The Dance Party USA Archive

The dancers, the regulars, and the history of the USA Network's Dance Party USA — plus the one thing Facebook groups can't give you: the footage itself, playing 24/7.

Dance Party USA ran on the USA Network through the late 1980s and into the '90s — a Philadelphia-born teen dance show that turned its everyday regulars into small-screen celebrities. This archive collects who they were on the show and points you to where the episodes still play.

Start here

• Dance Party USA — The Complete GuideHistory, hosts, format, and cast of the whole show.
• The Full Cast RosterEvery host and the best-known regulars, in one place.
• The Regulars — And Where They Are NowThe recurring dancers who were the real stars.

The people

• Kelly RipaThe teenage regular who became a daytime-TV star.
• Bobby Catalano — The Man Behind The ShadesThe sunglasses, the lip-syncs — regular turned co-host.
• The Princess — Heather DayCo-host of the show's early-'90s peak.
• Lillian NarodowskiPermed hair, tube tops, and Madonna lip-syncs.
• Chris KellyA familiar face of the Philly dance-TV crew.
• Jason PascoeA regular who still turns up alongside Bobby today.

The dance floor

• The DancersEveryday teens who became small-screen stars.
• Couples & PairingsThe chemistry the camera kept coming back to.
• The MusicThe pop, freestyle, and lip-syncs of the floor.

History & trivia

• Where Was It Filmed?The Philadelphia studio behind the show.
• Dance Party USA in 1989The year the hosts changed.
• Dance Party USA in 1990Kelly Ripa's crossover year.
• Dance Party USA in 1992The final season.

Dancin' On Air

• Dancin' On Air — The Complete GuideThe Philly original that launched Madonna's first TV spot.
• Dance Party USA vs. Dancin' On AirSame creators, two shows — the lineage explained.