"American Bandstand" featured many regular dancers, including Justine Carrelli, Bob Clayton, Arlene Sullivan, Kenny Rossi and Pat Molittieri. Here is Pat Mollitieri, Queen of the Hop and her date.
American Bandstand Nostalgia Dance Queen Popular Night Dancing Show Queen Most Popular. Other dancers who regularly appeared on the show were Bunny Gibson, Eddie Kelly and Carole Scaldeferri.
The rest left to right are Barb Levick, Arlene DiPietro, Frani Giordano, and Janet Hamill. The teen dancers on “American Bandstand” became the equivalent of “reality TV stars” with their own fan bases. Dick Clark hosted the daily dance-party-themed show, and it began airing from Philadelphia in 1957.