alain’s dance blog

This week is Frankie Week. People from around the world are celebrating.

Marie N’Diaye and I are organizing two massive Shim Shams in Montreal. One on Friday night at the Cat’s Corner Downtown Stomp, and another on Sunday noon-time at Place Jacques-Cartier in Vieux Montreal. We will be bringing a banner and camera to film. If you have any questions, call me at 514-575-9025 or Marie at 514-995-3021. Rain or shine, we’ll be out to dance!

Check out the blog post by Fabienne Cabado from VOIR about our event.

You can also view some of the Shim Shams already posted on youtube:

Shimsham with Korean traditional song ‘Arirang’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igcjNPMAqjs

Facultad de Derecho, Recoleta, Buenes Aires, Argentina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pin_g4Lle8w

Dovercourt in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAmpTkr5YSE

Toronto in front of CN Tower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GDV9WAMRhI

Kiev Swing Dance Club in Ukraine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvKnKiuhJ1I

San Francisco in front of the Golden Gate bridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7vvhFC1AqI

Shim Sham Seattle for Frankie’s 95th Birthday!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNROkQHBK58

Shim Sham - Frankie Manning’s 95 Birthday - Seattle 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKbObsFFlHU

at Cumberland Shuffle in Nashville/Murfreesboro, TN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HwJy8svCM8

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVMhmJpTq6Q

Fairfax, Virginia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Eb432NVfo

Check out Frankie Manning 95 worldwide choreography by Peter Strom and Ramona Staffeld.

It was created by Peter and Ramona in a similar fashion to Peter’s famous Swing&Soul line dances. We’re planning on filming a video response on behalf of Cat’s Corner.

Also, check out next Friday’s Downtown Stomp. We will be videotaping a special Shim Sham for Frankie week!