‘American Bandstand’ dancers take step back . admin // May 1, 2002 // Listen to this article. In the late 1950s and early ‘60s, everyone knew Bob and Justine, Kenny and Arlene, and Ed and Bunny.

What they didn’t know was that Arlene and several of the other female dancers, and most of the handsome teen boys, were gay. Clark, known as America’s oldest teenager, knew.

On July 9, 1956, 26-year-old Dick Clark stood in front of the cameras at WFIL-TV in West Philadelphia, wearing a crisp suit and a smile. That afternoon, he officially took over as host of Bandstand, a ...

Aug. 5, 2007 — -- Sunday is a milestone for the show that taught America to dance. It was 50 years ago that American Bandstand changed the way a generation listened to music. On Aug. 5, 1957 ...

In the late 1950s and early ’60s, everyone knew Bob and Justine, Kenny and Arlene, and Ed and Bunny. They were some of the most famous kids in America, dancing every day on “American Bandstand.” ...

"American Bandstand" has got a good beat, and 19 Entertainment's Simon Fuller would like to dance to it. Fuller, the brain trust behind Fox's megahit "American Idol," has pacted with Dick Clark ...

RATE-A-RECORD "It's got a good beat and you can dance to it" continues to be a running joke decades after the demise of Bandstand's famous "rate-a-record" feature, in which Clark would ask a boy ...

"American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its national debut on 67 ABC affiliate stations on August 5, 1957, and became a powerful force in entertainment.