https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2022/12/02/moog-dancers-prove-that-tv-was-a-lot-more-adventurous-in-the-70s/ Skip to content Menu * Home * About Synthtopia * Advertising * Feedback & Site Tips * Submit Items for Review Synthtopia Moog Dancers Prove That TV Was A Lot More Adventurous In The 70s Was television a lot more adventurous in the '70s? That's just one question raised by this 1971 ATV video of dancers interpreting a set of Moog pieces, ranging from the abstract to synth-pop to the psychedelic. This would have been at the height of 'Moog mania', when the success of Switched On Bach led to an explosion of interest in electronic music. It's hard to imagine where you might see something like this today. Check it out and share your thoughts on the 'Moog dancers'. And if anyone has info on the music that they are dancing to, let us know! December 2, 2022 synthheadMusic News70s, dancing 19 thoughts on "Moog Dancers Prove That TV Was A Lot More Adventurous In The 70s" 1. Anon December 2, 2022 at 8:58 am Reply where could we see something like this today?! oy. insert obligatory "so concerned jeff goldblum" meme: https:// i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/040/653/ goldblum-quote.jpeg. Loading... 2. kimly December 2, 2022 at 9:04 am Reply it ain't Alvin Ailey, but I hope they had fun Loading... 3. Juan December 2, 2022 at 10:26 am Reply I can only imagine how the Buchla dancers were like Loading... 4. John Rossi December 2, 2022 at 10:59 am Reply The best place to view something like this today is in a really bad dream. Maybe if they did these improvisational dances without clothes, then that might be adventurous. This seems more period-silly than anything adventurous. Loading... 5. John Rossi December 2, 2022 at 11:00 am Reply Oops, Loading... 6. Svante Stadler (@svantana) December 2, 2022 at 11:01 am Reply Amazing! I think it's music from various sources. The pretty ballad starting at 2:10 is Derek Scott - Pillow Talk https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2K-9RLOlsU Loading... 7. Grace Coventry December 2, 2022 at 12:09 pm Reply I halfway expected H.R. Pufnstuf to wander in Time to go adjust the meds. Loading... 8. S-Trigger Dave December 2, 2022 at 12:20 pm Reply Phew, what a stench! At the mid-point, little people dressed like Avengers should run on and beat them with axe handles, yelling "GIT! GIT!" Loading... 9. Angstrom December 2, 2022 at 12:24 pm Reply That Anglian TV ident is classic. All the regional uk idents were superb, or perhaps its my nostalgia. Loading... 10. Attizzoso Dissaldato December 2, 2022 at 12:47 pm Reply TV is now a medium for elderly people, notoriously not inclined to new ideas. The avant-garde does exist and always will, you need to know where to look for it, today you certainly won't find it on the BBC, NBC, ABC ... Loading... 1. frodo December 3, 2022 at 9:14 am Reply Broadcast TV as a format has lost its grip thanks to streaming and stupid TikTok videos, but the production quality of top-tier TV series is higher than ever. Loading... 11. Marc Robins December 2, 2022 at 1:19 pm Reply Could the music be Delia Derbyshire and Martin Hannett? Loading... 1. Peter H December 3, 2022 at 7:22 am Reply I'm not sure Marc but it could be LSD and mushrooms! Loading... 12. Michael L December 2, 2022 at 3:39 pm Reply I agree. That was 50 years ago! Today, the big dance innovation is flexing, but you won't see that on TV. Too confronting. Loading... 13. djdrumz December 2, 2022 at 4:34 pm Reply How cool, and this was on television! The camera dance is the best but nice Moog score. Sesame Street - Moog Alphabet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y1anQwX2yI Sesame Street - 3 striped balls & polka dot ball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUb6YZctOqQ Loading... 14. TimS December 2, 2022 at 6:19 pm Reply Why don't they have this nowadays? The Roland Rockettes? The Korg Kloggers? The Teenage Engineering Tappers? The Sequential Steppers? Loading... 15. Pete December 2, 2022 at 10:46 pm Reply Brilliant. TellyTubby vibes. Loading... 16. Xrx December 3, 2022 at 3:59 am Reply Mort Garson? Loading... 17. Mista.G December 3, 2022 at 7:51 am Reply The local station on the year I was born. No wonder some of us turned out a bit strange Loading... 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