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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Doris Schwartz Time and Again Season 3 Episode 4
My Fan Fiction story, "Doris Schwartz Time And Again" continues with Episode 4, title "Some Never Make It". The title comes from the season 3 song "Showtime".
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Dancer Bubba Carr Interview
"After moving to Los Angeles, I had two goals on my mind. One was dancing on the TV Show “Fame” and the other one to be on “Solid Gold”. I never made it on the last one, but I did get to cast as one of eight regular dancers on the final season of “Fame”. It was an incredible learning experience and an opportunity to get to know how to work in Hollywood. I assisted the choreographer from “Fame”, Jaime Rogers for several years after the show ended and travelled to Spain and Italy with him."
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Monday, 30 July 2012
Tops TV Magazine Debbie Allen & Lori Singer Interview 30th July 1983
Paula Abdul Choreography for Janet Jackson
Paula Abdul Choreography for Janet Jackson 1986 video "When I think Of You".Debbie Allen Gap Kids Advert
GAP Kids have partnered with Debbie Allen and her dance academy to produce a fun video of kids dancing. Debbie proves she can still keep up with them.
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Eartha D Robinson Black Orchid Dance
Eartha D Robinson in "The Secret Life of Plants" from 1979 dancing to Stevie Wonder's "Black Orchid".
Friday, 27 July 2012
Fame's Dancing Sisters Kim and Melissa Hurley
When "Fame" was first broad cast I didn't realise that dancers Kim Layton Hurley and Melissa Hurley were actually sisters. Love the registration plate for their car!
The Strike
The 30th U.K. Anniversary of "The Strike" is on Sunday.
Watch and relive the "Fame" memories.
Debbie Allen Talks about Michael Jackson
Debbie allen Interview about Michael Jackson.
Debbie Allen on Michael Jackson's death by CNN_International
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Marguerite Derricks Move TV Interview 2012
Fame dancer Marguerite Derricks talks about the key popints in her life as a dancer. There's a wonderful part where she talks about Debbie Allen being her greatest mentor and mentions her Fame audition.MOVE TV - Marguerite Derricks from MoveTVnetwork.com on Vimeo.
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Janet Jackson Dance Auditions
Gil Duldulao long time friends and choreographer for Janet Jackson takes us through a dance audition to dance with Janet.
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Debbie Allen America from West Side Story
Debbie Allen as Anita in West Side Story performing "America" at the Tony Awards 1980.
Monday, 23 July 2012
Irene Cara Fame Smah Hits Song Words
"Fame" Song Words From Smash Hits Magazine 22nd July to 4th August 1982.
Fame Dancers Then and Now
The Fame Dancers Then and Now!
This was a far harder project than I thought it would be as it's difficult to find up to date information on some many of the dancers. Still i hope you enjoy the ones we did find.
Friday, 20 July 2012
The Sell Out
Sunday is the 30th Anniversary of the U.K. broadcast of "The Sell Out".
Watch and relive those "Fame" memories.
Debbie Allen Extra Interview with Mario Lopez
Debbie Allen interviewed by and Dancing with Mario Lopez on Extra, with her Gap Kids.
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Paula Brown Performing in Snap Music Videos
"Fame" Dancer Paula Brown became the lead singer with German Euro dance group "Snap" in 1994, performing under the name "Summer".
Debbie Allen in Matrix The Musical
I don't know very much about this but it's prequel to Matrix The Musical where the hero gets taught to dance by Debbie Allen.
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Allysia Sneed on Fame
"Sometimes my mind wanders back in time and I remember many of my good old friends and the fabulous times we were blessed with and some of them are so humorous that I burst out laughing wherever I am (Smile.)
I recently thought about rehearsing with Otis Sallid during "The Fame Years" and something he said to me came to mind and I laughed for 5 minutes non-stop. Memories can be a comfort, it's all in how you see them. Miss you and love ya Otis.
Here's a photo I was prompted by memories to dig up. I believe this was taken at an MGM cast party."
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
FAME Cast Thank the U.K. .
Lee Curreri, Gene Anthony Ray, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Valerie Landsburg and Irene Cara appear on "Top of the Pops" to thank the U.K. for making "Fame" Number One.
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Ebay Item of the Week
This auction is for the album on Cassette.
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Irene Cara Fame
"Fame" written by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford was originally released in June 1980 from the soundtrack of the movie of the same name and was performed by Irene Cara. In the U.S. the single reached number 4 on the Billboard charts in 1980.
However the single wasn't a hit in the U.K. until 1982 where it was released in May to coincide with the U.K. premiere of the Fame TV series in June 1982. The single entered the charts on the 3rd July 1982 at number 51. The following week it shot up to number 4 on the chart and then on 17th July it reached number One, where it stayed for 3 weeks.
In Total the song spent 16 weeks on the U.K. chart and became the 2nd biggest selling single of 1982. It is the 17th best Selling U.K. single of the 80s.
It also reached number 1 in The Netherlands & New Zealand and number 3 in Sweden.
It also reached number 1 in The Netherlands & New Zealand and number 3 in Sweden.
When Interviewed Lyricist Dean Pitchford said:
"I wrote that line "I'm Gonna Live Forever". When Michael Gore played me the melody that he had come up with for the chorus. I listened down to it once, and I said, "Oh, you mean something like..." and he went back to the top and he was playing it down, and I sang, "Fame! I'm gonna live forever," and he stopped playing, and he went, "Oh my god! Write that down! I don't want to forget that!" And I said, "Oh, Michael, I don't think I could forget that one."
The rest of the song took forever to write. It was literally a month of six days, seven days a week, six hours a day of carving every one of those verses. But that line sprang out of my mouth. The writing was excruciating, because it was very tough to navigate. You know, the idea of fame is such a pumped up, almost self-congratulatory notion, like, I'm going to be famous. It was very tricky to navigate and write something that still had energy and gosh-golly about it, without feeling too self-satisfied.
The rest of the song took forever to write. It was literally a month of six days, seven days a week, six hours a day of carving every one of those verses. But that line sprang out of my mouth. The writing was excruciating, because it was very tough to navigate. You know, the idea of fame is such a pumped up, almost self-congratulatory notion, like, I'm going to be famous. It was very tricky to navigate and write something that still had energy and gosh-golly about it, without feeling too self-satisfied.
Vivian Cherry, Vicki Sue Robinson, and Luther Vandross are the background singers on "Fame," and Luther Vandross is the one who not only came up with "remember, remember, remember..." but he also stacked the voices on top of, "I'm going to learn how to fly high." He did that. He made a couple of other contributions around the edges, but the "remember" was the major one.
When I did "Fame," it never occurred to me that anybody would mishear Irene Cara sing, "People will see me and cry, Fame!", but people have misheard that as "die." And I was horrified to find that lyric sites would write out the lyric to "Fame" and state as if it were fact that I had written "people will see me and die." No. I had written "people will see me and cry, Fame!" That would be their cry."
Irene Cara recorded a special performance of the song espcially for "Top of The Pops" in the U.K.
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Monday, 16 July 2012
Rocker Verastique Music Videos
Music Video Appearances featuring Fame dancer Rocker Verastique, Including Janet Jackson's "Nasty" video and Sylvester's "Someone Like You", which stars Debbie Allen.
Marguerite Derricks Dance Plug Interview
Fame dancer and choreographer, Marguerite Derricks indepth Dance Plug Interview.
Friday, 13 July 2012
To Soar & Never Falter
The 30th anniversary of the U.K. airing of "To Soar & Never Falter" is on Sunday. Watch and relive the memories!
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Shaun Earl Snack n Chat Rhythmically Challenged
As the subject is dance this month, Fame dancer Shaun Earl gives advice about the "Rhythmically Challenged". This is episode 6 of his Snack n Chat series.
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Debbie Allen on Fame Dancing
Debbie Allen Move TV interview on Fame and the dancing.
MOVE TV - Debbie Allen from MoveTVnetwork.com on Vimeo.
Eartha D Robinson dances to Miss Otis Regrets
Fame Dancer, Eartha D Robinson dances to "Miss Otis Regrets" performed by Ella Fitzgerald. Choreography by Jeffrey Page.Monday, 9 July 2012
Doris Schwartz Time and Again Season 3 Episode 3
Season 3 of my fan fiction story "Doris Schwartz Time and Again" contiues with Episode 3 titled "Is There Anybody Out There". The title comes from the season 5 song of the same name.
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Debbie allen Guest Judge on SYTYCD
Debbie Allen guest judge on a season 4 epiosde of So You Think You Can Dance.Friday, 6 July 2012
Alone In The Crowd
The U.K. 30th anniversary of "Alone in the Crowd" first being aired is on Sunday. Watch and relive the Fame memories.
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