'Taint What You Do by Jimmie Lunceford

Here's one of the more commonly used songs for the Shim Sham routine.

Filmed from the back with no variations or styling to make it easier to follow along.

Although Leonard Reed is credited of the creating the original it has had so much influences over the years it is unclear what parts are whose these days.

The Shim Sham was originally a tap routine that become a popular routine for finale's where the entire cast of a show would do this routine. Leonard Reed was said to have choreographed the Goofus which was a tap routine that sparked it all. From the Vaudville finale it made it's was to New York. It got changed and simplified and eventually you end up with this version of the Shim Sham for Lindy Hoppers.

There is also a modern tap dance version which is also known as the Anthem of

Then during the Swing Dance revival, Frankie Manning taught it around the world and it has been whole hartedly adopted by lindy hoppers. When this songs plays at a swing event, anywhere in the world, you will get a bunch or people dancing this routine.


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