Pan's People Babes
The gorgeous girls who would strut their funky stuff to the music when the artist was unavailable for a personal appearance in the studio.
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Pan's People Babes
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Rosie Hetherington (Legs and Co ) Lets make this a thread, not just for "Pans People" but for any female dance troupe that danced to pop records on TV...ie "Legs and Co..." Hot Gossip, even "the Young Generation..." if anyone's got any pics ! Lets face it, any girl who can dance up on stage , in front of an audience , has got to be a bit special. They have usually been training for years to be able to do what they do, up there on stage, or in the TV studios. They deserve all the fame and success that comes their way. Pan's People were a British TV dance troupe who became a feature of the pop show........." Top of the Pops." http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...4cdfdfgdfg.jpg In an era before pop videos, they danced to songs when the artists were not available to perform them live. They were not the first dance troupe to appear regularly on TOTP - they were preceded by The Go-Jo's in the programme's early days, before Pan's People replaced them in May 1968. The original Pan's People line-up consisted of: Louise Clarke Felicity "Flick" Colby Barbara "Babs" Lord Ruth Pearson Andrea "Andi" Rutherford Patricia "Dee Dee" Wilde http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...LE/th_88e2.jpg Babs Lord ( Pans People ) At the end of 1972, Andi Rutherford left Pan's People to raise a family, and was replaced by Cherry Gillespie. In a 1976 edition of Top Of The Pops, Blue Peter presenter Lesley Judd (a former member of dance troupe The Young Generation) became a sixth Pan's Peoplette for a one-off routine. The backstage rehearsals were then shown on Blue Peter a few weeks later. Eventually...in October 1976 the dance group " Legs and Co " got the gig at Top of the Pops http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u..._LEGSANDCO.jpg Lulu Cartwright Gillian Clarke Patti Hammond Rosie Hetherington Susan Menhenick Pauline Peters Rosie was a student at the Italia Conti stage school, and Pauline, the first black female dancer to appear as a member of a dance troupe on Top of the Pops, had appeared on stage in various West End productions. http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...NGTONENEN1.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...INGTONENEN.jpg Rosie Hetherington ( Legs and Co ) Although Pan's People are more fondly remembered by past TOTP viewers, the original Legs & Co. line-up stayed together longer than any of the various Pan's People line-ups. Legs and Co made their first appearance on 21 October 1976, dancing to the Average White Band's "Queen of My Soul". Hot Gossip Hot Gossip were a British dance troupe most notable for their appearance on the TV series The Kenny Everett Video Show, which aired on ITV in 1978. Their overtly sexual dance routines were taking things to a new level on TV .......and all before the 9 o clock watershed ! It was created and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. The sexually suggestive dance routines, moves, gestures and costumes used by the troupe were considered very risqué, especially considering the early evening timeslot. Hot Gossip are often keen to claim that these risqué dance routines were not simply a result of the television programme and that they performed such dances since they were formed, four years before The Kenny Everett Video Show first aired. http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...PEIEEIEI10.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...IPEIEEIEI9.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...IPEIEEIEI8.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...IPEIEEIEI7.jpg Hot Gossip also made a couple of pop records, featuring a "Sarah Brightman" on lead vocal. They scored a hit with....." I Lost My Heart To a Starship Trooper," a lightweight disco track that cashed in on the media hype surrounding the original Star Wars film. They went on to record an album in the early 1980s................ "Geisha Boys and Temple Girls ........... The album was a commercial failure. Dancers who performed with Hot Gossip at one time or another before they disbanded in 1986 include Heather Alexander, Debbie Ash, Debbie Astell, Bunty Bailey, Bonnie Bryg, Richard Bodkin, Lindsay Cole, Titian Deakin, Lorraine Doyle, Annie Dunkley, Penni Dunlop, , Donna Fielding, Carol Fletcher, Debbie Fox, Judey Ford, Donette Goddard, Nicky Hinkley, Laura James, Richard Lloyd King, Sarah Miles, Sinitta Renet, Lyndsey Ward, http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...EIEEIEI6-1.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...IPEIEEIEI6.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...IPEIEEIEI3.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...IPEIEEIEI2.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...IPEIEEIEI1.jpg http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...SIPEIEEIEI.jpg Carol Fletcher ( right ) |
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Cheryl Gillespie (Pans People) http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...peoplejpg6.jpg Dee Dee Wilde ( Pans People) http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...SPEOPLEEE1.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...NSPEOPLEEE.jpg Louise Clarke (Pans People) http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...eoplejpg10.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...peoplejpg7.jpghttp://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...peoplejpg1.jpg Pans People |
If it was Pans People v Legs & Co - Legs & Co everytime!
(Everyone outside of UK now totally confused!) |
Lulu Cartwright from Legs and Co was the greatest. Even when I was too young to appreciate girls properly I appreciated her! Started off c1976 very cutie-pie with a kind of 20s hairdo, but became raunchier later. Also I think appeared on the cover of Mayfair but not alas inside.
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Sorry to disagree. Sue Mehenick was THE best. She joined Pans People, albeit at the end, was a member of Ruby Flipper, the bit between the two legends, and reappeared in Legs & Co staying to the very end. She still looks fantastic today.
Mention also for Donna Fielding from Hot Gossip. God did I fancy her. Then she went off with David Essex who messed her about a bit. Just the thought of Sue and Donna together. Colds shower time! |
Little poser for you all - was it this lot or Legs & Co that did a sexy piece to Diana Ross's 'I'm coming out'?
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Legs and Co. As this was hit in the early 80s Pans People were long retired by then
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Legs & co-Pans People
Go to You-Tube loads of the above are there ,quality is not great though.
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