Hula Shim Sham (NOTE: Click on "HD" in bottom right corner to see it properly)
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Uploaded by ThumbnailProductions on Apr 9, 2009
Julia, Erin, Karen, Cianna, Cathy, Genevieve, Kirsten and AnnaMarie are Lindy Hoppers and hula students of Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane's hula halau in San Francisco.
Hau'oli Lā Hānau (Happy Birthday) Frankie!!!!
About bringing the hula & lindy hop together:
Many traditional hula celebrate and pay homage to those who have preserved and promoted the dance and culture. Other hula tell about those who inspire the dancers. The motions of hula are part of a storytelling tradition that is beautiful to watch while it preserves history.
Both hula and swing are living dances, reflecting a range of influences on a base of structured forms. As women who met through Lindy Hop and are now studying hula in the same San Francisco halau, we wanted to pay tribute to one of our main inspirations in swing dancing, Frankie Manning, in a fun, unexpected way. Plus, of course, we are from the Bay Area, and you know that we like to mix things up a little here.
This hula version of the shim sham was the brainchild of Erin & Julia, who then went on to choreograph the adaptation. We present it here with many thanks to our Kumu. Thank you also to our partners & friends who supported us in this little endeavor.
Video by Cianna Stewart, Thumbnail Productions.
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All Comments (15)
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I could watch you guys dancing a 1000 times... so beautiful and great choreography.
Aloha and thanks for posting!
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Lovely, ladies- inspiration to practice my 'amis and 'uehes! Hope to start seeing this version on the dance floor... ;)
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This is so unique!! I love it!
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I watched this video yesterday and literally wept through the whole thing. It is such a beautiful representation of how far reaching Frankie Manning's legacy and love for the dance has been and will continue to be. Thank you for sharing ♥
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How fun is that! You go ladies! Aloha from Hilo town!
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all's i know is I WANT TO TAKE A HULA SHULA SHIM SHIM class!!
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That is soooo cool ladies. So original and what great choreography.
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BEST SHIM-SHAM EVAR! Great job you guys, it's beautiful!
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Wonderful! These ladies are fantastic! I could watch them all day long!
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Wow. I just love your responses! Thank you. It's especially touching for me to hear how it's affecting you 1 year after Frankie's death. I'm so happy we created something that touched you!
ThumbnailProductions 1 year ago
Thank you all so much! We're glad you're all enjoying it!
ThumbnailProductions 2 years ago