DOING MICKEY’S MONKEY JULY 1964 “Mickey Tenner was a great dancer and is here seen in the Scene Club, the top club for the top faces. The girl in the patterned print top is Sandy Sargeant who was a regular featured dancer on Ready Steady Go! and went on to marry Ian McLagan of the Small Faces. Mod dance styles were very neat, particularly the block and the bang, two very mod dances which had intricate, fast-moving, neat steps that seemed to be dancing in on themselves. This was perfected because of the small dancing area allowed in the crowded clubs.”
THE SCENE CLUB JULY 1964 “Singer Ronnie Jones playing at London’s top mod club, with Pete Townshend and The High Numbers backing. The Scene was right at the heart of London in seedy Ham Yard, just minutes from Piccadilly Circus and boasted mod legend Guy Stevens as DJ (boss of the Sue record label and, years later, producer of The Clash) and kids mostly danced to his selection of 45s, however live bands such as Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, The High Numbers and Herbie Goins & The Nightimers also played in the club. ”
SCOOTER CLUB JULY 1964 Opposite page: “The main mod accessory was the scooter. Scooters, mostly Vespas and Lambrettas, fitted perfectly into the mod ethos because they were modern and sleek and clean. Not dirty and oily like motorbikes, which were considered ‘too working class’. Scooters were not only good for posing but gave mods mobility. Berets were worn before helmets were made compulsory. ”
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