Friday, August 5, 2011

"Rich Looks For Peaches"


Although this AWKWARD slow-dance clip isn't identified, I recognized it immediately as being from Dancin' On Air - an 80's teen dance show which was based in Philadelphia. The show was HUGE in  Central Pennsylvania (where I grew up) - and the regular dancers became mini-stars, with their own fanclubs and fanzines...


OMG - Bobby Catalano!!!! Take off your glasses - we wanna see your eyes!!!!! Sorry ... old habits...

Anywhore, Dancin' On Air was picked up by the fledgling USA network in 1986 and renamed Dance Party USA - but at that point I was in college and too drunk busy to care anymore.

BTW - did the girl in the cheerleader outfit at 0:16 look familiar?? That's Jersey girl and Intense Staring Champion Kelly Ripa - one of Dancin's "regulars".



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4 comments:

Joy said...

I didn't know about this show but watched American Bandstand back when. We'd learn the dances and practice in front of the mirror! Wasn't Bandstand based in Philadelphia, too?

David Dust said...

Joy -

Yep. My Dad's friends would travel to Philly sometimes to be on Bandstand.

When Dancin' On Air started, all of our parents considered it a Bandstand wannabe.

XOXOXOXO

Tom A. said...

There was a big flaming queen on the USA version- although he would always try to butch it up.

I wonder what ever happened to him....

Sam said...

Bwahaha. The fucking 80's rocked. Haha.

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