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Zoo's run ended in 1983, and with it the use of dance troupes on Top Of The Pops. After the demise of Zoo, the audience took a more active role, often dancing in more prominent areas such as behind performing acts on the back of the stage, and on podiums. However, in addition the show also employed so-called cheerleaders to lead the dancing.
Top of the Pops began on 1 January 1964 [30] as a weekly programme playing a selection of records from the current charts. From November 1964, Top of the Pops had an all-girl dance troupe regularly appearing, the Go-Jos, formed and choreographed by another ex-Beat Girl, Jo Cook. Through to the beginning of 1968, professional dancing had been ...
Pages in category "Top of the Pops dance troupes" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Go-Jos; L.
Legs & Co. was a dance troupe created in 1976 for the BBC's weekly Top of the Pops programme. They had made over three hundred appearances on this show by the time of their last performance in 1981. [1]
Zoo were a dance troupe who appeared on the weekly British music series Top of the Pops between 1981 and 1983.. Like previous dance troupes Pan's People, Ruby Flipper and their immediate predecessors Legs & Co., Zoo were put together and choreographed by Flick Colby (whose credit on the TOTP end credit changed from "Choreographer" to "Dance Director" on Zoo's debut).
However, the BBC decided in mid-1968 to replace the Go-Jos with Pan's People on Top of the Pops. Their final performance was on 20 June 1968, dancing to Jumping Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones. Only one Top of the Pops performance by the Go-Jos is known to survive, Reflections by Diana Ross and the Supremes, [2] transmitted on 26 December 1967.
The Netflix docuseries Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult explores the alleged cult activity of the entertainment management company 7M. Several former 7M dancers participated in the three ...
Auditions for the troupe took place at the Dance Centre in London's Covent Garden following press advertisements. [7] The final line-up was chosen in March 1976, whereupon the dancers began a period of rehearsal before their first appearance on Top of the Pops. [3]