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Memories Of American Bandstand

When I was a teenager I used to racewanted to be on TV where all their
home every afternoon, sit down in frontfriends would see them getting their
of the TV, and watch the kids dancing onchance at fame. It wasnt so different
American Bandstand. Like so many youngfrom the urge of todays contestants on
people across America, my friends and IAmerican Idol.
knew all of them by name. We consideredThe show featured dance contests to
those kids to be role models. We copiedspotlight songs, dancers and dances.
their clothes, hair, and maybe most ofContestants signed up and got a number.
all, their dancesbecause what dominatedOnce a week the numbers would be pinned
the TV screen were kids moving to theon the contestants backs and viewers
beat of our whole generation. We feltcast ballots for favorites. This would
that beat, and watched the couples whogo on for three or four weeks, then the
always danced together. These werewinners would be announced on the air. A
people we got to know. There were Arlenedancer didnt have to be that skillful.
Sullivan and Kenny Rossi, Bunny GibsonIt was more a matter of how they came
and Ed Kelly, Justine Carelli and Bobacross to the cameras. The way they
Clayton, Joyce Shafer and Norman Kerr,looked, or their manner might count for
Carole Scaldeferri and Nick Gaeta, Marymore than the technical quality of their
Beltrante and Lou DeSero, Barbara Levickmoves. It was how a dancer came across
and Joe Wissert, Janet Hamill and Eddieto the audience. If we liked them we
Connor and Carmen Jimenez and Frankwould vote for them. Of course, there
Vacca. They were the ones setting thewere prizes, but they werent anything
trends for kids from coast to coast.that would make a dancer rich. You might
Watching them we saw the moves, andget a portable TV. One prize that lots
imitated them. From the daily dance onof us wanted was our own personal
the tube we learned the steps that wejukebox.
would take with us to school dances,The show brought in most of the best
record hops and parties. We learned themgroups of that time. On any given day
all: the Slop, the Hand Jive, the Bop,you might catch Martha and the
Chalypso (a combination of the Cha-ChaVandellas, Little Eva, The Beach Boys,
and the Calypso) and the Stroll.Dee Dee Sharp, Little Richard, Jackie
The kids who appeared regularly onWilson, or Jay and the Americans, Among
American Bandtstand weren't paid. Theseother acts on the show were Marvin Gaye,
were the real thing teenagers dancingThe Four Tops, The Shirelles, Tina
to the latest Top 40 hits. In real lifeTurner, The Everly Brothers, Little
the dance partners were usually dating,Anthony & the Imperials, and Paul Anka.
which made watching every day into aIt was an amazing line-up. Though the
kind of soap opera. It was as if thereperformers were there, live on the show,
were a national high school right theremost of them didnt sing live. American
on TV. Keeping up with who was breakingBandstand was where lip-synching became
up and making up was a regular part ofan artform.
an American teenagers week.The name most associated with American
The regulars were also known as TheBandstand is that of Dick Clark, but
Committee. They were on day-in-day-out,when it premiered locally in
but there were also a lot of other kidsPhiladelphia on October 7, 1952 (as
dancing among them. These were youngBandtstand) the host was Bob Horn. Dick
people who lined up each day, hopingClark took it over in 1956, and it first
they could be among the fortunates whoaired as American Bandstand on the ABC
got the opportunity to dance along withon August 5, 1957. The last episode
the Regulars. Like so many of us, theyaired on October 7, 1989.



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