This is the Shim Sham
Choreographed by Willie Bryant and Leonard Reed
This version was popularized by Frankie Manning.
It’s commonly performed to
- “Tain’t What You Do” by Billy May
- “The Shim Sham Song” by The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
There’s a good writeup on Wikipedia
Step list by Shesha Marvin
A history of the Shim Sham from Sonny Watson
Lindy Hop Moves Summary
Clips
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interview
This is an interview of Leonard Reed about the choreography of the classic routine the Shim Sham
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tutorial
This is the playlist for learning the Shim Sham as tought at Wednesday Night Hop in 2014. Teachers: Douglas Matthews...
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