Teletext Recovery - 30/09/1990

P564 ORACLE 564 Sun30 Sep C4 2358:12    1/7        by Jayne Miller  DANCE CRAZY  What ever happened to Pan's  People (from Top of the Pops)  the Young Generation or G2?!  Who cares anyway?   I could never work out whether they were there because that's what music programme moguls thought that's what the hip and swinging record-buying public wanted to see, whether it was 'cos they liked to see girlies shaking in tight micro minis and boots, or if it really WAS for camp novelty value... It certainly looked like the latter! more > Buzz Guide 560 Pen Pals 565 CITY BREAKS see page 355 (ITV) Pen Pals Buzz Talk World Beat Box

P564 ORACLE 564 Sun30 Sep C4 2352:21    2/7        DANCE CRAZY...2  Lately dancers have moved  back into the music progs -  not surprising really given  the general acceptance of dance  music.   Thankfully, it's not a few cuties doing mega choreographed claps and twirls for the camera but the real thing... Well, that does depend on what you watch. How many clubbers have you seen taking tips from The Hit Man and Her? Channel 4's "The Word" prides itself on the unchoreographed stance of its dance. They all just do their own thing - it's an "Open Shop". more > Buzz Guide 560 Pen Pals 565 Pen Pals Buzz Talk World Beat Box

P564 ORACLE 564 Sun30 Sep C4 2356:16    3/7        DANCE CRAZY...3  What I'm about to say may  well spurt a dance explosion  (ho, ho, as if it ain't  happened already!)   Ever wondered why some people  really put such a lot of effort into their dance? Yes, we know they get off on the music...but they've also heard the tales of how Wummni was discovered grooving at the Fridge (in Brixton) and invited to dance with Soul II Soul (albeit behind a screen initially!) Now club dancers are appearing in vids all over! While you're looking into yourself, sweating on down, you never know who's looking at you!! more > Buzz Guide 560 Pen Pals 565 Pen Pals Buzz Talk World Beat Box

P564 ORACLE 564 Sun30 Sep C4 2353:28    4/7        DANCE CRAZY...4  THE WORD get their "invited  dancers" from a number of  sources. "We pick them up all  over the place", admits  researcher Matthew.   He also admits to ogling dancers at clubs and asking the ones that take his fancy (professionally, of course!) to audition for the programme. "The dance scene is moving so fast at the moment and for the first time big record companies seem to be tapping into what's happening. But as the music is changing so fast, you've got to have dancers who can keep up with it". And where do you find them?! more > Buzz Guide 560 Pen Pals 565 Pen Pals Buzz Talk World Beat Box

P564 ORACLE 564 Sun30 Sep C4 2357:17    5/7        DANCE CRAZY...5  Apart from a very good  excuse to go clubbing, The  Word get their dancers from  advertising (if you reckon  you're hot, answer their call!)  or from dance agencies...notably  London-based The Company. "Some folk are a bit shocked when you approach them in a club", Matthew grins "but, since most dancers tend to go round in posses, you approach one and you've got a ready made team. Wj don't tell them what to do...and we don't care about looks!" But, it's important that they are flexible and can dance to sounds that have made the charts as well as club favourites. more > Buzz Guide 560 Pen Pals 565 Pen Pals Buzz Talk World Beat Box

P564 ORACLE 564 Sun30 Sep C4 2351:15    6/7        DANCE CRAZY...6  Cav Manning, partial to a  sweaty night dancing himself,  seems to be one of the only  dancers who realised the need  for a street dancers' agency.   Look in most music videos and you'll see someone gyrating with varying degrees of success. Contrary to popular opinion, they're not "friends of the band" - more than likely they've come from Cav's The Company Xthe same one The Word use!) "Artists are represented in other fields," he maintains, "and dance is a form of artistic expression in its own right." more > Buzz Guide 560 Pen Pals 565 Pen Pals Buzz Talk World Beat Box

P564 ORACLE 564 Sun30 Sep C4 2351:23    7/7        DANCE CRAZY...7  What about looks? "A few  record companies/video makers  approach with a clear idea of  what they want but most don't  have a clue. Most aren't after  stunning good looks," says Cav.  "Looks are as individual as dance." Most of The Company's dancers are at college or work, earning a few bob from what they love in their spare time but they're beginning to wonder whether they could make it into a career... It all depends on the fickle music market. Pan's People might be gone but dance compilations abound, will we see street dancers semi-clad on their covers?! >> Buzz Guide 560 Pen Pals 565 Pen Pals Buzz Talk World Beat Box

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