This is the video recap of the Swingo class we gave at Lindy Focus VIII.

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This is the video recap of the Collegiate Shag Crash Course Natasha and I gave at Lindy Focus VIII.

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No, the California Routine is not just 3 Swing Outs and a Cirle
Once again, we’ve decided to go with a real classic piece of the Swing community.
The California Routine was choreographed by Frankie Manning for the Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. You can see an early version of the routine in the video Spirit Moves

We [...]

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It would be a shame not to post this video of Frankie Manning and Erin Stevens dancing the Shim Sham.

We’ll all miss Frankie calling the moves

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Turns out that recording in a big dance studio with the built-in mic of the camera is not such a great idea when it comes to recording voices
You’ll have to wait for our own video of the Shim Sham with the counts, but in the meantime, you can check out this great video [...]

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This is the structure of the Shim Sham and the list of the steps.
(R) = Right foot
(L) = Left foot
All the moves start on the 8
<first half>
The Shim Sham
Stomp(R) Glide(R) Stomp(L) Glide(L) Stomp(R) Glide(R) Stomp(R) Glide(R)
Stomp(L) Glide(L) Stomp(R) Glide(R) Stomp(L) Glide(L) Stomp(L) Glide(L)
Stomp(R) Glide(R) Stomp(L) Glide(L) Stomp(R) Glide(R) Stomp(R) Glide(R)
Full break : Step(R) Touch(L) Step(L) Touch(R) Step(R) Step(L) Step(R) Step(L)
Pushes & [...]

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We all know how frustrating it is to be a beginner swing dancer, get to an event and at some point in the evening see all the other dancers gather in the middle of the dance floor and start this line dance that everybody seems to know but you… We’ve all been there!
That’s why we’ve [...]

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Hello World!
Yes, we’ll try to upload our first videos tonight.
We’ll begin with the world famous Shim Sham routine.
See you tonight!

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So I guess you’re wondering what this whole thing is about, right?
Well, you’ll see in a few days as we start putting up completely free instructional videos!
Yes, that’s right, free instructional swing dance videos
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