Many of the biggest performing acts of their day stopped by the DOA set to perform like Madonna, The Sugar Hill Gang, Tupac Shakur and Philadelphia's own legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff just to name a few. It paved the way for many many popular youth and teen variety shows, often compared to American Bandstand. In early 2012, the legendary TV Show 'Dancin' On Air' was poised to make a come back to the Philadelphia airwaves after 20 years for an anniversary season with an all new cast, music and moves. Dancin' On Air broadcast live from Octoto December 31, 1987. Tune into Fuse's website at on Wednesday, January 27th, at 11:30am, after "Saturday Morning Fever," for a full episode of Dancin' On Air (OFFICIAL). We wish the creator, the staff and the cast, best of luck:) See below for more information and the history of the show along with previews of Saturday Morning Fever. So here we are today with another twist of the show's debut being aired on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at 11:00pm on the FUSE network, looks great, don't miss it. Even though we are not involved with the new show, the Fuse network and it's producers look like they did an awesome job with some the original 2012 cast members, featuring Casey Reed, Michael Pericoloso, Ian Eagle Ashanti, Deanna Marie, Gina Zettler, Rogelio Gonzalez, Marissa Rivera, Nicole Zell, Tina DeCara to name a few. We are proud the legacy continues with a different, "I mean different" version of Dancing On Air. When the first, 6-episode season of “Saturday Morning Fever” is broadcast, Fuse will also begin streaming exclusive new episodes of “Dancin’ On Air” on its website.a different concept and a different name called "Saturday Morning Fever".Įast Coast Event Group was asked a few years back to be a part of the "30 Year Anniversary Celebration" on WPHL Channel 17 where Michael Nise (the creator of the show) wanted to reproduce the good old days with a modern feel of music and lights. “However that’s created – biologically, nuclear warfare – I like to be prepared at all times.” “I have an innate fear of mass chaos,” said Reed. Nise says the production was particularly complicated because two shooting crews had to maneuver around each other. And I’m always planning for the apocalypse.”ĭescribing herself as a “type-A” personality, Reed finds herself sometimes ill prepared to deal with a room full of sweating teenagers. I have a rental property I’m trying to keep up. “I have girlfriend, Brittany, and we’re trying to plan a wedding and how to have children through in vitro. In addition to raising hackles against the lackadaisical production methods of “Dancin On Air,” she is seen tending to the various other parts of her life. The show’s Virgil is played by Reed, who is not a dancer and does not intend to be. “There is some tension, but we really do try to avoid the kind of television show where people throw flower vases at each other.” They are not completely outlandish, but they are unique,” said Fuse vice president Michael Dugan. The producers saw the Philadelphia teenagers had something not often seen on television. The reality show, on the other hand, picks out the quirky behaviors and rough edges of adolescent personalities on and off the dance floor. “We’ve had people who have been hosts and it goes right to their heads,” said Michael Nise, one of the original producers of “Dancin’ On Air.” “We try to find people who are just natural people who can talk to one another without getting a big head.” Both shows were shot simultaneously, with two different crews and two different agendas. on the Fuse channel, tracks the lives of “Dancin’ On Air” featured dancers, their lofty ambitions and egos as they strive for stardom. “Saturday Morning Fever,” broadcasting Wednesday at 11p.m. “Now that Fuse as come in, to hit record on the whole thing and see what it’s really like, is why I stayed on,” said Reed. “Dancin On Air” is once again trying to go national, this time as a reality show on the Fuse cable channel. Then, it disappeared for more than 20 years, returning to local television in 2011. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
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