The National Shag Dance Championships (N.S.D.C.) originated in March 1984 and is celebrating its  25th year in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  The N.S.D.C. (as we are often called) is the longest running shag contest in the USA.  The Nationals contest is the winner of two Feather Awards as "Best Swing Event in the USA."

 The contest will be held at Studebakers located at 2000 North Kings Highway.  Preliminaries will be held on January 25th & 26th, 2008 with  the Finals on March 6th, 7th & 8th, 2008. National winners have appeared on "Good Morning America", "CBS  This Morning", "The Crook & Chase Show", "The Gatlin Brothers Show" and "From Nashville to Broadway" in Myrtle Beach.  They have also performed exhibitions at the Charlotte Hornets games, The Beach Ball Classic, the P.G.A. Annual Banquet, the Beach Music Awards and many, many other events.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Questions?  Contact Barry Thigpen, N.S.D.C. Chairman

Email: shagnationals@sc.rr.com

Phone: (843) 497-7369

Fax:      (843) 497-9748

 

          

                     Mail: 5111 North Kings Highway              

         Myrtle Beach, SC  29577

       

Updated: Thursday, July 26, 2007