Big Apple Art Event

1.  The shag is counted "One and Two, Three and Four, Five, Six."
2.  "The Big Apple" was first known as the "House of Peace" synagogue.  It was destroyed by a fire in 1915 and eventually the building was sold in 1936.  It was then redone as the Big Apple Night Club that became very popular.  The Big Apple dance made its way to New York via students from the University of South Carolina.  In 1979, the club was moved from its original location on Park to the corner of Hampton and Park Streets.  It retains many of its original architectural features retained by Historic Columbia Foundation.
3.  The shag started in clubs in Myrtle Beach in the late 1930's.  It has roots from the jitterbug and the Lindy Hop Swing.  Shag is danced mostly from the waist down and requires tight and smooth footwork.  It is usually danced to classic "beach music."  The music is usually written in 4/4 time to mesh well with the footwork counts.  Also, the shag exploded in The Big Apple around 1937 and was taken by USC students to New York and eventually spread across America.