I have the great pleasure in announcing that Anita has decided she would like to take part in a question and answer thread on OFTDs. She will become the 5th member of Legs & Co to do so. This is great news for not only the site here, but for all fans of TOTPs dancers, as she was the last to join Legs & Co before their demise in 1981.
I invite you all to ask Anita questions. I understand that she will be answering these questions within the next few weeks, so I do hope we can come up with quite a few for her to reply to. I will go first.
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Hi Anita. Can I thank you for taking part in the 5th of our Legs & Co `Q&As`.
Its truly an honour to have you aboard.
I think the members here will have lots of questions for you, but i will start by asking some.....
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1 - How did you come about auditioning for one of the most famous dance troupes on TV, as when Pauline left in March Legs continued on for two months without a new member.
2 - How was your first day with Legs & Co, I would assume being the new girl (and having some big shoes to fill after Pauline's departure - not saying Pauline has big shoes) it was nerve wracking especially as the five girls have been dancing together since 1976.
3 - Did you have to audition again for Zoo or was it a transition from one troupe to another, whereas the other 5 Legs didn't go on to be in Zoo. Were you single out by Flick to continue??
4 - Can you sum up the other five girls of Legs & Co in one sentence or less.
5 - Were your talents always dancing and then gravitate to singing, or was singing your first love
6 - I do own the Toto Coelo LP (for my sins - great track is Dracula's Tango) how did this come about, as the previous year you were dancing with legs & Co and Zoo dancing to records on TOTP, the next in a band singing on TOTP.
7 - As Ros Holness was in the band, did you every meet her dad and were you tempted to ask 'Can I have a 'P' please, Bob?'
8 - My favs from 1981 are 'One Day in Your Life' - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) - 'You'll Never Know' to name three - are their any personal favourites from your tenure that you like and dislike.
9 - I would assume you were disenchanted with being relegated to backing dancers in the latter half of 1981, did you think Legs should of continued onwards or did you think it was time to move on after such a short stint as a dancer.
Hopelessly Devoted to Sue