Learn the Shim Sham - for Lindy Hop and Swing Dance

[@skane3109]

Laura you are an AMAZING teacher and dancer. Seen a lot of shim sham tutorials but this one is in a class of its own. Beautifully presented. Thank you ❤

[@cyrilapo6579]

Totally brillant. So generous, so well explained, so historical; boooom; you are killing it!

[@LauraGlaess]

Oh, that makes me feel so goooood!!

[@alanbishop6937]

Lol, I was just starting to wish Laura would yell "CROSS OVER", as one does, and of course she did! 😉

[@LauraGlaess]

Yeah, I tried to cover as many of the traditions as I could by myself. The voice over is a little jarring to me, but I'm figuring it out!

[@plenarygrace]

I've never seen anyone demo front and back, side-by-side...BRILLIANT!! Thank you!

[@LauraGlaess]

I thought it might be helpful ;)

[@palerider3857]

I've recently taken up Lindy here in Dublin and have just found your channel. I'm learning so much from your videos. So much fun and loads of energy. What's not to love about swing? Thankyou 😊

[@meganeverson97]

I'm so glad I came across this because I constantly struggle with the half breaks and the transitions to the next move

[@sailorsnook]

Great dancer, beautiful video, fabulous styling. If however you aren't a talented dancer yourself and you don't already know the basics of the Shim Sham then learning it from this will be very, very difficult indeed.

[@JTGriegC]

Instantly subscribed. You're an amazing teacher by nature, an even an awesome-er dancer. Truly innovative, I'm all in for this!

[@gisleneappel2751]

Thank you so much for this fantastic lessons! My shim sham is really better now and I can dance on the dance floor this weekend 🎉😊

[@eckdavid2472]

This is a great follow-up to Erin and Frankie Manning’s video. There you learn the ABCs of the shim sham and here you get a massive amount of practice. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@lakegirl1916]

Awesome video! So glad I’ve found you!! Shim shamming along with you over here in Spain.

[@andrewmass1414]

Fabulous. So good. Thank you.

[@MrAGregan]

Thanks for this, Laura :D. Please, please, please do a video like this for the Tranky Doo and/or the Big Apple!

[@LauraGlaess]

They are definitely on the list!

[@marychan8245]

Thx for demonstrating front and back perspectives

[@LauraGlaess]

I try to be helpful

[@marilysejulien2162]

Can someone help me please, I'm trying to deeply understand the rythm behind the full break, in particular the one with the short walk on 6-7 to come back to hit the 8 (see the variation at 12:25). I can feel it when I follow along but would need to put counts on the entire move to really figure it out. At what time exactly are the two "jumps" (somewhere around 4 or 5, but where exactly)? Big thanks!

[@LeahJenae]

I can’t do heels. What shoes are you wearing? What brands do you recommend ?

[@LauraGlaess]

I have a hard time with heels, too. Honestly, shoes are so personal. Sneakers work. Men's dress shoes work great, too. This particular brand is slide and swing, which is a dance specific shoe: www.slideandswing.es/ To me, it's not necessary to get a dance specific shoe, but if you want something ready made, it's a great choice!

[@luanndalton]

Hi Laura, Love your videos. Can you recommend dance shoes for this style of dance?

[@LauraGlaess]

So many options! There are actually several shoe companies out there that cater specifically to Lindy Hoppers now. Slide&Swing, Applejacks, Saint Savoy, Swivels, and more. I also just takes comfortable flat-soled shoes I like and put leather on the bottom. Here's an ancient video I made on how. One day, I will remake it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaLGnYWCnq-Xnrc

[@richardjackson4128]

Had our first lesson in Lindy hop and they Finished with this so hopefully I’ll have more chance of keeping up 😂

[@jacindakee7228]

Thank you so much for these videos! Love learning from you!

[@Schnüsch-r6b]

Sooo great and precise, thanks a lot for your great job!!!!

[@MrTonyLockett]

Thanks for the clear explanation, Laura. The two camera angles and the breakdown of the different moves are really useful.

[@LauraGlaess]

Glad it was helpful! Trying hard!

[@Zudy_kim]

Im just start to learning swing dance, and this video is So helpful and easy to understand ! Thank u

[@blueeyedbull67]

Damn you're good! Loved you at Beantown camp this year!

[@careanmayne5722]

I was wondering , do you know the name of another line dance in swing? I saw them do it at an event and i forget the name. I think it starts with a t lol

[@mich.5640]

Whew! that was such fun!! Haven't done any exercise for 5 months but that was totally inspiring. Nevermind exhausting!

[@LauraGlaess]

Great job! Dancing is wonderful. Exercise that's not boring (for me) :P

[@emilysego2400]

I wish I could click the like button 100 times! Thank you so much, I used to dance this every week for years and I sadly haven't been dancing for a long time (also years). Had so much fun dancing along with you!

[@LauraGlaess]

This makes me so happy! Thank you!

[@grace.hamacher]

Where did you get your pants and blouse? I'm looking for clothes like that and I can't seem to find them

[@LauraGlaess]

Thank you! It's a lot of thrift store work and hand-me-downs. The blouse was a hand-me-down from my stylish sis, and the pants were size 12 thrift store pants that I remade to fit me.

[@alanbishop6937]

I try to follow along with the Frankie video a couple times a year to make sure I remember--thanks for teaching the variations, sharing the oral history, picking some great music, and inspiring personal expression--I'm excited to have a new video to practice with!

[@LauraGlaess]

Well, I can't compare to Frankie, but it's a different take.

[@thulet110]

Your teachings are always inspiring. Even the SHIM SHAM!

[@laurab9928]

omg THANK YOU

[@lauraupsall5091]

I’ve just started swing and found your shim sham instruction, loved seeing the front and back views So helpful!! Is there a beginners Swing? ( I’m in Australia )

[@maxolly9121]

bellissimo!!! grazie mille Laura 🤗🤗, un saluto da Genova (Italy) , Happy New Year!!

[@calebjimmysmith]

An excellent lesson for an excellent dance! Thanks, Laura. Time to forward this to all my friends who need to learn the shim sham.

[@bellinivernon]

Que bien ... !

[@casawabicat9475]

Great 😊

[@Timbotao]

wahhhh .... I've always seen the Shim Sham done around the scene, and it always does comes up all over the World!...A couple of times I have just tried to join in ... but like you demonstrate here, it really is actually a bit more complicated than it looks! ... I will have to work on it... a .... lot... ha ha :(

[@Timbotao]

ps. this is by far the best shim sham lesson I have ever had!

[@rosa8]

I love Lindy Hop and Swing Dance! Nice work! Thank you! 👍❤️

[@flavie8679]

Amazing video ! Thank you so much :)

[@judeselee]

Even better vibrate n base on video!! :) Thx Laura!

[@shealeighhanna1233]

Ok... So I'm loving the song for the teaching of the break and Google is failing me hard. What song is this?!

[@LauraGlaess]

I'm glad you like it! It's "What's Your Name?" Originally recorded by Fats Waller: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWnMiHeApsija9U This one is actually my husband's band, the Brooks Prumo Orchestra: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6e9dJiGpL6Mp5o If you want, you can get his album on bandcamp: brooksprumoorchestra.bandcamp.com/

[@josephatthecoop]

Thanks you so much! This is especially helping me with two things that have been tripping me up: starting phrases on the 8, and the tricky transitions, especially the one from the Tacky(sp?) Annie to the break. Your very specific “do this!” is just the ticket. Small sadness: the link to the Shortie George video goes to “this video not available”.

[@LauraGlaess]

Thanks for the head's up! I fixed it.

[@lisaahmari7199]

Someone may have mentioned this but if you want to see Frankie Manning dance when he was in his 20's he is in a mind blowing dance scene called Hellzapoppin'. You can pull it up on KZbin, here. I have watched it 50 times. Never ceases to amaze me!

[@LauraGlaess]

It's true. Gorgeous dancer. But really the whole Whitey's team was just full of gorgeous dancers. It's a kind of a tragedy that modern lindy hoppers got to hear from so few of them.

[@OnWoodiz]

Thank you very much Laura !! I think I'll spend a lot of time on your channel, it's very well explained

[@LauraGlaess]

Thank you! That means a lot to me!

[@yurymishanin4450]

Это лучший разбор рутинки! Лора - ты супер! Great, that's awsome! More, please more:)

[@stephfairlessNZ]

Wonderful as always Laura. Also from the Sugarfoot Stomp team here in NZ thank you for sharing our link on the history.

[@LauraGlaess]

Thanks for having one! I tried to learn as much as I could and your site was helpful.

[@adelineliss5696]

Mzzjzks

[@dntlss]

The way they used to dance back then its a miracle they all didn't die of a hard attack,talk about a workout,lol

[@LauraGlaess]

lol!

[@bluedancelilly]

This is an adaptation from the original Leonard Reeds tap dance - the original Shim Sham. This is a Lindy Hop version.

[@LauraGlaess]

True - a simplification.

[@Marta_in_B]

Fantastic. Thank you so much!

[@DJA-BOMB]

I cannot hear your voice in this video!

[@LindsayRiddle-np8wy]

18:06

[@ksyourak7437]

❤❤

[@marilyndill8963]

Fantastic!!! Thanks so much!

[@Mountainbridesvoice]

Thank you Laura, I love this!

[@pilargarciacorredor5249]

Shim shan beginers

[@martinchilvers3870]

Fabulous as always!

[@wmtejada]

This is amazing!

[@Anna-le2jc]

I appreciate the work you’ve put into this and how well presented it is, but for learning the shim sham from scratch this really isn’t a helpful video and I don’t think it should be labelled ‘for beginners’. Trying to piece together what the actual moves are without explanation has unfortunately been a really frustrating experience for me that has put me off learning this. As a refresher for someone who has done the dance before, this is great! But unfortunately the ambiguous labelling has just made this really hard to follow and made me feel bad about it, honestly. I appreciate your work a lot, but I think maybe the marketing of this one is not quite what you were aiming for.

[@danselb8693]

bellissima

[@admcmlxxii2662]

Studia

[@Zudy_kim]

2:10 스탭 시작 6:50 스탭 바꾸기

[@VitoriaGomes-vd7hv]

❤️❤️❤️

[@moo639]

When you were teaching the boogie back I was horrified to see you clapping on 1, 3, 5 and 7, but when you do the final dance at the end you clapped on 8, 2, 4 and 6 as you should. Thanks.

[@LauraGlaess]

Huh, are you talking about the one ~20 minutes in? I think I might be hearing the timing of that song differently than you are. Yes, claps, snaps, etc should totally be on the evens unless you are being super clever and intentional ;)

[@OzzYG4]

then we must feel guilty for our race...

[@LauraGlaess]

I actually disagree. Since race isn't something you can help, it doesn't make much sense to feel guilty about it. If you mean "white" - as a white person doing a Black dance, I don't feel guilty about my race, but I do want to make sure I know where it comes from because that effects how the dance is done. And as a white teacher teaching a Black dance, I REALLY want to make sure that I let anyone learning from me know which cultures the dance came from (not mine) -- especially since "swing dancing" is frequently represented by white people. Gotta give Black artists their flowers!