The Shim Sham

Learn the Shim Sham, as danced by Mandi Gould.

Please note that this is NOT the Tap Shim Sham; rather, this is the Shim Sham as danced by the Lindy Hop community.

The Shim Sham Shimmy or just Shim Sham is credited to Leonard Reed and was originally a tap routine. Today it is danced by Lindy Hoppers all over the world dance and recalls the roots of both tap and swing era rhythm.

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[byerachel]

Are you wearing Fluevogs?

[Gribayadava]

Actually the shoes are Peter Fox :)

[kanako55]

glad i'm not the neighbour from downstairs

[tac818]

Your tap teacher probably taught you the original shim sham (originally called the Goofus) created by tap dancer Leonard Reed in 1927. There were many alt choreography developed since the original. I can think of three major variations: Dean Collins shim sham, Al Minns and Leon James shim sham, and the great Franky Manning shim sham. The lady in the video gracefully demonstrates for us the Franky Manning version.

[LaCritiqueRouge]

This is so cute. I LOVE it! ^_^

[takjha]

Thank you! That is something I had forgotten, and now I can learn it again!

Clean and simple as jctoulze said it.

[jctoulze]

Nice! Very clean and simple to learn this way. Thanks :)

[Gribayadava]

This is not the tap Shim Sham. It's supposed to be different.

[violoncella86]

ci voleva proprio! sto impazzendo per impararlo!

[DARKnDODGY]

check out my vid of "Paulo Nutini new release pencil full of lead with Al Minns and Leon James dancing"

[nekudo]

awesome and crystal clear video! just learned it last lesson and i could use some guidance to practice...

[aliciateaches]

Thanks!