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Top of the Pops 31 August 1973:
Pan’s People dance to I Think of You by the Detroit Emeralds.

Every time I get despondent and think “That’s it! I’ll never get another new routine to share,” another generous soul proves me wrong. Hurrah!

An what a great routine this is: it’s oozing with literal choreography – which is a good thing. (If you don’t like literal choreography, go away and look at a Ballet Rambert site or something.) My favourite bit of literal? Louise pointing to her biceps for the line “makes me strong” (0:32).

All the dancers seem to be enjoying this light hearted routine, particularly Dee Dee’s faux forgetfullness. The whole thing feels well-rehearsed and tightly executed.

The outfits are great, but as usual my clothing vocabularly is sadly not up to a proper description. Flamenco trousers perhaps? But they’re one-piece: so flamenco catsuits? Surely not flamenco dungarees? And what do you call the scarf bra bit? I’m flailing around here, language-wise. Will some knowledgable person please comment and correct me?

Many thanks to the anonymous donor who supplied this marvelous bit of Pan’s People history.

Top of the Pops, 3 August 1973: Pan’s People dance to You Can Do Magic by Limmie & Family Cookin’.

Hooray! Here’s another rare Pan’s People performance, Thanks to one of my generous anonymous donors.

A happy, energetic performance, with simple video overlay effects multiplying the dancers, invoking the “Magic” in the song title. This clip is only black & white, where the original broadcast would have been in colour: but the limited dark background, and the strong geometric diamond pattern of their off-the-shoulder dresses makes the performance easily watchable.

There are a few seconds missing from the end of the number (and perhaps one or two at the start): but since we’ed probably never get a chance to see this performance otherwise, I’m most grateful to the nameless provider. Many thanks.

Top of the Pops 20 July 1973: Pan’s People dance to Spanish Eyes by Al Martino

Here’s a rare Pan’s People routine that I posted to the old blog in August 2014. A mixture of conventional camera-angle shots in big flouncy laura-ashley style flowery fabric evening gowns, with Busby Berkeley-esque bird’s-eye view mandala shots in skimpier outfits.

With lots of lingering close ups of Louise. Why Louise? Well I don’t have any colour pictures of her that are good enough for definitive evidence, but I believe she might be the only member of PP with blue eyes and dark (i.e. typically Spanish) hair: so she would fit the song lyric best. Can any experts out there confirm her eye colour?

Many thanks again to the anonymous donor.