# Club Dance

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This article is about the TV program. For club dancing in general, see [discothèque](/source/Discoth%C3%A8que).

***Club Dance*** is a television program that aired on [The Nashville Network](/source/The_Nashville_Network) from April 1, 1991 to February 5, 1999 for a total of 1,848 episodes,[1] with re-runs until June 28, 1999[2][3]

The show was filmed in [Knoxville, Tennessee](/source/Knoxville,_Tennessee) set at a fictional "White Horse Cafe". The show was hosted by Shelley Mangrum, a former Miss Tennessee, and co-hosted by Phil Campbell. The cast consisted of enthusiastic unpaid local dancers and visiting professional dancers and dance groups from all over the United States, creating a unique atmosphere of mixing of styles and traditions. Within the limits of the script, the dancers were free to behave and respond to the music as if in a real dance venue.[3]

The show included a wide variety types of country dances such as, [lead and follow](/source/Lead_and_follow) [partner dances](/source/Partner_dance), choreographed dances, and [line dances](/source/Line_dance), as well as some others, most notably [West Coast Swing](/source/West_Coast_Swing), which due its [slotted style](/source/Dance_slot) allowed for dancing between tables and in other confined spaces.[3]

The show was accompanied with the monthly newsletter *Club Dance: Behind the Scenes*. It was produced by Knoxville-based [CineTel Productions](/source/CineTel_Films).[2]

## References

1. *The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present*. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 228. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

1. [*Club Dance* home page](http://www.texndixie.com/clubdance.htm) by Gary Cox and [Carol Cox](/source/Carol_Cox_(Country/Western_dancer)), frequent participants of the show

1. Kristine M. McCusker, Diane Pecknold (2004) "A Boy Named Sue: Gender and Country Music", *[University Press of Mississippi](/source/University_Press_of_Mississippi)*, ISBN 1-57806-678-6

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