Jon Giswold on DANCE FEVER 1981

[fustyans]

the beginning was embarrasing.....lol

[drfink100]

Dude, This is RAD!

[ArcticMarshmallow]

Hey, I think I found my missing shower curtain.

[aznsketcher]

hahaha....great memories of that show. this and Solid Gold were my faves as a child

[asheyblacq]

Jon you could work a dance floor! Dude, what's with that doo??!! lol

[doberfag]

i rememeber this show..hahah wow were old

[PalindromicAnagram]

All I have to say is: WERK!!!!! I loved the performance, especially the hustle style section towards the middle & end. The man can spin like a top...and I love that he didn't just make his partner do all of the fancy footwork. Those wraps, dips, stalls & changes of direction were on-point. I'd love to see you choreograph a hustle to some modern 80's throwback music, e.g. Lady Gaga, Rihanna, etc. You were FIERCE!!!!!!

[WonderWomanFan4life]

wow they danced their asses off. I wished the floor would have been bigger. they needed more space to really cut loose. LOL i love watching this on here reminds me of when i was a little kid. i just loved this show.

[WonderWomanFan4life]

i used to love this show. my mom was in love with the host. he was pretty sexy but somehow he looked so old back then .. when i was a kid..

[socialpredicament]

If this is one of your most humiliating moments, then you have NOTHING to be ashamed of!

I enjoyed watching the performance. I loved Dance Fever when I was younger, so I appreciate the fact that you posted this clip. Thank you.

[sneakerthekid]

Nice, a dance team from minneapolis on Dance Fever. I remember watching this show when i was just a tot.

[ReeseMac]

Don't worry.....30 years from now fans of Lady Gaga will look back and cringe at the fact that they were fans of hers. You were a part of that world and you were just doing your thing.

[javajunkie101]

I was addicted to this show years ago. i am so glad that an episode survives!

[MorgBD]

LOVE Dance Fever!!! The 80's ROCKED!

[nschenk]

so. fruity.

but in a good way.

[Superdondisco]

Showv takes me back to the good times,,,thank you.

[cbrighton72]

hysterical



[martitalovesmj]

I miss the 80's so much!!! I never missed this show..

[berylman]

OMG that was you dancing?!? What the hell happened to your hair? And why are you wearing Saran wrap. Don't be too embarrassed but I found this totally hilarious.

[iXxshxX]

what the hellllll the woman can't dance !!!!!!

[worldlysistah]

The ORIGINAL so you think you can dance... I love it!!!

[apolloniasixer]

You represented the hometown before Prince hit it big!

[blabblab1212]

I'll bet a new $50 that Jon is gay!

[cysince86]

You're kidding...this is hilarious..

[dallaspolo]

I loved watching this show back in the early 80s. This is when couples really through out everything. Miss it and the great music.

[AveIvy]

DAMN!!! Dude was gettin down. Incredible!!!!!!!

I loved Dane Fever, someone has to bring it back.

[Kismo1]

DAYUM!! Now that is dancing!!

"Newschool".....YOU GOT SERVED!!

[Dancefusion]

I'm glad you posted this it is a great testament to authentic period dancing. So few people have any idea what the actual hustle era and disco era were about. Stand proud you pulled a great Bowie rip off. Solid spins and good extension....I'll forgive you on your posture due to over-reaching ; ) People that don't show respect have no class or understanding of an important phase in artist evolution....thank you for your artistic contribution.

[TarotMage]

Hey Jon - Roland from Tampa here! Still listening to your "Private Workout" CD and got both your "Basic Training" books on my coffee table! My brother Ric was on Dance Fever as well - he and his partner Kathy danced to Bette Midler's "Married Men" - got to the semi-finals too! R.I.P Ric - the dance scene in Tampa just ain't the same without you. :*(

[Gaylel1]

I can see if Carrie Anne, Bruno and Len was on that show. That was before Dancing With the Stars.

[marioTmaggot]

I used to love this show as a kid!!!

[meterman432110]

wow 1981 that's over 20years where has the time gone oh well i miss those 80's

[edwin11373]

My god, that is one of the worst dance outfits I've seen in my life.

[mrswintro]

why are they wearing shower curtains

[cr78fan]

Man I miss this show! Great job dancing!

[NATALIEXX77]

Hey did you two have a part in the movie "girls just wanna have fun" the part of the movie with the dance tv tryouts?

[barmbrack]

From 1:20-1:30 is amazing!

[Bag0fRats]

How gay

[ricdiablo]

I had to admit. You had me very scared at the beginning.

[TheLonewolf313]

anybody who watch this show back in the day, all i want to know is who was the asian kid that was very popular on the show

[allie2026]

Really good moves by you and your partner. Great work! I really like the song, too. I remember the '80's very well indeed and this sort of dancing was all the rage. It takes hours and hours of practice to perfect those routines.

[khunter68]

HOT! Jon, I expect a recreation this summer in MTK complete with shower curtain costume. I canNOT wait!  ;-)

[kuffpah1]

OK, Jon...you are a good dancer. But you really needed to lose this partner. Whatever became of her?

[show555]

WOW! JAJAJAJ excellent, been looking for this videos for years. this Tv serie is great, I bet if they bring them back easy can beat any you can dance tv program,

I was a Kid but 70's early 80's were the best dance wonder years

[griffinyaya]

Does the poster have the theme song as well that he can post?

[laron214]

what's so humiliating about this? well, except for the plastic skirt, that's the way it was back then. anyone remember the solid gold dancers? i bet they would truly be embarrassed.

[palacio154]

There was't anything wrong with the dance, but the outfits were I guess typical of the 80's.

[distinctmindsinc]

I can't find any other videos of this show or when Deney Terrio was hosting. And yes, Deney Terrio did teach Travolta how to dance for SNF.

[Christinada5]

Omg, dance fever. I remember this show like it was yesterday. My mom thought the host was so sexy. I was only a kid but I remember everyone running to the living room when this came on.

[melloprod]

damn I miss the 80's!

[citlallin]

Gee! Now this is fever!!! Congratulations!

[shortycasper]

I loved this show! I always wanted to be on it even though I was like 5 or 6 when it was on the air!

[love2register2]

I've got a fever, and the only cure is more large lime dots.

[Grooveraider]

I'm sorry but Dancing With The Stars has NOTHING on Dance Fever. I don't care how cheesy the outfits look -- its was the 80s - anything goes - it was pioneering times. Dancing With The Stars tries to copy and fails with their washed up celebrities. Btw, i'm a child of the 80s :)

[RICARDOAGUAS]

didnt danny teach travolta how to dance ?

[palacio154]

Yes he did and said in an interview was surprised everyone loved that famous move Travolta does even though he executed it incorrectly than how Deny taught him.

[petgroomer101]

@RICARDOAGUAS

yes he did

[RThompson313]

Ok now her dance partner needs his ass kicked...!! lol

[WILDSTYLENYC]

She needs an ab machine like right now!

[hesterjumper]

NOW IS DANCING WITH THE STARS TODAY

[Jako32]

HAWT!!!

[eurasian73]

Hahah! I remember watching this show as a kid during the early 80s! Thanks for posting this. I think this aired on Channel 2 in Los Angeles.

[aerogiz]

did this clip show up on Channel 2?

Cool.

Or was Dance Fever on Channel 2?

Thanks for the post

[WecanWinJesse]

@aerogiz Channel 11 in NYC Saturday five o clock and on Abc on Saturday before TJ Hooker

[chilosito]

Oh Man I remember this!!!!! Oh my God, you made my day!!!! This is so cool

[GSU87]

DUDE WHAT was your score??!! That's what I wanna know. I loved this show-- I think I was in the 11th grade and thought I would be a disco queen one day.

[aerogiz]

Hey=

we took third place

it was truly a blast

I won a BOOM BOX and gum

thanks for your comments

[hazelwitchhazel]

Very nice nice moves. This brings back memories! I watched this every Sat night before Solid Gold.

[ginsushark]

fonky

[ronafer69]

I loved Dance Fever. This show would come on every Saturday night at 6:30PM, before Solid Gold at 7:00PM.

[Ikaved97]

I remember watching this show every Saturday night back in the early eighties. I was in junior high school.

[sfcub69]

You know it. Only I was in grade school.

[pivierone]

Thanks for posting this video! Dance fever had a lot of good music and people with dancing talent. This is one of the best shows when dancing was all about having fun and talent! It brings a lot of memories.

[spooookygirl]

I LOVE IT!!!! Thank you for posting this. I miss Dance Fever, it was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. This represents a time when dancing was FUN, now it's all about booty grinding, B---O---R---I---N---G!!!

[tentwo70]

You're supposed to let humiliating experiences die! Actually, you were a part of history and that's more than most of us can say!

[SuccessTips]

This is great! It's wonderful to see someone so talented as Jon in his early years!!!

[chipsfan]

Jon looks absolutely gorgeous - very '80s.

[airam0532]

Jon you are insane.

[aerogiz]

send this on to everyone you know... and go back in time with the fever