Our Jul 31-Aug 6 show is up: with Toni Basil on her online dance classes and new recordings
Written by admin on August 1, 2020
This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, Toni Basil talks with Chris about her Zoom online dance classes. Yes, you can learn 60s-era dance moves from Basil, who Quentin Tarantino calls “The Goddess of Go-Go,” by signing up for her Sunday, August 2nd online class through Toni’s website: tonibasil.net. This is the last in her most recent series, but Toni says there will be more to come. Last week’s session featured a dance tribute to James Brown; this week’s will feature a salute to Tina Turner
Also, Toni recorded new versions of “Hey, Mickey” and “Shoppin’ A to Z.”
During our conversation, Toni talks about the dances she will be teaching in the Zoom classes; we look back at when her singing, dancing, acting and choreography career; we discuss her work in the ’60s with movies, dance and music legends, her acting roles including a major part in “Easy Rider,” dancing as an original member of The Lockers, music video choreography, movie choreography (including the 2019 Tarantino blockbuster “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and, of course, dance.
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