Congratulations to Sam West & Leslie Melton Jennings for winning the Pro Division and Overall at this year’s National Shag Dance Championships.

Click on the “Past Results” tab at the top to see a full list of this year’s winners.

2013 NSDC Judges Announced

We are pleased to announce the judges for the 2013 Contest:

FINALS JUDGES (all divisions except Masters):

• Tom Bare – Charlotte, NC
• Jennifer Wattengarger – North Myrtle Beach, SC
• Brad White – Wilmington, NC
• Cathy Williams – Dunn, NC
• Charlie Womble – North Myrtle Beach, SC

MASTERS JUDGES

• Brenda Alberty – Lake Wylie, SC
• Glenda Johnson – Charlotte, NC
• Berta Lull – Virginia Beach, VA
• John Teel – Raleigh, NC
• Charlie Womble – North Myrtle Beach, SC

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NSDC Team Performs Saturday Feb 2nd in Greensboro

The National Shag Dance Championship Team is proud to perform Saturday February 2nd at Thirsty’s2 in Greensboro as part of the Beth Mitchell Memorial Shag Contest.  Doors open at 6:30PM.  Mixed-doubles contest with 3 divisions including Juniors.

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2012-13 NSDC Team Includes:.

Congratulations to Debbie Conner and Stephen Balok

Debbie won the female division of Shaggin with the Stars and Stephen won the male division.  Here are photos of them in action:

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Congratulations to Danielle Boucherie & Aaron Brooks

East Carolina won the 2013 Collegiate Contest

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30th Anniversary Contest will be held in OD

The National Shag Dance Championships have announced that their 30^th competition will be held at the Spanish Galleon in North Myrtle Beach. The preliminaries will be held on January 25^th and 26^th (including “Shagging with the Stars” on Friday and the 3^rd National Collegiate Championship on Saturday) with the finals on March 7^th, 8^th and 9^th 2013.

This is the second time the Spanish Galleon has been the site of the contest. In its thirty year history six locations have been used including the Myrtle Beach Pavilion and Studebakers. Over $17,000.00 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the participants.

Mistress of Ceremony will be television personality, Diane DeVaughn – Stokes for her twenty-fifth year of hosting and returning from Atlanta disc jockey for the dancers will be Dee Jay Hall of Famer, Tom Hamrick.

Renowned Nascar artist, Stephen Balok will design the cover of the official 30^th Nationals program. Mr. Balok is also the first entry as one of the 2013 “Shagging with the Stars” contestants for January.

The contest during its tenure has received much recognition including two California-based awards naming it the “Best Swing Event in the USA”. Their dance team has won over twenty competitions awards from Los Angeles to New York. Celebrities who attended, entertained or presented awards include: Academy Award winner Robert DuVall, 50’s singing sensation Fabian, and the legendary “Shierells”, Entertainment tonight’s Nancy Humphries Odell, “Shag the Movie’s” actors Annabeth Gish and Tyrone Power Jr., America’s Got Talent’s “All That” and Steve Gatlin of the “Gatlin Brothers”.

The 30^th contest will be sponsored by: Kathryn and Eddie Monsour, Camille and Bruce Morgan, The Shaggers Hall of Fame, South Atlantic Bank, State Farm Insurance – Bobby Kelly, WMBF News and RE/MAX Ocean Forest.

2013 NSDC Sponsors

Bob Kelly, State Farm Insurance

WMBF News

South Atlantic Bank

Kathryn & Eddie Monsour

Camille & Bruce Morgan

Shaggers Hall of Fame

Remax Ocean Forest