In Arizona, the Mesa Community College Tap Ensemble (MCC On Tap) performs the Shim Sham Shimmy in “A Most Excellent Dance Adventure” Spring of 2006. Thanks to Mary Wall for sending in this video which will be included in the Tap Murmurs performance video collage coming up on May 14th!

Julia Boynton found this video of Gregory Hines from Mel Brooks’ movie History Of The World part 1 and sent it to us.

The members of the group Lindy Gakuen Osaka took a series videos of them dancing the shim sham wearing the traditional japanese cloth known as Kimono in different places in Japan. This the first video, taken at Kiyomizu-dera, a famous temple in Kyoto. To donate to the Red Cross for those in need in Japan go here.

Shouting out to CATA’s Tap Murmurs from across the state ranging from ages 9-15 and representing broad levels of experience: in the back row, Davison (son of musical artist Robi Floyd). Charlotte, Sofia, Grace Polly; and in front row, Anthony (Eve’s son), Maya (granddaughter of the legendary Boston Tap Goddess Sue Ronson), Lianna, and Priya.

Olivia Idella is no stranger to CATA as a long-time member of their dance group THE MOVING COMPANY, she performed and co-choreographed for a number of years throughout high school. Now a student at Dean College, she finds herself in Tap shoes and doing the Shim Sham Shimmy.