Dance Fever is an American musical variety series that aired weekly in syndication from January 1979 to September 1987. The series was created and produced by Merv Griffin and written by Tony Garofalo.
Deney Terrio hosted the series until September 1985, where he was replaced by Adrian Zmed. The show's announcer for the first two years was Freeman King until September 1980 where he was replaced by Charlie O'Donnell.
During Terrio's tenure as host, the show's theme was performed by a musical team called Triple "S" Connection.
Each week, four dancing couples competed for a weekly cash prize of $1,000; Each couple performed their dance routine for a total of two minutes and the celebrity judges scored them anywhere between 70 and 100 points. The couple with the highest total score were the winners and advanced into the next round of competition. In the event of a tie, one set of celebrity scores was dropped in an effort to decide a winner; every fifth week was a semi-final show where those winning couples from the last four weeks competed for $5,000.
Dance Fever is an American variety game show hosted by Eric Nies. The three celebrity judges were Carmen Electra, Jamie King, and MC Hammer. The two-hour series premiere aired on ABC Family on July 13, 2003.
In Canada, MuchMusic had the rights to air the series. Dance Fever also aired on Family the same day as the ABC Family airings, becoming the only program on the channel to take commercial breaks during the show.
Three years later, tapdancing twins Sean and John became contestants on NBC's America's Got Talent. They did not make it to the finals, but were highly praised. Live in Color, a hip-hop booty-shaking dance crew from Florida, were the first and the only winner since the series did not continue.
Now Everybody’s Dancing Down At The Market Square
‘Cause One Time A Year The Town Is Having A Big Fair
And The Laughter Of The People Around
Mingle With The Sound Of A Carousel
Oh While The Band Keeps Playing The Music All Fills The
Oho Everyone In Town Is Having Fun Around
Trying To Forget The Troubles Of Everyday Life
No One Is Gonna Say; “You’re Not Allowed To Play”
The Role Everybody Wants To Play Once In A While
Oho Everybody Knows He’s An Actor On A Show
Play Whatever Part You Like
Have A Little Bit Of Fun And Don’t Get Away Too Soon
‘Cause You Never Know The Magic Of An Old Time Tune
Takes You Back To Old Memories
Makes You Feel Do It All Over Again
So Come On And Get Together Down At The Square
Oho Everyone In Town Is Having Fun Around
Trying To Forget The Troubles Of Everyday Life
No One Is Gonna Say; “You’re Not Allowed To Play”
The Role Everybody Wants To Play Once In A While
‘Cause Everybody Knows He’s A Part Of A Show
You Can Choose To Play Whatever Part You Like
There’s A Time For A Break Now
There’s A Time For A Change Now
Let It Go, Dance Away Through The Night
Let It Go, Dance Away Through The Night
Let It Go, Dance Away Through The Night