Solo Swing Workshop "Shim Sham"

Build your authentic Jazz dance vocabulary with the Shim Sham! A must-have Solo Jazz pattern. Saturday 17th August at 2pm to 4.30pm. 350k. Originally a Tap Dance routine with its roots in the late 20s, the Shim Sham has become the best-known routine in the Swing scene, thanks to Frankie Manning, who introduced his special version at the New York's Swing Dance Society, in the mid-80s. First performed on stage in Harlem, in the early 30s, as a closing routine, the Shim Sham Shimmy was danced by all of the performers, singers, musician and dancers at the end of the show. The audience was joining too, of course! A few years later, some Lindy Hoppers did the Shim Sham as a group line dance and with no Tap Dance and from here, it becomes the routine we all love! Level: Open. All ages are welcome. Dress Code: Socks so that you can slide easily! Comfortable clothing that you can move in. Costume from the 20s till 50s Pin Up and Vintage Style are welcome!