Originally, the tap-dance routine was created by Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant in the late 1920s. In the mid-1980s, Frankie Manning created a version of the Shim Sham for swing dancers, which became popular.
Music for Shim-Sham
Tutorial with Frankie Manning
Learn the Shim Sham from Frankie Manning, the pioneer of Lindy Hop who adapted this classic routine for the Lindy Hop community.
Swing Time tutorial
In my opinion, probably the best Shim Sham tutorial – it’s just set to different music than what we usually use.
At the end (48:50), it’s performed in full.