Does anyone remember the American Bandstand-inspired tv show, "Dance Party USA," which aired on the USA Network from 1986-1992? I was really young back then, but I can still remember watching it every frickin' day--without fail--after school! My favorite regular on the show was a gorgeous blonde who called herself "Princess;" her trademark was a small, glittery "tear" decal which she wore below her eye. She claimed she wouldn't remove the tear until the day she met Prince in person!



Does anyone else here remember Princess and "Dance Party USA?"

omg...I was just talking about this last Saturday with some other Prince fans. I didn't have cable, but my friend did and I would watch when I went to her house. I totally remember!

I remember her!!!! I had a crush on her!

How annoying must that be to have to wear that tear for over 20 years. I wonder if it makes getting a boyfriend difficult.

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ConsciousContact said:

She only had to wear it for eight years, because she met Prince / in 1994.



Actually, no! She is currently a happily-married mother living in Philadelphia.

Is that you?!

wlcm2thdwn said:

huh? I'm not sure what you are asking...

I remember her...makes me wonder, does she still like Prince, and could she be one of us.

MoniGram said:

I wonder the same things...

Dance Party Usa was Highlarious.....omfg that brings back high school n shit

WoW! I always wondered if Princess ever met Prince. I'd love to hear that story!

Kelly Ripa used to be on Dance Party USA. I used to watch that show every day after school!!! I even taped some and still have the tapes in my garage.

Side question: Does anyone remember the Good Girls? They were a cute trio of girls that used to "perform" on Dance Party USA. One of their songs was "Your Sweetness (Is My Weakness). What are they up to?

lizlampkin said:

Yeah, i remember the Good Girls. Have their debut album, love me some Joyce. thought she was so fine

Hee hee, I still have Princess' performance to "Hot Thing" on VHS... My afterschool TV viewing was all about Dance Party and Club MTV.

Jude418 said:

OMG! Me and my sister taped that performance too! What dorks we were.

We used to love the drama between Aubry and her boyfriend, Spicey, I think his name was.

Glad to see that Princess and her show are not forgotten! Man, that show was a must-see for me from age 7-12. Ah, the memories! I'd LOVE to see some sort of DVD release: in fact, they have been working on it, but it's proving to be near impossible to buy the rights to all the songs that were played on the show! Man, I'd love to see some of the VHS tapes you guys have!

There is a website and a discussion group for fans and ulumni of Dance Party USA...I'd post links, but I'm not sure if that's allowed. Send me an orgNote if you want 'em!