Level: Intermediate/Advanced What is the Shim Sham? If you want to improve your dancing we highly recommend learning and practicing Dean's Shim Sham routine. The steps and transitions might be a bit tricky, but you won't improve by doing only the things that come easily! They will break everything down so that you can be part of the group the next time when Dean's Shim Sham is called. Dean Collins died already in 1984, but this video includes interviews with some of the best dancers like Leonard Reed Bart Bartolo, Bobby Hefner, Freda Angela, Gil Bradey, Mary Collins, and Rusty Frank. Many of them learned the routine by Dean Collins himself. Content (listed without repeating breaks): Chorus 1 Stomp, Kick-Ball-Change Break, Full Break Pushes, Cross Over, Tackie Annie, Half-Break, Twist-Break Chorus 2 Suzy Q, Slide To The Side, Forward Crosses, Shorty George, Tabby The Cat, Forward Backward Crosses, Double Kick Break Chorus 3 Savoy Kicks, Switch Kick Break, Savoy Kicks, Double-Triple Break, Klick Break, 10-Count Savoy Kicks, Walk Off Extras Alternate Ending 30 min. Documentary About The History Of The Shim Sham (with original dancers like Leonard Reed, Bart Bartolo, Bobby Hefner, Freda Angela, Gil Brady, Mary Collins, and Nick Grecko). Performances Total Running Time: 114 min. |