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Long Before The Harlem Shake, We Did The Shimmy

Gilda Grey, the dancer who is sometimes credited with naming the shimmy, in London in 1928. (SSPL via Getty Images)
Gilda Grey, the dancer who is sometimes credited with naming the shimmy, in London in 1928. (SSPL via Getty Images)

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