Upcoming National Shag Dance Championships

Credit: Flip Flop Live

The 2025 National Shag Dance Finals are coming up in N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina March 6th - 8th 2025. Below you will find the information for the event. We encourage you to visit their shag nationals website and see the information from past championships, get merchandise and much more. Good luck everyone!

Dates: March 6-8, 2025

Start Times (doors open one hour before start time):

Thursday 8:00PM

Friday 7:30PM

Saturday 7:30PM

Location: The Spanish Galleon at the OD Beach & Golf Resort (end of Main Street in North Myrtle Beach)

General Admission available at door (no reserved or guaranteed seat) = $20 Thursday / $25 Friday / $30 Saturday

Reserved Grandstand Seating (formerly known as “bleachers”)

Preferred Hotel: Ocean Drive Golf & Beach Resort 800-438-9590

Click Here for 2025 Grandstand Seating Order Form

Disc Jockey

Craig Jennings will return as our 2025 Disc Jockey – welcome back Craig!

Contestants

DANCE ORDER

This is the dance order for each division – for the exhibitions at Prelims; for the first night of

the Finals on Thursday, or Friday for the Masters. New numbers will be drawn for Saturday

night except for Masters, who will be in reverse order from Friday.

JUNIOR I (Combined with Junior II for 2025 due to lack of applicants

N/A

JUNIOR I & II

1 – Maci Walters & Zane Morgan

2 – Liv Kirby & Easton Brown

3 – Graylen Kirby & Mikah Velez

4 – Genesis Beam & Ben Smith

5 – Abigail Hodges & Hunter Matthews

6 – Rebecca Hodges & Bennett Rusmisell

7 – Saddie Honeycutt & Jackson McLaughlin

8 – Ava Farlow & Billy West

NON PROFESSIONAL

1 – Susan Welch & Danny Scott

2 – Mitzi Sheeks & Jeff Harmston

3 – Crystal & Tripp Turner

4 – Cheryl & Clay Parker

5 – Dottie Dean & Lou Martino

6 – Lauren Cookman & Michael Bravo

7 – Vickey Van Frank & Henry Dowd

8 – Robin & Mark Casey

9 – Judy & Hampton Cobb

SENIORS

1 – Tobitha Stewart & Gene Pope

2 – Barbara Banks & Bruce Yates

3 – Jennifer & Joey Sogluizzo

4 – Elizabeth & Eric Horton

5 – Dale & Jim Hern

6 – Carmen Vaughn & Keith Smith

7 – Cameron & Marcus Thigpen

8 – Bonnie Rhodes & Allan Grider

MASTERS

1 – Sarah Kemp & Sam West

2 – Pat Folds & Gerald Medford

3 – Sydney Kale Rhame & Milton Nowell Jr.

4 – Jo Ann Hickman & James Parker

5 – Loretta McIntosh & Rodger Woodson

PROFESSIONAL

1 – Lani & William Greene

2 – Karsyn Folds & Mack West

3 – Erica Russell & Adam Holmes

4 – Ivy Claire Huiet & Johnathan Kemp

5 – Nikki Kontoulas & Jeff Hargett

Board of Directors

Barry Thigpen

Chuck Stokes

Jenny Kelly

Tommy Hamrick

Debra Helton

Casey Kelly

Judy Duke

Jason Cagle