Shim Sham

Let's start off with some background videos about the Shim Sham, shall we? I was lucky enough to meet the legendary Frankie Manning many years ago, so we start with him and then, once the kids get the "bones" of the dance down, we shift to the tap version. I made "training" tap shoes with 3-inch washers from the hardware store and some elastic - the kids slide one over the front of their shoe and one over the heel. The moment when they can hear their dancing is a pretty amazing thing to witness!

LINDY SHIM SHAM

We started by learning the "lindy" version of the Shim Sham

Tap Shim Sham SLOW (parts)

Each section done slowly from the front and side.

Tap SHIM SHAM (WHOLE)

Slightly slow version of whole tap Shim Sham with music.

A Swing and Tap dancer doing the shim sham side by side!

Some of the steps are slightly different than how we do them, but it's a neat visual!

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