Club Dance
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Club Dance was a TV show The Nashville Network aired for 7 years between 1991 and February 5, 1999, with re-runs until June 28, 1999[1][2]
The show was filmed in Knoxville, Tennessee set at a fictional "White Horse Cafe". The cast consisted of enthusiastic unpaid local dancers and visiting professional dancers and dance groups from all over the United States, creating a unique atmosphere of mixing of styles and traditions. Within the limits of the script, the dancers were free to behave and respond to the music as if in a real dance venue. [2]
The show included a wide variety types of country dances lead and follow partner dances, choeographed dances, and line dances, as well as some others, most notably West Coast Swing, which due its slotted style allowed for dancing between tables and in other confined spaces. [2]
The show was accompanied with the monthly newsletter Club Dance: Behind the Scenes.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Club Dance home page by Gary Cox and Carol Cox, frequent participants of the show
- ^ a b c Kristine M. McCusker, Diane Pecknold (2004) "A Boy Named Sue: Gender and Country Music", University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 1578066786
