| | |  | TAP DANCE & STEPPING | Home » » » The Revenge of the Shim Sham | | | | | | | Description: | | This DVD is a true "labor of love" from writer, dancer, producer Rusty E. Frank. More than a simple instructional DVD of one dance, this DVD is a devoted homage to Reed's life and his life's work. In 2004, Leonard Reed passed on the torch of the Shim Sham to Ms. Frank. She embraced her role as "Torchbearer" and spent countless hours, weeks, and months on this tribute to one of America's greatest show business personalities. In addition to the two instructional sections, "The Revenge of the Shim Sham" and "The Joe Louis Shuffle" Shim Sham, Frank also included a host of Bonus Features. Among these are historical footage of Reed, recent performances of his dances, his last interview, and a beautifully edited montage by actor, dancer, and editor Gregory Gast under Reed's own song "Smile Up At the Sun" (recorded live at Reed's memorial service in Los Angeles, California). | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Rusty E. Frank Leonard Reed | | Director:
| Rusty E. Frank | | Format:
| Collector's Edition, Color, Director's Cut, NTSC | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| On Tap! | | Run Time:
| 92 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| January 01, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Essential Must HaveMar 06, 2005
By bronx52
The latest collaboration of Mr. Leonard Reed, the gentleman who never forgot a step or detail throughout his 97 years, and Ms. Rusty Frank is Fabulous! Not only does it detail the Shim Shams, there is wonderful extra footage of interviews, photos and performances with Leonard Reed. As usual, with Ms. Frank's work, the production values are excellent; the teaching is most clear and detailed. Get this DVD for the extraordinary footage of Leonard Reed, who is now on a far bigger and celestial stage. Thank you for this gift.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The Next Natrual StepDec 17, 2006
By Patrick King
This is NOT a beginner's tap dance video. If you don't already know how to brush, shuffle, and ball-change, go for Bonnie Franklin's I Hate to Exercise, I Love to Tap, where all those steps are pains-takingly explained. Rusty Frank assumes you know these steps already and she jumps right in on both feet. One can easily enjoy this video just for the great archival footage of Leonard Reed, and the interviews. This is a very big video and covers an awful lot of ground. The lessons, though, which I bought it for, are specatcular. Rusty teaches the steps with the camera aimed at her heels. This is because she singles out and emphasizes the heel taps, steps most videos on tap leave you to figure out for yourself as best you can. Rusty's approach has added precision to my attempts to learn tap dancing. Things I was 'getting away with,' I've had to slow down and perfect in order to execute Reed's intricate choreography. I highly recommend this video to anyone interested in the history of vernacular American dance, and to the intermediate and advanced tapper who will, I'm sure, find these lessons sufficiently stimulating.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Happy customer!Apr 13, 2006
By Maureen
I just recieved the whole shim sham package(dvd's and cd)a couple of weeks ago and I'm shim shamming in my sleep! I love both the dvds and cds. The dvds are so comprehensive and concise. You are not left disappointed or confused. Rusty has covered the important elements: clearly breaking down the steps, providing musical accompaniment you can use to show your dance, including performers of all ages and ethnicities in the dvd, and showing respect to the roots of tap dance. This collection is a must for tap teachers. I love it!!
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