you eligible for the drawing. The first ticket drawn wins $7,500, the second wins $2,000, the third wins $1,000, the fourth wins

$500, and the fifth and final ticket wins $ 250. After all the bills are paid there is a donation made to Caring for Kids, the charity for the Fun

Monday Enhancement Committee. The Caring for Kids charity is a great organization that helps a lot of kids. There are 100 tickets dispersed to each shag

club that attends the A.C.S.C meeting at Spring S.O.S. The representative that receives the tickets takes the tickets back to the club for the members to buy or sell all the tickets. If you would like to have a chance to win please see your shag club president.

(For your reference, a copy of a Fun Monday ticket is inserted into this page).

The purchaser keeps this upper portion of the ticket for their records.

The purchaser records their contact information so that if they win, the cash prize can be awarded. The seller retains the bottom portion

to forward to the SOS Charitable Foundations. The selling club and sales person are recorded in these lines. Selling the grand prize ticket means the seller and the club both get a monetary award.

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