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Offline Nichi

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Shim Sham
« on: October 30, 2014, 07:21:42 AM »
<span data-s9e-mediaembed="youtube" style="display:inline-block;width:100%;max-width:640px"><span style="display:block;overflow:hidden;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" style="background:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bjfM4Wrj9UI/hqdefault.jpg) 50% 50% / cover;border:0;height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;width:100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bjfM4Wrj9UI"></iframe></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bjfM4Wrj9UI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/bjfM4Wrj9UI</a>
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Re: Shim Sham
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2014, 02:10:02 PM »
The male dancer above was in his 90's when the video was made. He is Frankie "Musclehead" Manning, who is said to have created the Lindy-Hop in 1935.

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Re: Shim Sham
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2014, 07:19:36 PM »
This just makes me smile.

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Re: Shim Sham
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2015, 12:43:25 AM »
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Hellzapoppin'
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2015, 08:13:59 AM »
The Shim-Sham leads into the Lindy Hop.

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Re: Lindy Hop
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2015, 08:20:18 AM »
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Re: Lindy Hop/Jitterbug
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2015, 08:23:14 AM »
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Here's where the whites steal it and pretend it has nothing to do with its African-American roots. But there is some good dancing in it nonetheless.
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Re: Shim Sham
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2015, 02:13:19 AM »
That was a fun selection.
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Re: Shim Sham
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2015, 08:01:20 AM »
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Re: Lindy Hop/Jitterbug
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2015, 12:59:20 PM »
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