Did you know South Carolina has a state dance? In 1984, their General Assembly passed an act designating the shag the official dance and music of South Carolina. Want to learn how to Shag? Then show up at Fat Harold’s Beach Club on Tuesday nights for your free hour and half lesson.

    Fat Harold’s is on Main Street in Ocean Drive, South Carolina. One of Myrtle Beach’s water towers provides a backdrop for Fat Harold’s. The tower is adorned with a dancing couple and the notation "Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Home of the Shag." While Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand might be the home of the shag, Fat Harold’s is it’s Hall of Fame.

     Fat Harold’s is just a block from the OD (Ocean Drive) Pavilion. Pavilions were the old town squares of the various villages that dot the Grand Strand and comprise greater Myrtle Beach. In the evenings, the young folks would gather at the pavilions, where a juke box could be found. Music, teens, a dance; the evolution was just natural.  For everything you ever wanted to know and not know about the shag and beach music, just show up at Fat Harold’s any Tuesday nights at 7 p.m.