page_title: Pan's People
section_title: Early appearances by Pan's People members
hierarchical_section_title: Pan's People / Early Top of the Pops (April 1968 to early 1972) and the 'Original' line-up / Early appearances by Pan's People members
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: TV show van Herman van Veen; Herman van Veen temidden van de groep Pan's People uit Engeland. Van links naar rechts: Dee Dee Wilde, Louise Clarke, Babs Lord, Ruth Pearson en Andi Rutherford. 6 november 1968
context_page_description: Pan's People was a British all-female dance troupe most commonly associated with the BBC TV music chart show Top of the Pops, from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.
  They appeared on many other TV shows in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, as well, and performed in nightclub cabaret.
  They were the second dance troupe to appear regularly on Top of the Pops, succeeding the Go-Jos in May/June 1968. Starting with monthly appearances, they became a weekly feature of the programme following its revamp and time extension in January 1970, continuing in the show until April 1976. As a result of line-up changes just one dancer, Ruth Pearson, appeared on the whole run.
  Due to their weekly exposure on British television the group acquired a high profile, and in addition as a result of the increasing number of preserved recordings from 1973 onwards, the 'classic' line-up which existed from 1972 to 1974 is still widely recognised today. The dancers in this line-up were:
  Babs Lord – member 1966–1975
  Dee Dee Wilde – member 1966–1975
  Ruth Pearson – member 1967–1976 and choreographer on some shows 1967–1970
  Louise Clarke – member 1967–1974
  Cherry Gillespie – member 1972–1976
context_section_description: In late March 1968, the producers held an open audition for dancers on Top of the Pops to appear on 4 April 1968 to a routine to "Simon Says" by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. Four dancers were engaged, Dee Dee Wilde and Ruth Pearson from Pan's People (who along with the four other Pan's People had auditioned individually rather than as part of a group), and Janice(Janie) Kells and Jackie Dalton (both later in the Young Generation). An established choreographer, Virginia Mason, arranged the dancing. However a BBC database recording band appearances only indicates 'disc' for this performance, omitting mention of dancers, so there is no direct evidence this performance was ever broadcast.
  Following the performance, the two Pan's People participants spoke to the producer of the show, Colin Charman, and persuaded him to hire Pan's People as a group. This led a further routine with three members of Pan's People (Wilde, Pearson and Colby) with no extra dancers, and choreographed by Colby. The exact date and performance varies in different sources, alternatively:
  Cry Like a Baby by The Box Tops. The BBC archive indicates this track was only featured on the show on 18 April.
  Young Girl by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - The BBC archive indicates this track was featured on the show on 2, 16 and 23 May, with later showings after known Pan's People performances
  The two early performances are sometimes stated in contemporary sources as Go-Jo performances but the GoJos were not involved.
  Subsequently, the entire Pan's People sextet appeared in a routine set to "US Male" by Elvis Presley on 30 May 1968.
  The final performance of the Go-Jos was either to the 1910 Fruitgum company, whose track was on Top of the Pops on 4 and 25 April 1968 or the Rolling Stones., transmitted 20 June 1968. By either scenario, Pan's People were left as the sole dance troupe by July 1968.
  Following the changes in the line-up during their first year, Pan's People by the time of their first appearance on Top of the Pops were:
  Louise Clarke
  Flick Colby (dancer and choreographer)
  Babs Lord
  Ruth Pearson
  Andi Rutherford
  Dee Dee Wilde
  This is often called the 'Original' line-up, though several dancers had joined subsequent to its formation.
  In summary:
  'Disc' indicates the track is played with the accompanying footage either of the audience or dancers
  'Promo' indicates a video is played
caption: 1968: Pan's People (from left, Dee Dee Wilde, Louise Clarke, Babs Lord, Ruth Pearson and Andi Rutherford) accompanying Herman van Veen
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