Shim Sham Workshop / Shim Sham 课程
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首先，谢谢您冒雨参加5月22日“日落摇摆”Shim Sham，更谢谢Fay 以及April帮大家录影。
5月26日是Frankie生日。我们相信再隆重的仪式也比不上传播他所热爱的摇摆舞给更多的人知道更有意义。所以。。。
Shim Sham 团体舞课程
时间：5月26日（周四）8点-10点（10点之后有现场表演，部分是摇摆乐）
地点：泰康路Melting Pot (泰康路288号)
费用：人民币50元 – 包含软饮料及小吃（当然有Melting Pot 最出名的、全上海最好吃的薯条！）10点之后有现场表演。
有没有跳舞的经验都可以参加、不需要带舞伴。请在5月26日之前来信 shanghaiswi...@gmail.com 报名。
有关“Shim Sham” –
原名The Shim Sham Shimmy。传说中的原创编舞者有两位，Leonard Reed 以及 Willie Bryant。Shim Sham 原来是踢踏舞的一个舞码。1920、1930年代，在许多夜总会、舞厅每天表演的最后，所有的表演者会全部上台一起表演最后一个节目-Shim Sham。这时踢踏舞者会炫耀花俏的节奏、舞步变化，其他人则跳爵士舞步。现代摇摆舞者因此以跳Shim Sham 来体现摇摆舞源自爵士乐这个事实。(Wikipedia)
Shim Sham 可以搭配许多不同的曲子，比较常见的是The Shim Sham Song，Tuxedo Junction，Stomping at the Savoy。Frankie晚年时则喜欢与儿子Chazz Young 表演时用T’Aint What You Do。
想了解Frankie Manning的生平，可以上他的网站http://www.frankiemanning.com/ 或者购买他的传记 Frankie Manning: The Ambassador of Lindy Hop.
First of all, thank you for participating Sunset Swing Shim Sham on May 22nd in the rain. Special thanks to Fay and April for helping us video taping the dances.
May 26th is Frankie’s birthday. To honor Frankie and to celebrate his life, we believe, there is nothing better than spreading the joy of swing dancing!
Shim Sham Workshop
Time：May 26 (Thursday) 8 - 10pm (there will be live music after 10pm with some swing music.)
Venue：Tai Kang Road Melting Pot (288, Tai Kang Road)
FEE：Rmb50 – including soft drinks and snacks (of course there will be the “best French fried” in Shanghai!)
No experience required. No need to bring a partner. Please email shanghaiswi...@gmail.com BEFORE May 26 to sign up.
About “Shim Sham” –
Shim Sham Shimmy, Shim Sham or just Sham originally is a particular tap dance routine. It is credited to Leonard Reed, who originally called it Goofus, or to Willie Bryant. For swing dancers, today it is kind of line dance that recalls the roots of swing. In the late 1920s and the 1930s, 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 shuffle along as they were able. (Widipedia)
There are many songs go with Shim Sham. The most commonly used by swing dancers are The Shim Sham Song, Tuxedo Junction and Stomping at the Savoy. Frankie liked to use T’Aint What You Do when performing with son Chazz Young.
To know more about Frankie Manning, you can visit his website http://www.frankiemanning.com/ or purchase a copy of his biography “Frankie Manning: The Ambassador of Lindy Hop.”