''Chic-a-Go-Go'' is a

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(CAN-TV). The show bills itself as "

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's Dance Show for Kids of All Ages".

Show description

The show invites members of the public to participate in tapings at CAN-TV studios. A typical episode features dancing to prerecorded music, as well as musical guests

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ing to their own songs. Each show is hosted by Jake Austen, who portrays Ratso, a teenage

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Mia Park Mia Park is an American TV show host, actress, drummer, and yoga instructor based in Chicago. She is the long-time host of the children's dance show ''Chic-a-Go-Go'', and co-founder of Chicago's A-Squared Theatre Workshop. Early life and educa ...

as human sidekick Miss Mia. Among the show's regular features are the " El Train Line" (based on ''Soul Trains "Soul Train Line"), the "Fantasy Dance" (which features dancers in front of a green screen), and videotaped interviews with guests.

History and influences

Austen got the idea for the show when he published a story in his magazine ''Roctober'' about ''Kiddie-a-Go-Go'', an all-kids dance show produced in Chicago between 1963 and 1970. Austen and Stewart met the show's creators, Jack and

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'', and '' Solid Gold''. In the 2004 movie '' The Big Bounce'', Morgan Freeman's character is seen watching the show.

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*Sputnik Kaputnik *

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* Stroby Alliance *

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*Twin Peaks *

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