#Shim Sham

[phe-purple-parade]

Ngl I absolutely slay at the shim sham. ignore my inevitable half-a-beat delay on the first half break step I SLAYYYY

[nottmlindyhop]

Sun 17 Dec: Our Christmas Tea Dance and Fuddle

Yay! It’s our Christmas Tea Dance and Fuddle this Sunday 17 December from 5pm to 9pm. Only 2 more sleeps! Come and join us for our last Sunday of NLH in 2023 and celebrate a fabulous year of happy Lindy Hop and Jazz dancing returning to Sneinton, Nottingham. 🥰 All swing dancers are very welcome regardless of experience or where you usually dance. No partner necessary. 🎟️ £10 per person (card…

[vieramars]

women,,

[transfemgeorgecostanza]

This could be so cloying, and in a way it absolutely is, but also I find it so wonderfully joyous in spite of itself, I don't know. It's probably the version of I Got Rhythm I listen to the most.

Unfortunately I can't find a source for who of the team of like, 8 credited orchestrators was responsible for these, but I love the arrangement so much

[pianokantzart]

Dimentio Playlist

Spotify Link: 🎭

Look What the Wind Blew In - Baby Dee

The Whole World and You - Tally Hall

Immoral Men - AlicebanD

Shim Sham - Caravan of Thieves

Razzle Dazzle - Richard Gere

Terrible Things - April Smith and the Great Picture Show

Dirty Night Clowns - Chris Garneau

Excusez-Moi - Triciclo Circus Band

Know Your Enemy - Mikelangelo and The Black Sea Gentlemen

Weight of the World - Shayfer James

Carousel - Circus Contraption

I Am What I Am - Douglas Hodge

See No Evil - This Way To The Egress

Where We Belong - Shayfer James

The Show Must Go On - The Real Tuesday Weld

[tkshoelace]

Shim Sham has been drawn!

[kallamars-spouse]

shim sham, shambles, shams, shammy, my beloved…

[ultraviolet-ink]

For the AA ask game, 14 and 21 pls

omg let's GO!! 14- Favourite sibling relationship?

I gotta go with a classic, but Trucy and Apollo! Even if they STILL don't know, lmao, poor things! In all seriousness, I really do love their dynamic together, and it's still fresh in my mind after my recent playthrough of AJ! I like how natural their banter is together, and the fact that Apollo is a big crybaby and canonically burst out into tears when he thought Trucy was legitimately threatened in 4-2 is such an underrated moment! They really do care for each other, and I love that they got on together like a house on fire! (also, big bro Apollo poking fun at Trucy acting like she was always a Gavinner fan despite not knowing much until 4-2 is always a delight XD) 21- Biggest “love to hate” character?

The Man. The Myth. The Legend. Shim Sham, Shick Shack, fucking fuck fuck fuckface, WILLIAM SHAMSPEARE <3 <3 <3 <3 I hate him so much, I hate his stupid face, I want to beat him up with a baseball bat and put him in my mouth and shake my head violently while I rip out all his stuffing to find the squeaker and get rid of him once and for all. He's my favorite culprit, and his breakdown is my favorite in all the series <3 Just look at this stupid idiot, what an utter buffoon

Prompts Here!

[hclib]

Must You Dance -- Everyday? If You Must -- Make it Pay!

From November 10 to 12, 1938, some of the best jitterbug dancers in the midwest gathered at the Minneapolis Armory to strut their stuff. Competitors showed off their "shim-sham," "Harlem shuffle," "campus stomp," "Frisco," and "Moochy" in the hopes of winning cash prizes. First prize went to Minneapolis residents Gerry Price, 17, and her partner Neal Ford, 18. Price told the Minneapolis Journal she would put her half of the $75 prize in the bank, or maybe spend it on new clothes.

Contest registration flyer from the Minneapolis and Hennepin County Subject Vertical Files. Photo of contestants (P44191) from the Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.

[mannytoodope]

Peterman: Elaine, up until a moment ago, I was convinced that I was on the receiving end of one of the oldest baker's grift in the books--The Entenmann's shim-sham.

Eaine: Ohh...

Peterman: Until I remembered the videotape surveillance system that I installed to catch other-Walter using my latrine. But it also caught this.

Eaine: Mr. Peterman, I, uh...

Peterman: Elaine, I have a question for you. Is the item still...with you?

Ealine: Um...as far as I know.

Peterman: Do you know what happens to a butter-based frosting after six decades in a poorly ventilated English basement?

Ealine: Uh, I guess I hadn't--

Peterman: Well, I have a feeling that what you are about to go through is punishment enough. Dismissed.

[pastelchosen]

"Hey Shim Sham. If you use your magic to hold the camera, does that make it a spellfie?"

Blink. Blink. “…Gabe, are you okay?” He snorts.

[lboogie1906]

Norma Adele Miller (December 2, 1919 – May 5, 2019) was a Lindy hop dancer, choreographer, actress, author, and comedian known as the "Queen of Swing". She was born in 1919 in Harlem to her mother Alma, a charwoman, and her father Norman, a shipyard worker. She was named after her father, who died from pneumonia a month before her birth. Even though her mother struggled to pay the rent, she was enrolled in dance classes from a very young age. At the age of five, she was performing at amateur nights in theaters. She knew she wanted to be a dancer very early on. When the Great Depression began in 1929, Miller and her family moved to a cramped and noisy tenement apartment on 140th street that overlooked the Savoy Ballroom. The windows were open due to the lack of air conditioning and she could hear the house band. From her fire escape, she would watch the dancers perform the Black Bottom, the Shimmy, the Charleston, and the Shim Sham. She would practice dancing in her living room and her school gymnasium. On Easter Sunday in 1932, when she was dressed up from church services, she was dancing outside the Savoy Ballroom, too young to enter. Twist Mouth George Ganaway, "the greatest dancer at the Savoy," was impressed with her dancing. He gave her a Coca-Cola and asked her to dance in the ballroom for the first time before she was escorted back outside. She wrote or played a major role in several books, including: Me & John Biffar: A Love Story, which chronicles her friendship with filmmaker John Biffar. Swing, Baby Swing! follows the evolution of swing dance into the 21st century. Swingin' at the Savoy: The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer, her autobiography, describes her early life and meetings with Frankie Manning, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ethel Waters, and Chick Webb. Stompin' at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller is a children's book by Alan Govenar, chronicling her life, published in 2006. The Redd Foxx Encyclopedia of Black Humor was co-written by her and Redd Foxx in 1977. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl0vIPHOJaG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nottmlindyhop]

Sun 6 Aug: Summer Social Dance and Fuddle

It’s time for our next relaxed, friendly, swing dance social with warm up fun class, snowball, shim sham, jam circles and, of course, a Fuddle. Everyone’s invited to bring a donation of food (sweet or savoury) to the Fuddle table for everyone to share. We’ve had some lovely food in the past. I’ll provide tea, coffee, juice and biscuits as usual. We’re at our usual venue, St Christopher’s…

[vieramars]

Making this its own post bc it wasn't getting seen as a reblog

Re: a very niche oddly specific fluffy TMA au

So I'm in a swing dance club and I started thinking about what if the characters of the magnus archives were all in a swing dance club. Absolutely no regard for canon, just all the characters hanging out having a time.

Half the characters do not know how to dance. Some are really good at it. Elias is the club leader who thought having a position of authority would be fun but now he's stuck managing a room full of chaos gremlins with fear powers.

Half the playlist is mechs songs. Nikola insists on doing live music every few meets.

Jon watches tons of videos on swing moves in order to learn them and is constantly watching his feet to make sure he's doing the steps right. He's a follow and almost exclusively dances with Martin. Even though he helped form the club he perpetually has new awkward member energy. Still, once he's had plenty of time to practice a move, he can do it perfectly nine times out of ten.

Martin is a much more confident dancer than someone who'd just met him would think. He's a lead and his musicality is on point. He's really good at songs with tempo changes, and his favorite move is probably swing kicks.

Tim and Sasha are terrifying on the dance floor. Sasha's the lead and every dance she's trying to beat her own record for how many times she can spin Tim consecutively. They prefer open position and every other move is a basket turn. 

Michael showed up one day and just became part of the club by being there, then later invited Helen along. Both of them like to dance with pretty much everyone, and both of them love sliding doors. Sometimes involving actual distortion doors. Their dance moves are reality bending and they always have the flashiest outfits. Michael is ambidancetrous (comfortable leading or following) and Helen is a lead.

Agnes wears very thick gloves so that she can dance with people without burning their hands. To avoid accidents she's also very good at no-contact moves. Sometimes she brings Jack over for club meetings. She's a lead and her favorite move is sugar pushes though she also likes line dances and does the best charleston out of the whole group.

Daisy and Basira are inseparable. But they are both leads. Rather than dancing with other people they just solo jazz and line dance together.

No matter who she's dancing with or what moves they're doing Nikola is killing it. Her favorite dances are steal dances where everyone's rapidly switching partners. She's always the fastest to find a new partner and get back into step. She does everything with a flourish and is an expert at dips of any kind.

Melanie and Georgie are just vibing. Probably the calmest dancers in the room despite being far from the calmest people. Georgie can dance the entire length of the meeting without taking a break.

Gerry mostly only dances with Michael, Mike, or Tim because they can match his energy the best. He loves fast-paced songs and complicated moves, and can absolutely fuck it UP at the shim sham.

Mike Crew also really likes fast-paced dances and loves spinning his partner until they might as well be in the vast for how dizzy they are. Dancing with him comes with a spin at your own risk disclaimer.

Oliver is more of a slow song enjoyer, and he joins Jon and Nikola in the live music performances. While Agnes is the best at many variations of the charleston, Oliver is the best at the cowboy charleston specifically, and he can do it while playing a fiddle.

Peter Lukas REFUSES to dance except for rarely when Elias convinces him to, in which case they have a vibe that's somewhere between overly formal ballroom dancing and Morticia and Gomez doing the most. 

Jane Prentiss is mostly here for the snacks and the vibes but she joins in for warm-ups and line dances. The only person she'll dance together with is Agnes cause they both prefer the least amount of physical contact possible.

Annabelle Cane is the main dance instructor and she's a phenomenal teacher. She knows all the moves by heart and she's rocking the roaring 20s aesthetic. If she's leading a line dance, everyone's in perfect sync.

If I missed anyone lmk, this is all coming directly out of my brain so some characters might've gotten lost in the stream of consciousness. I'm open to asks about dance pairs, who leads/follows in that pair, and what songs they would pick if they had the floor 👀

By the way, dance pairs do not equal ships! I do ship a few of these pairs (and it makes sense to me for couples to gravitate towards dancing together), but anyone can dance with anyone!

[renatajiji]

Still from my work in the @mownamuseum Biennial opening May 1 through September 22 The Museum collects and mints on behalf of their artists. This is their second Biennial, comprising 94 artists from 29 countries. To see/ purchase the work follow the Objkt link in my bio. Cari Ann Shim Sham* and Joey Zaza, curators and founders are doing superb work, supporting and collecting digital artists. I am honoured to be in their collection, alongside my fellow #techspressionistartist @tommymintznyc https://instagr.am/p/CrtOhE6gZ6K/

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Descendants of Benjamin

1 Benjamin was the father of Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, Ahar′ah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abi′hud, 4 Abishu′a, Na′aman, Aho′ah, 5 Gera, Shephu′phan, and Huram. 6 These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Man′ahath): 7 Na′aman, Ahi′jah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who was the father of Uzza and Ahi′hud. 8 And Shahara′im had sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Ba′ara his wives. 9 He had sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zib′i-a, Mesha, Malcam, 10 Je′uz, Sachi′a, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ houses. 11 He also had sons by Hushim: Abi′tub and Elpa′al. 12 The sons of Elpa′al: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, 13 and Beri′ah and Shema (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Ai′jalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath); 14 and Ahi′o, Shashak, and Jer′emoth. 15 Zebadi′ah, Arad, Eder, 16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beri′ah. 17 Zebadi′ah, Meshul′lam, Hizki, Heber, 18 Ish′merai, Izli′ah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpa′al. 19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20 Eli-e′nai, Zil′lethai, Eli′el, 21 Adai′ah, Bera′iah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shim′e-i. 22 Ishpan, Eber, Eli′el, 23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24 Hanani′ah, Elam, Anthothi′jah, 25 Iphde′iah, and Penu′el were the sons of Shashak. 26 Sham′sherai, Shehari′ah, Athali′ah, 27 Ja-areshi′ah, Eli′jah, and Zichri were the sons of Jero′ham. 28 These were the heads of fathers’ houses, according to their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

29 Je-i′el the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Ma′acah. 30 His first-born son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Ba′al, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahi′o, Zecher, 32 and Mikloth (he was the father of Shim′e-ah). Now these also dwelt opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. 33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Mal′chishu′a, Abin′adab, and Esh-ba′al; 34 and the son of Jonathan was Mer′ib-ba′al; and Mer′ib-ba′al was the father of Micah. 35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tare′a, and Ahaz. 36 Ahaz was the father of Jeho′addah; and Jeho′addah was the father of Al′emeth, Az′maveth, and Zimri; Zimri was the father of Moza. 37 Moza was the father of Bin′e-a; Raphah was his son, Ele-a′sah his son, Azel his son. 38 Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azri′kam, Bo′cheru, Ish′mael, She-ari′ah, Obadi′ah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Je′ush the second, and Eliph′elet the third. 40 The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites. — 1 Chronicles 8 | Revised Standard Version (RSV) Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesisi 22:24; Genesis 46:21; Exodus 6:21; Joshua 10:12; 1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Samuel 14:49; 1 Samuel 31:2; 2 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 21:16; 2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 9:1; 1 Chronicles 9:35; 1 Chronicles 9:39,40 and 41; 1 Chronicles 9:43-44; 1 Chronicles 12:20; Acts 9:32; Acts 9:35