Editing Shim Sham (section)

==The dance==
The Shim Sham is 10 phrases of choreography (each phrase lasting four 8-counts), so it does not usually take up an entire song. After the Shim Sham was over, the dancers then would exit either stage left or right, depending on what was agreed upon for that show.

Today in the Lindy Hop scene, once the Shim Sham choreography is over, dancers typically find a partner and break into [[lindy hop]] for the remainder of the song.  During this portion of the song, the band or a [[DJ]] may call out "Freeze!" or "Slow!" instructing the dancers to either stop where they are or dance slowly, then call out "Dance!" to tell everyone to resume normal dancing.  The Frankie Manning version repeats the basic choreography (replacing each of the break steps with an 8-beat hold), then adds two Boogie Back/Boogie Forward phrases and two Boogie Back/Shorty George phrases to the end of the second repetition of the basic choreography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jitterbuzz.com/less7.html|title=The Shim Sham|website=Jitterbuzz.com|accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref>  Only after the final Shorty George is completed do the dancers break into freestyle Lindy Hop.