Shim Sham & Mama Stew Dance workshop

Join us for a special Shim Sham workshop where you will learn the basic choreography and a bit of the history behind the dance. 10am - 11am - Stepping through and teaching the Shim Sham. 11.30am to 12.30pm - Teaching the fabulous fun and furious routine that is Mama Stew Practice time. $40pp - cash only on the day Book in by email: [email protected] or SMS: 0409727888 Bring, water bottle, towel, snacks Wear Comfy clothes, flat non grip shoes Whats the Shim Sham: So what is the Shim Sham? Originating from a style of dance termed the ‘Goodus’ in the late 1920s, the Shim Sham Shimmy was first performed on stage in Harlem in the early 1930s as a closing routine that would get all of the singers, dancers and performers on stage together with the audience joining in. It wasn’t until some lindy hoppers at the Savoy Ballroom did the Shim Sham as a group line dance (without the taps) that the dance style really took to fame. In the mid-1980s, the Shim Sham was introduced at New York’s Swing Dance Society dances by Frankie Manning, who went on to create a special version of the Shim Sham dance just for swing dancers. It is the tap dance routine that we know and love today, involving a shuffled rhythm of the ‘Time Step’. For more on the history of the Shim Sham check out: https://authenticjazzdance.wordpress.com/.../the-short.../ Whats The Stew?: The Stew is a vintage warm-up choreography used by Whitey's Lindy Hoppers to warm up before practicing their routines. This routine is often called the Mama's Stew routine as Mama Lu & The Parkets very famously performed it together.