About Summerville Shaggers

In the late spring of 2008, seven local people began talking about the possibility of having a place to shag dance in Summerville. After months of thoughts and seeking a place, Lee Hoff found Mojo's in the Bilo Galleria. After meeting with the owner, Stan Klein, it was agreed that we could meet on Monday nights for a period of one year to determine if there was any interest in the area. We met faithfully for several months with just a handful of participants. Of the orignial seven people, three remains, Lee and Deb Hoff, and Sharon Johnson, who became our Club DJ. Slowly, but surely, interest and excitement followed. In August of 2009, we held our first dance at the VFW in Ladson and had 160 people. Soon after, we decided to form a club, Summerville Shaggers Shag Club, and have a dance every other month. The response was overwhelming. We have members from Summerville, Walterboro, Moncks Corner, Goose Creek, Dorchester, Charlestons, North Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, St. George, Cottageville, Ridgeville, Lexington, Columbia, Ravenel, Edisto Island, Ladson, Johns Island, Hanahan, Pinopolis, and Bonneau. We are now up to 200 members and have an event every month scheduled through December, 2011. We are very proud of our "friendly" atmosphere and have become an extended family. **Please note our lessons are now at the Summerville Country Club.