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Shim Sham Shimmy
The Shim Sham Shimmy, Shim Sham or just Sham originally is a particular tap dance routine and is regarded as tap dance's national anthem. For today's swing dancers, it is a line dance. History In the late 1920s, when Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant were with the Whitman Sisters troupe on the T.O.B.A. circuit in Chicago, they created a tap dance routine they called "Goofus" to the tune Turkey in the Straw. The routine consisted of standard steps: eight bars each of the Double Shuffle, the Cross Over, Tack Annie (an up-and-back shuffle), and Falling Off a Log. In early 1930s, the Shim Sham was performed on stage in Harlem at places like Connie's Inn, Dickie Wells's Shim Sham Club, the 101 Ranch, the LaFayette Theatre, and the Harlem Opera House. At the end of many performances, all of the musicians, singers, and dancers would get together on stage and do one last routine: the Shim Sham Shimmy. Tap dancers would perform technical variations, while singers and musicians would shuffl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shim Sham At CCX 2022
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Dean Collins (dancer)
Dean Collins (born Sol Ruddosky; May 29, 1917–June 1, 1984) was an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and innovator of swing dance. He is often credited with bringing the Lindy Hop from New York to southern California. Collins worked in over thirty films and performed live and on television. Biography Collins grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and at age 13 learned to dance from his two older sisters. He participated in amateur dance contests in New Jersey. He danced at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. In 1935, he was named Dancer of the Year by ''The New Yorker'' magazine. Collins moved to Los Angeles in 1936. During the day he worked as a janitor at Simon's Drive-In Diner, and at night he danced at the Diana Ballroom and Casino Gardens. Worried that his Jewish name would hinder his career, he adopted the name "Dean Collins" from a wallet he found. He won his first major dance contest in California at the Palomar Ballroom with his Savoy dance style. The Savoy s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line Dances
Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Lines'' (film), a 2016 Greek film * ''The Line'' (2017 film) * ''The Line'' (2009 film) * ''The Line'', a 2009 independent film by Nancy Schwartzman Podcasts * ''The Line'' (podcast), 2021 by Dan Taberski Literature * Line (comics), a term to describe a subset of comic book series by a publisher * ''Line'' (play), by Israel Horovitz, 1967 * Line (poetry), the fundamental unit of poetic composition * "Lines" (poem), an 1837 poem by Emily Brontë * ''The Line'' (memoir), by Arch and Martin Flanagan * ''The Line'' (play), by Timberlake Wertenbaker, 2009 Music Albums * ''Lines'' (The Walker Brothers album), 1976 * ''Lines'' (Pandelis Karayorgis album), 1995 * ''Lines'' (Unthanks album), 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |