Category Archives: Dad Dancing

Dad Dancing: Sharevari on The Scene

The earliest yet example of dad dancing, from 1982. This clip has some outstanding moves from Detroit pre-techno dads. Stuff I could only really achieve in my head. I’d think I was tearing it up but when someone played me … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: Rahaan’s Powercut

This is one of those classic wee moments that can happen sometimes when you’re DJing. Here is Rahaan in a sweaty Chicago basement (the best kind of DJ gig). There’s quite a bit of embarrassing dancing – check the guy with dreads … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: Hawkwind

Dancing to Hawkwind can be especially embarrassing. It’s the kind of dad dancing you might do at 5am with headphones turned up very loud after everyone has gone to bed. For a lot of techno dads that’s the only kind … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: Mulligan and Ohare’s Tittybiscuits

This is a cack masterpiece from the famous man-boobed folk duo, but it’s the instrumental version of Brimful of Asha by Cornershop that really does the damage. Wevie Stonder based their entire act on this one sketch. Probably. SIDCUP!

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Dad Dancing: Acid House Rave 89

This demonstrates pretty much every conceivable variety of dad dancing. My personal favourite is the turbo foot dance that always seems to be perpetrated by blokes with bobs, but there are loads. So many freaky dancers busting total comedy moves. … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: Humanoid on Hitman and Her

The Hitman and Her was a cheap late night music show presented by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan. They would visit a nightclub and dancers would strut about with normal punters in the background, leading to the weird scenes you … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: N-Joi – Adrenalin on TOTP

One of the best rave basslines ever. Simple yet devastating. Check the dancer with the bouncing bob’s elaborate arms dance. That’s something you don’t see nowadays. It’s what really stands out from watching old rave clips. Blokes with long hair … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: KLF on Top Of The Pops

In 1990 pop music still had room for eccentric nutters larking about. Here’s Bill Drummond embarrassing himself pretending to play a keyboard on KLF’s What Time Is Love? – In the second clip, he’s wisely used all the money he … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: Keith Allen invades Happy Mondays

STOP PRESS: we have a dadcast we did for the baggy dads, get it right in your pod. Back to the clip…Impressive example of dad dancing from Keith Allen. He’s managed to actually wangle his way onto the stage to … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: Actual Dad Dancing

A techno dad who calls himself only Clom stepped up to the challenge and sent in this clip of a middle aged Turkish man with a tache dancing to dodgy rave music surrounded by doilies. I think it’s one of … Continue reading

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