Disco Step-by-Step
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Disco Step-by-Step was a local television show in Buffalo, New York
which featured disco
music, dance instruction, and hustle dancing
. The show's creator was Marty Angelo
, who was also the producer and its first host.
Taped during 1975 and 1976, the show was seen on local Public-access television
cable TV channels in Buffalo and western New York State from January 1, 1977 to June 30, 1977; the program was shot in black and white, given the technology and equipment available to Angelo.
On September 23, 1977, the show moved to WIVB, where the show saw various technical improvements, including color. The show's host changed with the move, with the duties now passed to Kevin O'Connell, who at the time was also WIVB's weatherman. The program ran in the form of first-run and repeat telecasts on WIVB until January 15, 1980.
Various video clips of the show were featured in 2005 in the Experience Music Project's travelling http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=110, a VH1 television disco special
, and a DVD disco documentary.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
which featured disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
music, dance instruction, and hustle dancing
Hustle (dance)
The Hustle is a catchall name for several disco dances which were extremely popular in the 1970s. Today it mostly refers to the unique partner dance done in ballrooms and nightclubs to disco music. It has some features in common with swing dance. Its basic steps are somewhat similar to the...
. The show's creator was Marty Angelo
Marty Angelo
Marty Angelo worked in the entertainment business from 1965 to 1980 as a television producer , record promoter, restaurant/nightclub owner and personal manager for rock 'n' roll bands ....
, who was also the producer and its first host.
Taped during 1975 and 1976, the show was seen on local Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV channels in Buffalo and western New York State from January 1, 1977 to June 30, 1977; the program was shot in black and white, given the technology and equipment available to Angelo.
On September 23, 1977, the show moved to WIVB, where the show saw various technical improvements, including color. The show's host changed with the move, with the duties now passed to Kevin O'Connell, who at the time was also WIVB's weatherman. The program ran in the form of first-run and repeat telecasts on WIVB until January 15, 1980.
Various video clips of the show were featured in 2005 in the Experience Music Project's travelling http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=110, a VH1 television disco special
When Disco Ruled The World
When Disco Ruled The World is a music documentary that aired on VH1 in 2005.-Overview:The series documented the impact that disco music had on popular culture in the 1970s...
, and a DVD disco documentary.