IDJ

[shebby1960]

Who remembers the Emerald Centre in Hammersmith.  Giles Peterson and his crew. I was the cloakroom girl... yee ha and I wanted Milton McAlpine soooooo bad.... yum

[j491392]

Gosh people...

All this pollatricks...

heh...

And I don't owe anyone any money.

Cheek...!

lol

[tikartribe]

funkymartyn you should check out shiftless shuffle jazz fusion hard dance events once monthly o bar soho london. At the last event the legendary Horsehoe djs Colin Parnell and Boo played

[funkymartyn]

Bring back the jazz dance scene....

[MrToosox]

Anyone seen Jerry recently? He owes me a fiver?

Just kidding. He owes me a tenner :oS

[MrToosox]

Top track - Top dancing, took them a 14 hour day to do this - tough work.

[berglund001]

oh and the track - its 'The Peanut Vendor' -on Talkin' Verve - by Lalo Schifrin

- I found this out by using the amazing iPhone app called Shazam - just play the music into the phone and it finds the track name - amazing!

[berglund001]

Dingwalls!!! Gilles Peterson! IDJ!!! memories!

BTW where are the IDJ guys today?

[MrToosox]

Check Gary & Jerry from IDJ plus Levi Graham and the awesome Dave Graham on holyrollerproductions com and look up Floor Violence.

[59BobbyJ]

The dance still continues, check out the jazz room at southport weekender. Has anyone any good quality video footage available?

[Foozow]

Haha, Fusion Fanatics, that was the crew that I started out with. Those days were wicked. I still buss the odd move now and again.

I also remember the rochdale crew who were quite impressive

[Tonylionni]

@Foozow yo you got any footage of you guys Peezer Kevin  Oliver etc.........would love to see it

[Tonylionni]

I too used to secretly practice these moves at home but couldn´t buss em in the clubs in manchester back then not with Footpatrol, The fusion fanatics Old trafford and other dope crews around...this is how we used to dance to house music Pre ACIIIIIIID days remember.......

[Tonylionni]

Tony Lionni wave records NYC Mul music Tokyo Japan

[zainsdad]

Jerry is the man, always has been always will be - just amazing, iv said it before but ill say it again - all these brothers should be well famous -original uk black culture at its best,

[corneliusryan]

i was at hounslow college in west london with garys brother adrian - man i had idj at our summer party in 1987. these guys inspired us younguns we go camden dingwalls and electirc ballroom - for dance clashes

im almost 40 now but can still burn any mofo off the dance floor thanks to idj

[MrToosox]

@corneliusryan go on then - Shiftless Shuffle session or Nottingham? Pick your venue I'll be there.

[thursiaz1]

@corneliusryan

oh yeah ?? and who might you be ?? cause this is adey here :) ..and you can't burn me even now..

[alphipha77]

It was good to see original members Jerry,Garry & Steve @ Snowboys Book Launch on the 19th July......that day/night was wicked......Bless

[Thorbuj]

This was made for a series called ALTER IMAGE on Channel 4 in 1988.

Director Jane Thorburn.

[MRDOOWOP1]

Am a jazz man from back in the day!! still have my spate's £29.99 shelley.lol....love this video 1st time i was it and thank god for "youtube" still have not beable to find the jazz track used for this video? Really miss them days going to clubs and partys we were so "Different" girls loved it? sharp suits hats and a dance style that not a lot of people could do? YO!! Poctave i remember you guys...

[zainsdad]

Just found my old spats, my lovely mum bought em me when visiting London back in 88 or so. To scared to put em on in case im inspired to bust a move lol

[zainsdad]

nice

[zainsdad]

We were skinny asian kids from Rochdale and I cant tell you how these guys inspired us, we had to goto local shitty clubs to show off our skills and get bear chucked at us! It was all worth it though, I wouldnt dare do some of the moves these days. PEACE to all the IDJ crew. Someone needs to document this slice of UK black culture quick, maybe it can ispire goodness in todays youth!

[zainsdad]

im sure one of them os called jerry ?

[zainsdad]

fuck me i havent seen this for about 20 yearswhich is probebly how old it is. Anyone with any info or more vids please email me. PEACE

[MrToosox]

Look up the user Jazzdance - he has loads of UK Jazzdance clips :o)

[redaptual]

Milton Mcalpine The Ballroom King! BIG UP

[jiabee]

The I.D.J. dancers were appear in the video of Chick Corea Elektric Band Live in Madrid in 1986. They are good, and so are Chick Corea.

[JSavic]

Man ! This was the best dancing there ever was ! Better than anything from America from the 30's & 40's. Better even than Hellazpopin'. I used to watch these guys awestruck. They pissed all over Michael Jackson. I asked my dance instructor how can you learn to dance like this & he said that it's not something you teach - you've either got it or you ain't. These guys should all be multi-millionaires with OBE's now but I wonder what they look like today ? Thanks a billion for posting !

[Poctave]

Its like jumping back in time. It all started back at the Green Man pub in Great Portland Street, a long long time ago.

I was one of the lucky first, I forgot just how good I was.

Anyone remember me

P.S Jerry if your sstill out there please get in touch.

Phil

The Original Jazz Dancer

[Angle0Vetti]

Hey my names Robert Knott, I'm Micheal Knott's nephiew. If you want to get in contact with Mike PM me.

[jonkennedyfederation]

Ha !

proeprjob

[JHSK100]

Rumrunner in Birmingham...Monday nights....happened here way before anything significant in London. Anyone remember "Bulldog" ?

[SIRLORDCOMIXX]

this video is from about 1987 ?

so electric ballrooms was the order of the day.

come to shiftless shufle every 3rd sunday 6 till 10 £5 freedom bar wardour st london...if u think ur hard enuff !

[jackal2513]

great memories ... and yes, spats, used to go there every saturday to watch Darnell !

remember seeing IDJ at the boilerhouse, amazing

[irmanne]

Electric Ballroom friday night with Giles peterson( around 1982 onwards), Spats Saturday lunchtime (around 1981) Jaffas around the same time. Thank god I was around to see these moves live and shared the dancefloor with these guys

[rameryka]

Look up SABAR DANCING in Senegal.

learn you're history

[SIRLORDCOMIXX]

YES watched a few vids..its now looks like house dancing if u know what i mean.

[ozhafaz]

Dingwalls started with this then I must say the Hacienda in Manchester had battles too, with the local jazzters Foot Patrol bustin' moves on the floor on Wednesdays & Fridays

[cinqster]

What ever happened to these guys? I remember seeing IDJ on Working Weeks 'Venceremos' but never had the money to travel to London to see them!

[Soul0Resort]

My uncle, was the white guy from IDJ. What would you like to know?

[MrToosox]

Michael Yeah? He was bad! Does he still dance?

[rameryka]

Electric Ballrooms every Friday...was there many times and seen lots of battles. Robin Jones 7, Bateria Nota 'Indipendiente' VOL III, Dom Ramaro 'Brun Blek Blu' Art Blakey 'Night in Tunisia 1979 version, 'Merry go round'can't remember artist(can someone let me know please)Dewery Redman 'unknown tongues'Baska & Skavelli and many more. I brought lot's of my records from the DJ in that room, still got them. 1982-85 best period 'I think' for this dance scene.

[electrojazzjorge]

Terusama Hino is the name you're looking for I think ...:) jorge

[adamrowan]

Wow. have not seen this for years! what passion idj had, watching Gary & Marshall was truley jaw dropping.

I miss those days on the London Jazz dance scene!

If you still want to dance like this, Shiftless Shuffle every month with Perry Lewis at bar freedom W1

[gateway1965]

Brought back some great memories upstairs and downstairs. Shame things have turned tribal. Youth of today dont know how to behave. Man use to come from all over to sample the grooves. We'll never get them times back bro.

[efergarmx]

i am with the mouth open with this video. Very incredible dance!! It is amazing

[redaptual]

serious Jazz Dancing, But wheres the Ballroom King, Milly Da Kid?

[GrassMonkey]

it is incredible

[freethinkin2]

Awesome display of skills,from having watched RedBird Rising rehearse countless of hours, I can appreeciate the sweat and tears that went into this!!

[Deadmeatmovie]

nice jerry

[bopster]

what is this song

[Skratchworx]

I recorded this decades ago and I'm totally stoked to see it up here. And by pure coincidence, I discovered this track on iTunes today by accident after many years of not knowing. It's "The Peanut Vendor" by Lalo Schifrin.

[corneliusryan]

Dingwall's and Electric Ballroom in Camden, Cinecitta Roma, Dance Wicked at Astoria we used to try to bust IDJ moves in dance challenges. My bro bust his knee badly doing the american splits lol. Respect to IDJ !

[Samseeddrunkenmaster]

Nice one Gerry!

[Riesenbratsche]

Absolut cool!

[Leonbham]

My god - I remember taping this back in mid/late 80's off the TV. I wore that tape out practicing those knee spins. Fantastic stuff and still looks pin sharp today!

[jazzdance]

Lovely copy! Excellent footage - thank you for posting it. Have you seen the Floor Technician and Brothers in Jazz vids also?