In Chicago, a 25-year-old Brooklyn actress studied the Black entertainers onstage who were doing an exciting new step. These dancers moved every part of their body -- except their feet. Mae West mastered "The Shimmy" and introduced it to audiences in New York City. To tie herself to the craze, Mae sang a song: "Ev'rybody Shimmies Now." Here is 1918 sheet music of this song with a picture of Mae on the cover, still a brunette during her vaudeville years.
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