The 1980 World Disco Dance Finalists

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYmiB1bTFjw

Particularly strong showings from the med - Greece, Italy, Turkey but Portugal also brought his A-Game.

(I posted this by accident on ILM earlier but I really didn't want it on ILM, I wanted it on here, apologies to NV who replied to it over there)

Poll Results

Option	Votes
25. Arnold Person (Surinam)	2
29. Esan Efrant (Turkey)	1
3. Sonia Mullins (Canada)	1
20. Wayne Marshall (New Zealand)	0
21. Greta Toth (Norway)	0
19. Jean Anamah (Mauritius)	0
22. Jorge Bettencourt (Portugal)	0
23. Leandro Polanco (Puerto Rico)	0
24. Raymond Chong (Singapore)	0
1. Marzella Supanic (Austria)	0
26. Wiasta Tonkovic (Switzerland)	0
27. Godfrey Rasoroka (South Africa)	0
28. Eden James (Trinidad and Tobago)	0
30. Ahmed Sharif (UAE)	0
31. Jean Munro Martin (UK)	0
32. Michael Moreno (USA)	0
18. Charles Duca (Malta)	0
17. Peter Chou (Malaysia)	0
2. Ronald DeWitte (Belgium)	0
4. Hernan Escobar (Columbia)	0
5. Kim Rose (Denmark)	0
6. Jaako Selin (Finland)	0
7. Carole Bon (France)	0
8. Dagnmar Neuberg (Germany)	0
9. Christine Bruzon (Gibralter)	0
10. Angelos Romanos (Greece)	0
11. Fred Klinkenberg (Holland)	0
12. Evar Olsen (Iceland)	0
13.Elizabeth Slater (Ireland)	0
14. Shalom Hazan (Isreal)	0
15. Ricardo Della Godenza (Italy)	0
16. Henri Daou (Lebanon)	0
33. Djogani Hamit (Yugoslavia)	0

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 14:11 (eight years ago)

I don't know if we saw the same footage, cause Finland and Surinam were the standouts. Surinam ftw.

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:01 (eight years ago)

a lot of the joy of these is how they make their way up the catwalk

― faked potato (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:04 (eight years ago)

Fred Klinkenberg deserves a mention

― faked potato (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:06 (eight years ago)

https://youtu.be/CYmiB1bTFjw?t=6m13s

watch the Swiss entrant's foot slip and she just about saves herself from a face-plant

― faked potato (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:11 (eight years ago)

Turkish lad looks like he's doing a little Charlie Chaplin impression

― faked potato (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:13 (eight years ago)

yeah that was a pro move by the Swiss Miss, thought for sure she was gonna tumble

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:16 (eight years ago)

it's a pity the video cuts where it does because when they all pile onto the stage you've got to assume somebody's taking a kick to the head

― faked potato (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:18 (eight years ago)

Ricardo Della Godenza (15) is an absolute maniac.

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 19:09 (eight years ago)

Columbia?

― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 19:11 (eight years ago)

i think i'm too Extremely Leftist Online cos i misread this pair and was like holy fuck for a sec

16. Henri Daou (Lebanon)
17. Peter Chou (Malaysia)

― goole, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:19 (eight years ago)

I'm basing my vote on the dancer whose moves were the least likely to cause injury or annoy other dancers on the dance floor: Sonia Mullins (Canada) for the polite Disco dancing moves, FTW.

― BlackIronPrison, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:37 (eight years ago)

I was similarly impressed by her relative lack of pan-directional flailing

― davey, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 20:46 (eight years ago)

I can't tell if 1. Marzella Supanic falls or if that's a move?

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 22:47 (eight years ago)

2. Ronald DeWitte (Belgium) is totally blonde Blades of Glory guy.

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 22:49 (eight years ago)

I first discovered this footage via this appropriation. So uplifting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKg2q_fFfWQ

― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 06:25 (eight years ago)

it’s all such violent flailing! like “ if this move is tight, then TEN of em real fast will show those judges!” * muppet flail*

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 06:38 (eight years ago)

Shalom Hazan's Cossack dance and Leandro Polanco's early b-boy moves being slept on here.

― Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:28 (eight years ago)

Have we polled Stairway to Stardom guests?

― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:34 (eight years ago)

Fred Klinkenberg deserves a mention

Fred Klinkenberg ALWAYS deserves a mention

― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:46 (eight years ago)

Fred Klinkenberg deserves a mention is the name of my dog!

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Thursday, 23 November 2017 01:38 (eight years ago)

had Wayne Marshall (New Zealand) injured his right leg or was the reverse riverdance thing just an artistic choice? he does seem to be limping slightly

having trouble chosing between Arnold Person (Surinam) and Esan Efrant (Turkey)

― soref, Thursday, 23 November 2017 12:26 (eight years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 00:01 (eight years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:01 (eight years ago)

this poll deserved more votes.

― how's life, Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:30 (eight years ago)

tell me about it!

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:07 (eight years ago)

the actual winner was.....

Godfrey Rasuroka from South africa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK8t2PmfYNY

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:10 (eight years ago)

four votes in total? smh

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:11 (eight years ago)

Fred Klinkenberg deserves a mention

Fred Klinkenberg ALWAYS deserves a mention

― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:46 (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

He deserved a vote as well! Eric H... smh!

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:13 (eight years ago)

I DID vote for him!!

― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:18 (eight years ago)

FAIL! :)

1979 is good, I'm going to poll that asap.

― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:22 (eight years ago)

I think Thanksgiving gave this a chance to slip from everyone's minds, so as long as you don't start that poll 2 days before Christmas, the turnout should be better.

― how's life, Thursday, 30 November 2017 10:17 (eight years ago)

I watched that video I don't know how many times and I still think I forgot to vote

― another day another dolour (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 30 November 2017 10:25 (eight years ago)

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