Narrated by Motown recording artist Martha Reeves of Martha and The Vandellas, DANCE PARTY: THE TEENARAMA STORY examines television's teen-dance phenomenon of the 1950s and '60s. During the time, African-American teens often were excluded or given "separate but unequal" treatment by shows like American Bandstand. That all changed in 1963 when a small television station in Washington, D.C. launched a dance program geared specifically to black teenagers. Often called the precursor of "Soul Train," Teenarama Dance Party ran six days a week for seven years, and became the longest-running teen dance shows of the 1960s. DANCE PARTY captures the Teenarama era through archival footage, photography, period re-enactments and interviews with series regulars and performers including James Brown.
