Learn the Shim Sham with Frankie Manning!

Dancing the Shim Sham has become a tradition in many of the clubs and dance halls where people are swing dancing today. It is a jazz dance, done in a line, that has the look and feel of a classy tap dance. But you can learn to do it, even if you've never danced a step of tap in your life. In this Living Traditions video, Frankie Manning and Erin Stevens break down the steps and the rhythms so that learning is a breeze.

Also known as the "Shim Sham Shimmy"

Steps covered in the Shim Sham video include:
Basic Shim Sham step
Shim Sham break
Push Step
Tacky Annie
Half Break
Boogies and Shorty George

42 minutes