The original Come Dancing was first broadcast by the BBC on this day in 1950. It came from the Lyceum Ballroom in London.It's come quite a long way in those 66 years.
Come Dancing Anniversary
My Aunt & Uncle appeared on the old Come Dancing many a time. I still have pictures taken of the telly with them on.
Sadly my Uncle died a few years ago and My Aunt aged 90 just after Christmas.
Sadly my Uncle died a few years ago and My Aunt aged 90 just after Christmas.
Originally Posted by LazySusan:
“My Aunt & Uncle appeared on the old Come Dancing many a time. I still have pictures taken of the telly with them on.
Sadly my Uncle died a few years ago and My Aunt aged 90 just after Christmas.”
“My Aunt & Uncle appeared on the old Come Dancing many a time. I still have pictures taken of the telly with them on.
Sadly my Uncle died a few years ago and My Aunt aged 90 just after Christmas.”
What a lovely and vey sad short story at the same time Susan, thank you for sharing this with us.
Originally Posted by ftv:
“The original Come Dancing was first broadcast by the BBC on this day in 1950. It came from the Lyceum Ballroom in London.It's come quite a long way in those 66 years.”
“The original Come Dancing was first broadcast by the BBC on this day in 1950. It came from the Lyceum Ballroom in London.It's come quite a long way in those 66 years.”
Forsyth presented that first show in 1950 if I remember
The formation dances, where the whole team danced, were quite something. As were those dresses with the hundreds of layers under the skirts!
Originally Posted by DUHO:
“Forsyth presented that first show in 1950 if I remember”
“Forsyth presented that first show in 1950 if I remember
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Nah, Nicholas Parsons, surely? (It was Peter Dimmock, actually.)
Originally Posted by ftv:
“The original Come Dancing was first broadcast by the BBC on this day in 1950. It came from the Lyceum Ballroom in London.It's come quite a long way in those 66 years.”
“The original Come Dancing was first broadcast by the BBC on this day in 1950. It came from the Lyceum Ballroom in London.It's come quite a long way in those 66 years.”
That's interesting, I didn't know that, so thank you for sharing.
Dancing, never mind Come Dancing, has certainly come a long way since then. Latin was almost unheard of in some circles, and laughed at as "Party Dancing" in others. And ballroom was far simpler. The hold was just beginning to get slightly bigger - until then it had been a lot more closed, along the lines of a social dancers hold.
A funny story of a time not long before 1950 - a formation team needed matching dresses, but fabric was in short supply. So their dressmaker managed to obtain some dis-used parachutes and made the dresses from those!
