The Carolina shag is a partner dance done primarily to beach music (100–130+ beats per minute in 4/4 time signature).
[2] The basic step in Carolina shag is a six-count, eight-step pattern danced in a slot.
[3] The 1989 film Shag starring Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Annabeth Gish, and Page Hannah as four high-school friends on their last road trip together before graduation, was filmed in Myrtle Beach and features the Carolina shag.
In mid- to late August 2018, SiriusXM satellite radio added a channel called Carolina Shag.
SiriusXM describes the channel as being "dedicated to the vintage R&B sounds that have meant Summer in the Carolinas for decades".