Today is Frankie Manning's birthday.
Frankie Manning was considered one of founding fathers of the swing-dance revival scene. A big time movie star back in the 1930s & '40s (dancing movies like Hellzapoppin' & Jittering Jitterbugs), his real legacy began in 198 when he was contacted by a couple of local dancers in New York City. Seems these youngsters heard he knew of a little dance called the Lindy hop and they asked if he could teach them how to do it too.
The dance caught on when his two students moved to California, and Frankie Manning began cool cats & kittens the Lindy Hop all over the world.
So, in honor of his contributions to the swing-revival, lindy hoppers everywhere are dancing a special dance he helped bring back tonight - the shim sham:
AND YOU CAN LEARN IT TOO WITH THE HELP OF YOUTUBE!
EVERYBODY SHIM-SHAM!
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