Dance Party USA

This article is about the television program. For the 2006 film, see Dance Party USA (film).

Dance Party USA
Genre	Dance/Variety show
Presented by	See list
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Ocean City, New Jersey, USA
Running time	30 minutes (1986–87) 45–48 minutes (1987–92)
Production companies	Nise Productions On Air Entertainment
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	April 12, 1986 (1986-04-12) – June 27, 1992 (1992-06-27)

Dance Party USA was an American dance television show that aired on cable's USA Network from April 12, 1986, to June 27, 1992. It was originally a half-hour, but was expanded to an hour in 1987.

The program was shot live-to-tape in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and based on Dancin' On Air, a program on Philadelphia's WPHL-TV.

Hosts

• 1985-1986: Dave Raymond
• 1986-1989, 1992: Andy Gury, Annette Godfrey
• 1989-1991: Bobby Catalano, Heather "Princess" Day
• 1989-1990: Amy Brady, Alvin "Spicy" Ramirez, Cindy Stark
• 1989: Christy Springfield
• 1990: Aubrey Ayala, Kelly Berridge, Chris Bustard, Pete Conicelli, Joanna Mistretta, Matt Robbins, Desiree Wynder

Noteworthy regulars

• Kelly Ripa, actress and co-host of Live! with Kelly and Michael
• Jeffrey Glassman known as "Jazzy Jeff" went on to be a semi successful DJ in South Jersey.
• Bobby Catalano was the man with the shades who would only remove his trademark sunglasses once a year on the Valentine's Day show. He was a very popular dancer and host.
• Bruce Williams, who was known as "Beastie Bruce" because he wore a VW chain as did the Beastie Boys, had a rap collection that did well in the Philadelphia area. It was a break off of the Philadelphia rap group "Tuff Crew".
• Dealin LaValley was a dancer on the show and went on to do Law & Order and national TV commercials. He now works as a celebrity makeup artist.
• Heather Day was nicknamed "Princess" on the show because she was a fan of Prince and could be seen wearing dresses or other outfits like an eye-patch that reflected her devotion to the singer. She would meet the singer in 1994, two years after Dance Party USA ended its run.
• Heather Henderson known as Baby Heather on the show, is a professional burlesque dancer, singer, model, filmmaker, producer and host for Ardent Atheists and Skeptically Yours podcasts. She currently is a member of Penn Jillette's No God Band and is a vocal activist for atheism and against psychics.

Controversy

On April 10, 2016, Philadelphia magazine published an article detailing a new feud between many of the people who were on "Dance Party USA" in their teens and the producer of the show.

External links

• Official website
• Dance Party USA at IMDb