The Shim Sham

Songs that the Shim Sham is usually danced to:

  • Stompin’ at the Savoy
  • Shim Sham Song
  • ‘T’Ain’t What You Do

CHOREOGRAPHY: Each number represents one 8 count step

1. Stomp off starting to the right
2. Stomp off starting to the left
3. Stomp off starting to the right
4. Break

5. Pushes and crossover to the right
6. Pushes and crossover to the left
7. Pushes and crossover to the right
8. Crossover to left, Crossover to the right

9. Tacky Annie
10. Tacky Annie
11. Tacky Annie
12. Break

13. Half Break
14. Break
15. Half Break
16. Break

17. Stomp off starting to the right
18. Stomp off starting to the left
19. Stomp off starting to the right
20. Freeze

21. Pushes and crossover to the right
22. Pushes and crossover to the left
23. Pushes and crossover to the right
24. Crossover to left, Crossover to the right

25. Tacky Annie
26. Tacky Annie
27. Tacky Annie
28. Freeze

29. Half Break
30. Freeze
31. Half Break
32. Freeze

33. Boogie Back
34. Boogie Forward
35. Boogie Back
36. Boogie Forward

37. Boogie Back
38. Shorty George
39. Boogie Back
40. Shorty George

41 - end of song: Grab a partner and dance!



Kris said

Don’t forget that Tuxedo Junction is often used for the Shim Sham song, too!

What exactly do you do for the breaks & half-breaks? Everybody has a slightly different rendition. :)

-kb