Solo Jazz – Shim Sham + Tranky-doo
350 kr.
In this Solo Jazz Routines 4-class round we will learn the Shim Sham and the Tranky Doo.
The original Shim Sham was choreographed by tap dancers Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant in 1927.
It is a line dance for Lindy Hoppers, and you will most likely recognized it from the social dance floor, when the song Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)” by Jimmie Lunceford starts playing and everyone joins in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cUPYkJQ29s
The Tranky Doo is a classic, high-energy solo jazz routine featuring vintage steps like the Fall Off a Log and the Eagle Slide, regularly danced by swing dancers around the world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7xSX1F3ZM
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