The Shim Sham Shimmy Peter Renzland Peter@Dancing.Org 416 323-1300 990223 Frankie Manning's ( http://www.savoystyle.com/instruction.html ) Lindy Hop version of the 1927 Tap dance by Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant. Music: A 32 bar tune, e.g.: "Tuxedo Junction," (Erskine Hawkins). 3:16 150 bpm Style: Down; weight forward; knees bent; feet apart; hips and knees turned out. There are 6 figures. Each takes 4 sets of eight beats. Start on count 8! Sequence: Figures 1-4; repeat (freeze on shim-sham-breaks); Figures 5-6. 1: Right Shim Sham | Left Shim Sham | Right Shim Sham | SHIM SHAM BREAK 2: Crossover Right | Crossover Left | Crossover Right | Double Cross 3: Tack Annie | Tack Annie | Tack Annie | SHIM SHAM BREAK 4: Half Breaks | SHIM SHAM BREAK | Half Breaks | SHIM SHAM BREAK 5: Kick Boogie Back | Boogie Forward | Kick Bookie Back | Boogie Forward 6: Jump Boogie Back | Shorty George | Jump Boogie Back | Shorty George 8 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 <=COUNT RIGHT SHIM SHAM (shimmy on 2nd chorus) (Rf = Right foot fwd, Lb = L foot back) stomp Rf drag Rb stomp Lf drag Lb stomp Rf drag Rb stomp Rf drag Rb SHIM SHAM BREAK: step Rf tap Lb step Lb tap Rb step R step L step R step L CROSSOVERS: Push body weight into leading foot. Push leading hip out. push R weight L push R weight L step R hop-kick cross L step R push L weight R push L weight R step L hop-kick cross R step L push R weight L push R weight L step R hop-kick cross L step R step L hop-kick cross R step L step R hop-kick cross L step R TACK ANNIES: (7: step Lb, &: step R, 8: step L) On 8 pick up knees and let body drop! Arms swing loosely with tap foot. STEP L tap Rb STEP R tap Lb STEP L tap Rb STEP R STEP STEP STEP L tap Rb STEP R tap Lb STEP L tap Rb STEP R STEP STEP STEP L tap Rb STEP R tap Lb STEP L tap Rb STEP R STEP L 2 HALF BREAKS: step rock kick-ball-change step rock kick-ball-change 8 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & KICK BOOGIE BACK: 8 Clap hands, kicking right foot forward & Back on right foot 1 Back on left foot, beside right foot ... BOOGIE FORWARD: 8 Kick or tap right foot forward 1 Weight on right foot, pushing right hip forward and out ... JUMP BOOGIE BACK: 8 Clap hands & Back on right foot 1 Back on left foot, beside right foot ... (or -- 8: clap hands, 1: jump back, etc) SHORTY GEORGE: (kick-ball-change; feet go forward in straight line, knees tied) 8 Kick right foot to side & Step on right foot next to left foot 1 Short step forward on left, both knees to left 2 Short step forward on right, both knees to right ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tap version -- Leonard Reed's original Shim Sham Shimmy as per Rusty Frank -- Rusty's web site: SwingshiftOnTap.com 310 657-7664. See also: Donald O'Connor: Let's Tap 10934 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA. ISBN # is 1-883143-00-4. stomp - flat, NO WEIGHT (why does RF say stomp in F1 (no wc) and F4 (wc)? STAMP - flat, WEIGHT change (note - I use UPPER CASE if it takes WEIGHT) STEP - toe, WEIGHT touch - toe, NO WEIGHT (why does RF say touch at end of Tack Annie?) heel - drop heel, NO WEIGHT-change brush - brush back, NO WEIGHT scuff - brush forward, NO WEIGHT shuffle - brush forward, then back, NO WEIGHT BALL-CHANGE - same as STEP STEP, TWO WEIGHT CHANGES The Tap version has 4 figures, twice: Shim-Sham-Shimmy Chorus, Freeze Chorus 8 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & stom brus STEP stom brus STEP stom brus STEP STEP stom brus STEP stom brus STEP stom brus STEP stom brus STEP STEP stom brus STEP stom brus STEP stom brus STEP stom brus STEP STEP stom brus touch! STEP touch STEP heel STEP heel STEP STEP STEP clap STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP scuff heel STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP scuff heel STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP scuff heel STEP STEP STEP scuf heel STEP STEP STEP scuff heel STEP STE! STEP brus touch STEP brus touch STEP brus touch STEP brus STEP STEP STEP brus touch STEP brus touch STEP brus touch STEP brus STEP STEP STEP brus touch STEP brus touch STEP brus touch STEP brus STEP ! STEP touch STEP heel STEP heel STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP shuf-fle STEP STEP STEP STEP shuf-fle STEP STEP STEP touch STEP heel STEP heel STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP shuf-fle STEP STEP STEP STEP shuf-fle STEP STEP STEP touch STEP heel STEP heel STEP STEP STEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hog Town Hep Cats add 1/2 chorus, when performing (BW and PB from Ryan Stroll): 7: Suzy-Q | Suzy-Q | Suzy-Q | Pivot Break 8: BW, BB, BF, BF | BW, BB, BF, BF | BW, BB, BF, BF | Breakdown Here are some variations on the Lindy Hop breaks: fancy SHIM-SHAM-BREAK: ( I like ICE cream Even on SUNday / 8 1 2 3 4&5 6 7 ) step Rf tap Lb step Lb hop L step-hop step Lb slide <> slide >< STEP touch STEP heel STEP heel STEP STEP STEP fancy HALF-BREAK: (lunge-hop rock shuf-fle ball-change hop) lunge Rf rock Lb brush Rb step Lf lunge Rf rock Lb brush Rb step Lf hop R brush Rf step Rb hop L hop R brush Rf step Rb hop L -- , , , , Peter Renzland Peter @Dancing .Org \_@_ {)/ (}, 9 \@ {)/ Toronto 416 323-1300 HTTP://Dancing.Org \ /\_._,<_/ (>_/7 /\_._,<_\ Je danse donc je suis Hog Town Hep Cats \ /_\ /_\ /) /\ /_\ Scandi Alpine Celtic Jazz: Lindy-Hop /) /( / )( \ ' ) ( `