Dean Collins Shim Sham Workshop
Sun, Jan 18
|Los Angeles
Come learn the Dean Collins version of the Shim Sham! All levels of dancers are welcome. This is a solo dance, so you don't need a partner. And it is kind of a rite of passage for LA dancers to learn it. Read history in description.
Time & Location
Jan 18, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Los Angeles, 10852 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601, USA
About the event
Come learn the Dean Collins version of the Shim Sham!
All levels of dancers are welcome. This is a solo dance, so you don't need a partner. And it is kind of a rite of passage for LA dancers to learn it.
Brief History
The original Shim Sham was created in the late 1920's by tap dancers Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant.
Dean Collins (born Sol Ruddusky) was a swing dancer from New York who is credited for bringing Lindy Hop to Los Angeles in the late 1930s.
He created his own version of the Shim Sham in 1938 and made modifications to it throughout his life.