watching this I was thinking that but also realizing that music in general truly brings us together. the globalization of music is a beautiful thing in the way that we all want to share and participate in the sound of our stories on the same beats
Your hypothesis seems accurate. Lot of cocaine in that boy! And I love the awful cover of Linda Clifford's "Shoot Your Best Shot" for the sheer camp factor, good lord, what a terrible vocalist in that!
I would love to call BS on this statement, but then, I remembered the 80's. Never mind, you win, no wonder we could dance for hours and hours and we were all super skinny!
Even in the 90s growing up my mom and our street would throw block parties in the summer. My dad would basically DJ the entire thing, he has a massive CD collection and with his home stereo system he’d bring out the speakers. Whenever he put on any disco songs mostly the women (including my mom) would start dancing in the street. It was the 90s so probably more of The Macarena, Rhythm is a Dancer, Another Night and What is Love type music but the sense of community was stronger. I still live on the same street and we all just sit inside now. Haven’t had a block party in at least 20 years. Wish I knew how to convert VHS to share it online. Authentic 90s block parties. Good times.
@@growingstruggle5493 I already found a UA-cam tutorial on how to do it BUT we have those mini vhs tapes that you could insert and remove from an actual VHS so it might be a little more complicated. Definitely something I’m gonna look further into.
@@0mnicide they sell adapters that convert the smaller vhs tapes to the normal sized ones. I used it to convert a few family videos from 15-20ish years ago.
@Mister Supersonic when seeing old scenes on TV now it does seem strange that I lived through those times, even attending events similar to this. Disco was big. Many of us white folk were even walking round with Afro permed hair and carrying Afro combs (rakes) in our back pockets like people do with their smart phones today. It was all fun, and everybody was appreciating it. There were some grim moments without CCTV keeping things under control like today. I witnessed a few nasty scenes that would be less likely to occur now, but I remember regularly feeling like much of the crowd in this video. I even went out and bought this track when it was in the charts and played it to death
The guy representing New Zealand later revealed in an interview the floor was slippery and several dancers injured themselves during rehearsals, which explains why he only used his arms. He also stated the music was too fast for him, but now wishes this video had never found its way on UA-cam!
I dance in the 1980 UK finals on the same floor. not only was it a little slippy, but there was a fair bit of bounce on it too!! It that wasn't enough it was a live TV broadcast so if you fell - there was no second chance!
@@itsjemmabond Hey jemma, thanks for your interest. I represented Scotland and you can see me (and Sally) at the 4.48 mark on this clip below. The show here on YT were originally recorded off the TV onto my dads video recorder - amazingly the tapes survived my moving to Australia, my marriage and children - in a storage box for over 30 years!! ua-cam.com/video/kq_bf-Kk_KA/v-deo.html
For me, it's impossible to be in a bad mood and watch disco videos. I love how enthusiastic everyone is about showing off and OMG, Italy, where is that guy now?!
Lol if you pay attention his legs are broken. He injured himself during practice I believe, but tried his best. I think he did well considering his circumstances
5:17 - 7yo me after four Hi-C juice boxes. 5:31 - Grandpa after champagne and an extra painkiller. 7:00 - White people after traveling to Africa once. 7:43 - Uncle Shalom thinks he’s at his Nephew’s Bat-mitzvah. 7:59 - When the Molly pill you bought in the bathroom is actually speed. 8:28 - His father wanted him to be a veterinarian. 8:58 - His bedroom has 23 mirrors in it, 10 on the ceiling. 9:13 - Has a herniated disk that started flaring up backstage and hasn’t let up!!!
The lyrics were perfect for him. "You're good at the disco , no one moves quite as good as you do, the master of the dancefloor is dancing all that you do" lol
Tracklist .. The music is live cover versions of. Kool & the gang - Celebration Ottawan - Disco Linda Clifford - Shoot Your Best Shot Bobby Thurston - Check out the groove Geraldine hunt - can't fake the feeling
You know the whole world was once civilized when they were all doing disco in this video and having great time there is No race issues no religious issue just people enjoying it
Athiestforlife777: - Celebration = Kool & the Gang - D.I.S.C.O. = Ottawan - Shoot Your Best Shot = Linda Clifford - Check Out the Groove = Bobby Thurston. 😎✌️
Thanks for sharing. Best dancers imo are in a row, starting with Canada and ending with France. Best is either Colombia or Finland. Denmark guy very smooth as well; kept it simple but glided around the floor. Did the French girl have hairy armpits?
Back when competitions were about their skills and not their sad backstories.
So true
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏spot on ...sooo much drama...these days seeking fame..!!
Yep, there are always sob stories on shows like American Idol or The Voice.
Agreed.
Nowadays it's about their skin color.
You know what we need to bring back? Those glowy tiled disco floors. They're pretty sweet.
Yea & discos in general! Heard they don't exist, period. Only clubs. I want somewhere without alcohol too
OK... I'm lost on UA-cam again.
Hahahaaaaa
Sorry it took me 4 years to find....you? Where did you go? Hello...? Hey look, people are dancing disco let me watch. ..........i am lost.
Italy: We’ll just send them the craziest disco dancer in the country
Dancer: 🕺🏻🤪
Disco really brought people together didnt it?
STD
Yes, and rave/acid a decade later
People spent more.time.in person with each other back then
watching this I was thinking that but also realizing that music in general truly brings us together. the globalization of music is a beautiful thing in the way that we all want to share and participate in the sound of our stories on the same beats
Maybe it was the coke lmao
Italy is probably on mad drugs but he's got some mad moves haha
I know that guy. He sure was a lot energetic when he was younger ahahahha. But he's still in the disco dance world.
Your hypothesis seems accurate. Lot of cocaine in that boy! And I love the awful cover of Linda Clifford's "Shoot Your Best Shot" for the sheer camp factor, good lord, what a terrible vocalist in that!
It's Carlos Puyol before football carreer
Tim Turner u7
Nah, he is just tanked up on 20 cups of espresso
Back then everyone would use cocaine to get the energy they need.
*ALOT of cocaine...Alot
What to you mean back then!
Mike R everyone seems low energy these days because the new drug of choice is Xanax
you're an idiot. lol
I would love to call BS on this statement, but then, I remembered the 80's. Never mind, you win, no wonder we could dance for hours and hours and we were all super skinny!
I want disco culture back
We all do
Even in the 90s growing up my mom and our street would throw block parties in the summer. My dad would basically DJ the entire thing, he has a massive CD collection and with his home stereo system he’d bring out the speakers.
Whenever he put on any disco songs mostly the women (including my mom) would start dancing in the street. It was the 90s so probably more of The Macarena, Rhythm is a Dancer, Another Night and What is Love type music but the sense of community was stronger. I still live on the same street and we all just sit inside now. Haven’t had a block party in at least 20 years.
Wish I knew how to convert VHS to share it online. Authentic 90s block parties. Good times.
@@0mnicide you could ask on Reddit on the VHS thread.
@@growingstruggle5493 I already found a UA-cam tutorial on how to do it BUT we have those mini vhs tapes that you could insert and remove from an actual VHS so it might be a little more complicated.
Definitely something I’m gonna look further into.
@@0mnicide they sell adapters that convert the smaller vhs tapes to the normal sized ones. I used it to convert a few family videos from 15-20ish years ago.
This is probably the best thing I've seen in a while. The host is just full of life and so are the dancers
Rainbow Star Productions, I think it was cocaine they were full of.
And I think you're jealous and full of shit
I agree. But at the same time, is utter shite lol
@@eddeesalce Exactly. So sick of all these dumbass "cocaine" jokes. Like fuck off, other people can have a good time without drugs.
@@tericruise1861 you’re gonna sit here and tell us that they DIDN’T snort coke.
all those nationalities in one room and not one bit of hate
That's music for you!
No hate; just disco!
That's the power of disco!!!
people having a great time, love it
I can't believe that my country never makes it to the socer world cup but here we are represent the boogie. Where did we fail l?!
The guy from Italy went on to power the national grid. Clean energy before its time
Lmao
😂
Not a single sign of irony in the room, they really meant it. And no smartphones.
Wonderful
That’s because smartphones weren’t even around then 😒🤦🏾♂️
@@Zenguy89 that's inane, not zen, Zenguy.
@@ceased2care ok
@Mister Supersonic when seeing old scenes on TV now it does seem strange that I lived through those times, even attending events similar to this. Disco was big. Many of us white folk were even walking round with Afro permed hair and carrying Afro combs (rakes) in our back pockets like people do with their smart phones today. It was all fun, and everybody was appreciating it. There were some grim moments without CCTV keeping things under control like today. I witnessed a few nasty scenes that would be less likely to occur now, but I remember regularly feeling like much of the crowd in this video. I even went out and bought this track when it was in the charts and played it to death
@@ceased2carea few nasty scenes? Like wdym?
#15 dancer
"Cocaine's a hell of a drug!!!"
Hell yeah
I lived then and you are correct, sir
Italyyyy
Lmaaao🤣
For as advanced as we supposedly are, we sure as hell have regressed socially which is just my opinion.. Greg
So many things became pc and now are retained to one race..
The guy representing New Zealand later revealed in an interview the floor was slippery and several dancers injured themselves during rehearsals, which explains why he only used his arms. He also stated the music was too fast for him, but now wishes this video had never found its way on UA-cam!
I dance in the 1980 UK finals on the same floor. not only was it a little slippy, but there was a fair bit of bounce on it too!! It that wasn't enough it was a live TV broadcast so if you fell - there was no second chance!
@@discoreview Interesting. Which region did you represent, out of interest?
@@itsjemmabond Hey jemma, thanks for your interest. I represented Scotland and you can see me (and Sally) at the 4.48 mark on this clip below.
The show here on YT were originally recorded off the TV onto my dads video recorder - amazingly the tapes survived my moving to Australia, my marriage and children - in a storage box for over 30 years!!
ua-cam.com/video/kq_bf-Kk_KA/v-deo.html
@@discoreview Cool. Thanks a million!
I thought the hand work was amazinggggg so vogue
You can tell number 15 snorted more than he should 😂
that was part of the contest criterion hahahahahahha
lol of course its italy!
@@TheWaitingRoomTWR of course what? douchebag
@@valenesco45 why are you upset? would you like to share your inner feelings with this group honey?
@@valenesco45 no need to be salty lol
Some of those were the lamest yet coolest dance moves all at the same time.
Welcome to the '80.
Cool people didn't enter
Soul train is where it's at
Peter Choo deserved to win!
In case you're wondering , Godfrey from South Africa won
My country
Cool! Thanks for the info
Bloody 39 year old spoiler!!!!
@RBR Of course because all you care about is the fact she put her boobs on display....
Bruh...Italy should have won, like cmon people literally shouted when he came dancing and he was crazy good
For me, it's impossible to be in a bad mood and watch disco videos. I love how enthusiastic everyone is about showing off and OMG, Italy, where is that guy now?!
I would LOVE to see a video on "where are they now?" That would be AWESOME!
I thought the same as you with the guy from italy! He certainly made an impression lol
@@malapoyo me too
Wow. That's a country you don't hear often--Yugoslavia.
Because it dont exist any more
Nice one dude
Its 2019, im watching this 2 mins in and 5 modelos in and having a blast on a friday night lol, imma start disco dancing right now !!!
5 modelos in 2 mins u have drinking problem
5:49pm here in South Florida on a Friday 3 years later- loving it too
How on earth Peter Choo didn't win! He slayed it
Amen!
I wish we all agree that the guy representing Denmark has the best moves 5:29
He's the worst, hhhh
Some of these people are someone’s grandparents 😂
*Parents. It was in 1980s, meaning they're in their 40s
@@majaquinn you lack common sense bud, they aren't born in 1980 they must be around 25 back then atleast so they be around 65 today
@@badassmickey9505 lol I forgot about that, sorry BUD
9:11 Still directing traffic to this day.
Lol if you pay attention his legs are broken. He injured himself during practice I believe, but tried his best. I think he did well considering his circumstances
Its official i was born in the wrong generation
This is absolute GOLD.. amazing! 😂
5:17 - 7yo me after four Hi-C juice boxes.
5:31 - Grandpa after champagne and an extra painkiller.
7:00 - White people after traveling to Africa once.
7:43 - Uncle Shalom thinks he’s at his Nephew’s Bat-mitzvah.
7:59 - When the Molly pill you bought in the bathroom is actually speed.
8:28 - His father wanted him to be a veterinarian.
8:58 - His bedroom has 23 mirrors in it, 10 on the ceiling.
9:13 - Has a herniated disk that started flaring up backstage and hasn’t let up!!!
AHAHAHAHAHAH You make my day laughing . . hillarious . . !!
I just realised that some of them were mixing their country's traditional dance with disco moves.... Lovely
Many of the dance steps have been incorporated into the current street dance style! We owe Disco big time!!
8:27 look at peter choo with the smooth moves!
The lyrics were perfect for him.
"You're good at the disco , no one moves quite as good as you do, the master of the dancefloor is dancing all that you do" lol
@@Mysaviorlives-bh9or holy smokes you're right!!!!! 😂😂😂😂
That chick from Norway had some cans.
I love the dancer introductions. Looks like a SNL skit.
9:09 I'd head back to NZ and direct traffic if I were you Wayne.
Idk how I got here but I somehow needed this
Tracklist .. The music is live cover versions of.
Kool & the gang - Celebration
Ottawan - Disco
Linda Clifford - Shoot Your Best Shot
Bobby Thurston - Check out the groove
Geraldine hunt - can't fake the feeling
THANKS Marcus!!
thanks for that RESPECT
Thank you so much
Damn Malaysia killed it
NAME MUSICS PLEASE!
2:22 still a nation in my heart.
💪🏻❤️
I'm Greek and I have the best friends from Yugoslavia ..💜
@@ArtisticWitches The Greeks are great people!!! 🙂🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
@@MarijanaPantovic644 Thank you Maja! You Serbians are so warm hearted and strong ! You'll always be our friends ..!! 💜❤💕🙏
Lo siento mucho
the 1980s, what a time to be alive
You know the whole world was once civilized when they were all doing disco in this video and having great time there is No race issues no religious issue just people enjoying it
2:13 That is not UAE flag 🇦🇪 lol.
Yes it not 🤦♂️🤣
This flag of no body even Kuwait 🇰🇼 flag is different from this , how they have done such silly mistake🤣🤣🤣
My top 5 best moves:
5.- (17)Malaysia 8:27
4.-(14)Israel 7:43
3.-£16)Lebanon 8:13
2.-(22)Portugal 9:42
1.-(5)Denmark 5:31
This is what we need in 2020. Cheer everyone up midway through a pandemic
Legend has it that the Italian guy was used at CERN.
Italy out here hitting every move known to man in a 15 second period lmfao he's so energetic
This is probably the best video I’ve seen baked
Me parece o es el único país que es mencionado de LATAM... ES COLOMBIA.🇨🇴🙂.
y puerto rico, también lo mencionaron fíjate bien
the versions of the songs sung in the championship were much better than the original ones, in my opinion!
This is ridiculously chipper and wholesome.
I wish I had a list of all the songs used, they sound great
Athiestforlife777:
- Celebration = Kool & the Gang
- D.I.S.C.O. = Ottawan
- Shoot Your Best Shot = Linda Clifford
- Check Out the Groove = Bobby Thurston.
😎✌️
@@discobaby795 Thank youuuuuuuu!!!
@@kmdifo: You're welcome. ✌️
That was a fun watch. So much talent and diverse style.
The house band performing the songs sounds better than the original artists
Hi Quirly, I agree. Te house band (Rey McVey) was full of professional session musicians and it showed through in the shows!!
Yes they did!
I agree
That moment you realize your natural dance style is disco 😂
I just realized the order they showcase their dance in is sorted by country name. Simple!
7:43 dont mess with the zohan!
made my day man, cheers ;))))
IKR. Those drops... I’m in awe
5 King Rose my favorite 👌🏻
Wayne Marsh WTF???
The closest we ever got to world peace, where the only thing everyone is fighting for is who has the funkiest disco moves.
Columbia supplied the party favors - and his name is even Escobar
And most of it went up Italy's nose
Colombia*
Riccardo della Godenza from Italy 7:57, meraviglioso !!! 😛😂
the Danish has the best disco dance moves!!! This is Disco, he could have compete with Travolta.
9:12 LMAO
😂😂😂
@@bitter4050 ?
damn Malaysia be bustin off!!
I'm a punk who likes disco dance moves
Please help me
Break out these moves at the mosh pit
Ídem: ¡80's wave😍!...💟
Alright, who wants to get the disco floor out? Let's party
I guess the dealers în Italy did not had their "cuts" into the product !!!
Who are we all voting for? I’m going for Kim rose!
Dude props to Mauritius he got some style. Wouldn't say no to a car like that 10/10
2:22 Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia) i rekla bih na snimku Djole Djogani ako se ne varam
Jest on
Golemo je ovo
Djolence :)
I’m from New Zealand but I was waiting so patiently for the presenter to call brother Australia
Our beautiful pre-corruption flag is upside down at 2:04
All these people are now 65-75. Yet here you see them as young and wild as us today.
They could be younger than 65
I think the version of the song in the championship is much better than the original LINDA CLIFFORD - SHOOT YOUR BEST SHOT
It does
Oh my God, Italy!!!!!!
Correct🤣😅🤣😅
the best one
This looks like the future
Italians Do it better!! GODENZAAAAAAA MATANZAAAAAAA GOOOODDOOOOOOOOOO
Why do their names so perfectly match their nationality.
The contestant from Gibraltar was the coolest! I loved her fusion of different forms of dance to make a bunch of fun disco moves! 💕💕
Denmark was pretty smooth with the moves
Shalom, I want you children!
Hahaha!! ,Riccardo Della "Coca"Denza
The 80s were fantastic
That old ass car is still better than my piece of crap I'm driving today!
Thanks for sharing.
Best dancers imo are in a row, starting with Canada and ending with France. Best is either Colombia or Finland. Denmark guy very smooth as well; kept it simple but glided around the floor.
Did the French girl have hairy armpits?
Considering French girls were then notable for ditching razors, you're probably right!
PETER CHOO WAS GREAT!
Greta from Norway!!
And Portugal are on point. :D
Lets be real!! But all others were great as well. :o :o
Its like fairytale land! Amazing!!!
You always know tell tale sign of stimulant drug use is the.chewing of gum like a horse
I had to look up where Suriname 🇸🇷 is thanks to this video lol.
Kim Rose is my favorite 🔥
the amount of discrimination in this video is in the negatives. if only times were still like this
What discrimination?
Happy New Year to everyone from country to country there's hope to celebrate the Spiritual Kindness through out the world
They were all wonderful! I wonder where they all are now...
Prob dead
A seventies British Leyland sportscar as the grand prize- oooh boy he'll need the cash prize for the repairs!
I think Iceland 🇮🇸 was the best or maybe Greece 🇬🇷
Greek dancer yes..
I absolutely love this decade. ❤️💜
Damn Norway
Was about to make the same comment
More like Nor-ALL-the-way! :)
My guy Fred was going in!!!
07:26 The dance of the irish woman is so cool and timeless
Why aren't they still doing this?
Two reasons. a. Disco is dead b. EMI no longer exists.
@@itsjemmabond Disco ain't dead in my yard buddy.
@@jamielove8293 Fair enough, but all those who attended the Disco Sucks convention would disagree with you.
Nobody listens to disco anymore