Detroit Jit (The Scene)

[LoveSpellToes]

thank you for posting, i loved this show

[Helenem55]

Lawanda had THE GREATEST HAIR, watch it bounce, good perm Ms Thang! LOL

[sgardn08]

I think my dad was on there lol

[kimmy21200]

My mom was a dancer in that show

[jetjessiejames17]

Nice Thank you i"m this clip, Cool

[ardysssole]

I remember when!

[DetroitLives313]

We watched daily from the very beginning in November 1975 all the way through the 80's. The best show in the World!!!!

[mta415]

I grew up watching the Scene with Nat Morris! The Scene was the bomb, Fast Freddie was the coolest ol' dude at the time...

[duncan8204]

I love the group of dancers at the end.. I want to know that song they were dancing to

[slickjilly]

Hip hop hippitty hop & we rock non-stop til 7 o'clock, and we don't stop , we don't stop...........memories!

[MrJP75]

OH MAN!!! TALK ABOUT A BLAST FROM THE PAST!!! BETWEEN THE SCENE, AND NORTHLAND ROLLER RINK, THE 80'S WERE THE TIMES!!!

Fast Freddie went to high school with my parents!!!

[lightmocha]

Oh man, this brings back memories. Grew watching The Scene and LOVED Fast Freddie and LaWanda. But what was the girls name who did the "shake"? I remember practicing in the mirror in my pjs trying to shake like...what was her name?? Help me out guys. Anyway, I eventually learned how to do the shake...still can too! LOL

[jctorontojctoronto]

true story:

early 80's phone call I got at my Leamington, Ontario radio station, wanted to know if I wanted to audition to mc Scene produced dance show on Canadian side of border in Windsor (trying to capitalize on the white kids i'm guessing).,,smart play when I heard it then,,,but, never got follow up phone call,,,never saw any show of that kind in weeks, months, years later, so it wasnt meant to be.

'sugar is sugar, salt is salt, if you didnt get off today,its not our fault'

jctoronto

[719kai719]

I learned of this show through watching old soul train clips. I'm from NYC so never heard of The Scene before watching the clips. I did stay in Detroit for a few months back in 98!~

[mariothetvboy]

Wow! Memories...born and raised in Motown, knew several of the girls who danced on the show (not nearly as well as I would have liked to know them-but I knew them). This was thee show in the 80s in Detroit! Did you get off today?

[billyskwarczewski]

Worked at Burroughs...We'd watch it every night & every morning, me & my friend Catrina would rehash everything that happened on The Scene the night before. The best show. Lawanda was my favorite.

[vhazway]

To who think The Scene was the first dance show in Detroit, YOU'RE WRONG!!! There was a dance show called The Sign Of The Zodiac which piloted The Scene by WGPR in Detroit, back in the early '70's. If anyone knows about this hit me up with a comment.

[MrGreene313]

The Scene was way better than Soul Train! I couldn't wait till 6 o'clock to watch Motown turn into Geektown, so we could really get down!

[willowrunner]

@MrGreene313 yo We used to Watch it everyday in Willow Run, THose were the best days for Us all in Detroit, Inkster, highland park, ypsi, the Run, all of Detroit. Its only a Detroit thing no one will understand it. Even in Europe people want to come to Detroit to party to our Techno. DETROIT WHAT?!!

[pistons121160]

Wow, those were the days I was a Scene dancer back in 1978, we had a ball.

[djejb]

Wow!!! I miss the SCENE and The New Dance Show

[DrakeDog4]

Wow. I wish was alive when this show was on, it seems so cool. My mom was a regular on this show in 1987.

[dwaynebreeden]

The scene was it, Nat Morris is still the man!! He is in Detroit still doing his thing. Nat put the show on cd and sell it!! Im still looking for Shiela Frost and Yvonne Gooden. What are they doing today. Funkateers, Sharivari, Man that was it!!

[ScarletAmbition2008]

It was a great show.

[DetroitD60]

I'm one of the lucky ones. I saw the Scene the very first day it aired! I actually first aired in November 1975 and we watched almost everyday until the end. Great show, great dancers, great host, great guests, great memories, GREAT DETROIT!!!!

[tsteady]

Detroit history at it's best!

[cassielsTears]

OMG, thank you for the memories!!

[Yummy313Girl]

Miss Nat Morris the host too bad. he's an old man

[kingjamestracy]

Man! im from toledo and we used to poplock our asses off! we used to love the scene amd MOJO! long live "THE BODYSNATCHERS" my dance group. BUTCH

[bigcrazyann2008]

The SCENE was the best! It eventually turned into The New Dance Show. It truly brings back memories.

[pistongreg]

A good time was have by all. Those was the good old day to bad you can't turn back the clock and relive the good old day.

[chezzehead]

OHMy GOODNESS!! This brings back memories. I think it came on every weekend on Channel 62 and I watched it. Very good show Long Live THE SCENE.

[Hoopermazing]

Weekend???

It came on every weekday at 6:00p.m.

[jctorontojctoronto]

..everybody's clean..it's 6 oclock, and time for 'The Scene'..

ch. 62 always 'must viewng' over the river here in Canada...

**was radio d'jing down there in the early 80's..got a call from one of their producers to host some 'scene' ch62 vehicle (supposedly over in canada)..though nothing came of it though

as Nat said: sugar is sugar, salt is salt,,if you didnt get off today..its not our fault.

'The scene' will never be forgotten.

jctoronto

[54spiritedwill54]

the funkateers were really amazing

[bluelifemedia]

Detroit, Lived.... Lives???? I have hope.

[DJName76]

"Blow Your House Down" was recorded by A Guy Called Gerald (not 'George'). And the "I'm gonna dis you right now" song was "100% of Disin' You" by Armando, a Chicago house legend.

Long Live "The Scene"!!

[MoterCityKitty]

We were the absolute "bees knees" back in the day. My old high school Mackenzie had several local celebritiies who danced on the show.

[djdjdjdjdjhaha]

Sharevari

[dogshit71]

rock on!!!

[15725linwood]

I grew up watching the scene too...those were the good old days.

[Babyheart137]

Was a fan of The Scence. Learn how to dance smiling

[Beliziangyrl]

Remember when Cheryl Peeples and Lorenzo made it all the way to the nationally televised "Dance Fever"? We were glued to the tube!

[edlover625]

DEM BOYS are the greatest dance group from the scene. Mike, Ed, and Gerimy. The makers of the dance, THE REEBOK!

[Lumpy63]

I remember this old commercial, a guy would spin

around and say,'Singleton Cleaners is the place that cleans, you'll get 10 percent off if you mention the Scene",

[belkly]

dam old tyme det

[returndafava]

As the Godson of the legendary Nat Morris, I must say that I loved watching this. I never really knew how big this show was, but I know now.

[DetroitD60]

"The Scene" was HUGE!!!! back in the day! Watched all over Southern Michigan, Northern Ohio and Canada! It was just the best.

[atiba7rd]

The worlds first and only black owned TV show, We keep making history, its crazy haha

[mizzh2o]

This made me proud to see my Uncle Ray Henderson. Your Niece in North Carolina Audrey

My daddy's baby brother.

[hooperxxx]

Does anyone remember that song they used to play called either "Dish and Tell" or "Blow Your House Down?"

[xenotech]

...The group "One Trak Mind" made the song "Blow Your House Down".

[hooperxxx]

Is that just "blow your house down" or the mix (with Dish and Tell) that they used to play on the scene/new dance show?

[remy10101]

xenotech A boy called George (yep that was the artist name) made "Blow your house down" if I am correct, I had that album and use to spin it when I DJed for a hobby. Also hooperxxx I think you are trying to find "I'm gone Diss you right now"..I had that one too but I forgot who made that one.

[Tenshin360]

I hope when i die, the g.o.d will let me re-live that era...

[Spanglemaker42]

Is the after party still at Bele Isle?

[DrKMindFit]

I was on back in early to mid-80s and often danced with Superman/Clark Kent (Ed). People sometimes called me "the other white girl" because Mary Lu was on first. People thought we were "arch" enemies but Mary Lu and I were (and still are) friends. Great to see this stuff.

[Spanglemaker42]

I danced with Falco, on the Scene, for real

[az85755]

Hello out there!!! my name is Danny Whitfield,

What memories!! I dance on that show in 1980

and 1982 This was the Prince and Morris day era. Boy where we wild back then,,,, I work at bank of the common wealth on fort st and griswold and would go down to the the Scene on thursdays and fridays. Lawanda do you remeber me. And donna do you remeber me,, I remeber the pretty panty contest you one and I pick you up in that 1979 lincoln. WOW what a time we had.

[DivaDivineDetroitDan]

My name is Daphne and I was one of the original regular dancers ('76-'79) on "The Scene". For many years I tried to bury that part of my life. It was very difficult for a teenage girl to handle the attention. However, Detroit and this show gave me the confidence to branch out and see the world. I had no idea we were a part of Detroit/Black Media History. Thanks Nat

[mackmall313]

Whut a good throwback..i used to talk to one of Fast Freddies daughters.That dude can still move

[mrbobbybooboo]

Wow...the memories of our fair city. Detroit was so fun, and little did we know that The Seene would be an icon of pop culture. I was talking with my kids about Cheryl Peoples winning with her partner, also from Det. whose name escapes me, and got linked to this site from another. This is great. Can't wait to share. My friends are all over the world, but this is one thing that we can all wax nostalgic about...the dance scene in the D!

[d63dtw]

I believe his name is "Lorenzo"....Are u ready to throwdown!....LOL

[th1ssucks]

Oh man, this brings back memorys! I was in the Rap-a-dance contest back in the 80's. We got beat by that dancing Gumby dude. If any one has more videos please post. I have to show everyone here in Dallas!

[Madrrrrrrr]

6:13 .. she's rocking my world ! that's shaking

[sublimityeternal]

i'm from the cleveland area...thank god for the people of detroit. the world loves you and appreciates you. you've given us so much!

[Marixpress]

Mad props to The Scene!

[MontezMiller]

I thank god for "The Scene" I wouldn't be where I am today, if it had not been for the "Scene". Former Dance Coordinator, Montez Miller

[1man4u2]

313 dont let it go

[MarvDETROIT]

I know that's right! Go Detroit!!!

[cryingzombie]

Nat Morris was great!

[FastFreddysreadyru]

Hey Fast Freddy check out my website fastfreddysreadyru. com

[MarvDETROIT]

Hey Freddy, how have you been man? I'll check it out.

[xenotech]

...The Funkateers also went out to Dance Fever and won...

[xenotech]

...2 of the Funkateers did...

[FastFreddysreadyru]

Hey Fast Freddy check out my website fastfreddysreadyru. com

[miss1love]

MY COUSIN LANELL DANCED ON THERE

[lscrml]

omg, thanks for posting this video. me and my siser were talking about the scene not to long ago. this takes me back to childhood rushing home to watch the scene everyday. i remember lawanda, fast freddy, andre hines, ben west, cheyrl people, nat morris, and many others. thanks for posting this video.

[jb31975]

the funkateers were really amazing

[TeNofQuad]

that was wicked. Thx for posting

[vmontgomery84]

who sing that song starting @ 5:13?

[luvMachine]

that's Karen Young - "Hot Shot" on West End Records

[vmontgomery84]

thanks. I was looking for that song for the longest

[vmontgomery84]

who sing that song?

[reggiemunch]

Anybody have any footage on tha POLICE?

[reggiemunch]

It was Numark roachspray.

[secondchapter]

The "Girl I was over to her house 'an da roaches wuz everywhere!" is a CLASSIC!

[secondchapter]

I love coming back to this video to look for new responses and possible leads to more clips. I was also one of the few white chicks to dance on The Scene. I started watching it in 1982 and was blown away by the music. I knew I HAD to be on that show.

I was the really tall white girl... as tall as Lawanda. My trademark was wearing one black leather glove, LOL. Oh man - great stuff.

[cwillisfla]

Wow! This takes me back. Having lived right across the road on E. Lafayette. I can remember passing WGPR so many times and seeing the dancers heading in to do the show as well as spotting them around the city. This really makes me miss Detroit. Thanks for posting this up!

[MarvD]

How could I forget Fast Freddie! He was our idol back then. He is a buddy of mine now. He use to work as a club photographer up on E. 7 Mile. This is incredible reminiscing sitting here in New York City now.

[MarvD]

Oh my God! I just found this! I also watched the Scene everyday on Channel 62 and I was living in Toledo! Nat Morris, R.J. Watkins, "the booty cam" the dancers! This is prominent memory from my teenage years! Thanks big time for sharing this.

[GodsProperT]

Sugar is sugar, salt is salt, if you didn't get off, its not our fault!!!I miss The Scene and the hold vibe. I was five when my family moved to Detroit in '81. The Scene helped my sisters and brother get our dance move together.

[vmontgomery84]

what's the name of that song?

[oneloveatatime]

I was a dancer on The Scene from 1976-1982 they called me Mr.Robot. Other dancers from my Scene era are Lenny Turner, Cheryl peebles, Michella Brown Cheryl griffin Bobby, Denise Fry, bubble-up, Lawanda Grey, Fonzi, lorenzo went on Soultrain and American Bandstand. Cheryl and Bobby won the $100.000 grand prize on Dance Fever...........Wow the memories...................Mar­k Williams

[xenotech]

...That just gose to show how dangerous Detroit was in the dance scene...for them to go out to Cali (Soul Trains turf) and win like that. I actually remember seeing that also.

[vmontgomery84]

I feel super old.

[pinkpoodle227]

This is great, I was one of the few white girls but I had a partner, Kriko - he was very memorable, white guy with get black hair, slicked back - hunkie (80's term, I had no idea what I was doing, I would love to see video - I saw my head in one of the shots. Great times - the clothes, look at the ladies, the dresses were down to our knees, more class then what's up these days - looking forward to seeing more of The Sceeeene ...

[dimples525]

Freddy still got it, imagine watching the scene as a kid and now to ballroom with him!!!!! Awesome. It's six o clock, and it's time to rock!!!!

[QUEENakaAMAZON]

old skool jitting, as far back as the 70's...chicago wasnt doin' that shit that far back

[LC313]

upn 50 damn i was like how old 10 11...got damn

[MADRRRRR]

see that woman shake at 6:14 ! wow

[detroit69monster]

Hey who got those oLd vids??? My mom wants to know!

She used to dance on there...

[mlicious]

Now I'm really having flashbacks!

[THEMACK313]

To see a real mack, type... THEMACK313...in the search.

[tcb2004]

sugar is sugar, salt is salt, if they didn't get down, its not our fault!

[RegCrowd]

Fast Freddie could still move.

[ladiecrochet]

Yeah...I remember Fast Freddie...lol

[soulchicken]

I got some of these old episodes on VHS...Those were the days. I remember when the ladys wore clothes on the videos and dance shows...my my my how times have changed....

[spiritualgal07]

I liked to get copies of those episodes.

[Spanglemaker42]

Now all we need is Electrifyin' Mojo...

[reddbone73]

THESE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!

[reggiemunch]

The funkateers are the greatest of all-time. BEWARE of MUNCH coming soon (a current, reinvented version of the legendary footmasters).

[brandondet]

Detroiters been jittin since 1937. True story!

[kqzzq]

cum on 1937 u was there doing routines wit benjamin frankln

[keepthapinit]

Ha ha ha!!! The Funkateers looks like them dudes that dance at the Watts Club Mozambique or Henry's.

[xenotech]

...Theres actually some truth to that. Alot of the dancers (poppers) from back in the day started male dancing after popping/locking died out.

[jhealey1865]

Any more footage of the Funkateer Dancers. Like the time they danced at Harts Plaza in the early 80's. Talking about jamming!! I never to this day seen anything like it.

[MirrahG]

this aint shit but a knock off ass soul train which like errthang else started in chicago but i thought dances was posed 2 git bettah not fall off, d-town yall need 2 bring this back

[wardskillzphone]

classic

[briandonald]

This is awesome. We need to bring that back

[Vakant]

mid 80s was the best

[acecashexpress]

WOW!!! I grew up watching The Scene, Boy this takes me back. I was just in Detroit visting my family. I you Detroit!!!

[freeza924]

the new dance sucks oh soo bad. the scene wasn't a bunch of snot nose kids

[therealPeilo]

Forget about the scene, how about R.J Watkins and the New Dance Show

[GSU87]

Not EVEN comparable! The Scene is a Detroit legend and The New Dance Show couldn't touch it.

[therealPeilo]

maybe the scene started it, but the new dance show put the jit on the map for all, including this whiteboy, but then again so did 1333 e forest. ;-)

[Shockem313]

screw dat i kno i wuznt born

[Shockem313]

hell iono if i wuz born but its nice 2 kno sum shyt of ma history lol

[Cranberry333]

The last days of Channel 50 news . . .OMG I feel like I am in pre school again!!! Thank you to the poster!

[secondchapter]

What is the song that's played at the three minute mark, where it shows Lawanda dancing for the first time?

[epics7]

I remember the Funkateers. They are a local group from Pontiac, Mi. This was during my brothers dancing days.

I knew the group from that signature Funkateer dance step.

[7miledog]

the funkateers were from inkster

[apetronic]

anyone knows what track it at around 3.26 ??

(just before fffredie goes on)

[paryshnikov]

was not was -- shake your head

[secondchapter]

The version by "Was (not was)" sounds completely different from the version played on 'The Scene.' The "Was (not was)" version sounds very 70's disco. The Scene version sounds early 80's Detroit techno. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Please help, I'm dying to try and track The Scene's version down! Many thanks from a former Scene dancer, 1983-1984.

[axecollector]

That is the Ozzy Osbourne version of "Shake Your Head" from the Born To Laugh At Tornados CD. There was a version that featured Madonna--you may be thinking of that. it got airplay, but was pulled from the release when she got more well-known.

[secondchapter]

BLESS YOU axecollector! Now, if I could ask one more "name that tune" question. At the 2:57 mark when the camera starts panning Lawanda from the bottom up - ending at the 3:02 mark - do you know what the name of that song is? I can't understand the two words sung by the artist. It's another techno treasure.

[djjuan84]

the song is by Planet Patrol (I didnt know I loved U)

[secondchapter]

BLESS YOU djjuan! Another mystery solved. I love this site! :)

[Drastik]

what the hell is the last tune played...sheeeet

[KOVA1]

jonzun crew - we are the jonzun crew

[dboytv]

good stuff Detroit is that deal.

[PhuckHue]

the news story never mentioned Cheryl Peeples. she was the greatest dancer and went to Dance Fever and won $10,000 with Lorenzo. Living in Detroit in the early 80's was an incredible experience

[secondchapter]

I remember Cheryl. She was incredible. I was one of three white female dancers. The woman that coordinated the dancers and chose the ones she liked best. She didn't like me much, hehehe...scandelous times, lots of fun, lucky to get out of alive. ;-)

[secondchapter]

I've been looking for a video from The Scene for ages! I was a dancer from 83-85. It was CRAZY. I knew Lawanda. Lots of fun, dangerous times, hehehe. Stringz, THANK YOU for posting this! Wish I could find more and see me dancing! I remember when Vanity 6 came on the show and George Clinton. After the taping we'd go to Medusa's to party.

Wow. Seems like another lifetime ago.

[rayanda1]

This really brings back memories. I remember rushing down to WGPR every Friday to be on T.V. It was fun!

[whirljackman]

GET YO' JIT ON!!!

[Xone7]

AWESOME! I love DETROIT.

[DarksideovDetroit]

Detroit was even doin dis shit in tha 1920s. Tell dem weak ass chi niggaz look on tha net and get of our dick . Detroit fire nigga!

[Croesus]

Jitting in da 70's!!

i wanna see chi doing there stuff in da 70's..lol

[kqzzq]

whatever chicago started footwork all that jit aint shit yall need 2 get up wit 187

[ChangeWillCome]

wtf??? why chi-town always hatin on the d? trust me it is enough space in the dancing realm for errbody!

[djjuan84]

shouts out to stringz313 for putting this piece of good detroit history on

[xenotech]

...Finally, footage to the original Funkateers and the OG old jitt originated by the Errol Flynns and BK's. Pure history on this vid. Thanx Strings !!!

[Mamouna1]

Thank you Stringz! My brothers taped The Scene, so they could scope-out the honeys. Fast Freddy is a friend and still dancing, do you know his GQ spread was six pages long?

[robbyboy32]

hell yeah detroit all day... i really enjoyed watchin that. Its all about the D. It has so much history and people don't even realize it.

[cryzko]

detroit...

cryzko

[DSouthernCat]

Thats whats up...

[KOVA1]

check out the funkateers at the end! Thanks stringz