''The New Dance Show'' is a television series in

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, which ran on WGPR-TV 62 (now a

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affiliate known as

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) and W68CH 68 (now

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15). Hosted by R.J. Watkins, ''The New Dance Show'' was a local version of ''

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'' and featured regular dancers, including a man who dressed like a

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and who wore a cape, and a woman who dressed as a boxer. The show featured music from several influential

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artists. ''The New Dance Show'' was developed as a spin-off of ''The Scene'', which ran from October 1975 to December 1987. ''The New Dance Show'' debuted in 1988, the first show being recorded at Reggie's Moulin Rouge in Detroit. Production later moved to Highland Park in 1994 after R.J. Watkins' purchase of

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. ''The New Dance Show'' briefly ended production shortly afterward after WGPR was sold and Watkins signed on his W68CH as a sister station to WHPR, which would resume production of ''The New Dance Show'' for two additional years. Reruns currently air on the now-WHPS-CD at various evening timeslots.

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