Our Story

In the early ’80s, DanceClass electrified the local scene. Venues overflowed, tickets were chased down at dawn and fans clung to stools and speakers just to glimpse the high-energy foursome.

The first songs: Fridays, Lay-by Love, You talk My Head Off weren’t just music but moments that defined a generation.

Hailed for “Beatle-like mania,” the rise was immediate and didn’t unfold as expected, but what remains is unforgettable: the thrill of having been there.

DANCECLASS featured Dave Taggart on vocals, Tony Mcananey on bass , Ali Reay on guitar and Trevor Brewis on drums.

After an untold amount of live work in their native North East of England they were finally snapped up by A&M RECORDS in 1981 and the DANCECLASS album was recorded and released in 1982. The bulk of the tracks were recorded
in Notting Hill’s old Basing street studios, later to become 'Sarm West' studios.
Produced by Blondie producer Mike Chapman, the album failed to capture the raw energy of their live sound but there is no getting away from the fact that these were indeed brilliantly crafted songs for their genre highly energetic and often humurous powertunes that have more than stood the test of time.