Baby-Faced Kelly Ripa Danced On Long-Forgotten TV Show 30 Years Ago

Video of a baby-faced Kelly Ripa from 30 years ago has surfaced, from when she was on the long-forgotten TV show Dance Party USA. Ripa was just a teenager from New Jersey trying to get her big break. In the video, she sported frizzy and big 80s-style hair, decades before she landed her gig on morning television. The future of Live! With Kelly And Michael is hanging in the balance, with a source saying Ripa may never co-host the show again as long as Michael Strahan is sitting next to her. #InsideEdition

[@musicalmelodies3595]

This report was so random. Drama for 80 percent of it and then oh well found some random dance footage of Kelly in the 80s. Aaaand that's the story.

[@kimthomas8717]

Inside edition was always like that

[@tonlo92]

A lot of us had hair just like that. We didn't call it "frizzy" then. We called is "wavy". I don't remember seeing a flat iron or anyone straightening their hair.

[@scottthompson4193]

Wow back when she was well nourished!!!

[@above.average.gaming.natio3026]

What?

[@TechNoir87]

Dance Party USA is NEVER long forgotten! lol

[@Boyhowdy875]

I know, right? Obviously dance party isn't forgotten and kelly Ripa's hair is curly not frizzy.

[@fbueller]

OMG!!! Loved 'Dance Party USA'!

[@Beatles0223]

It was "Dance Party USA" to everyone else, but "Dancin' On Air" to us Philly kids.

[@reggiesmith2922]

Word up that's right DANCIN ON AIR

[@babd7176]

Exactly.

[@moontheloon5]

That show was my jawn😉

[@kv2723]

Could that reporter have been any more dramatic? OMG

[@floydjohnson7888]

"Unduly dramatic" is par for the course with "Inside Edition". That's what sets it apart from "conventional" news programs like "The PBS News Hour"or "ABC World News Tonight".

[@deesunn3306]

Had some meat on them bones back in the day

[@jessicafashionlover2148]

now shes skin n bones prob eating disorder

[@amrose4214]

A bit of baby fat back then.

[@Dethmeister]

1:33 Girl at the right in black shirt getting pushed aside. "If you're not going to dance then get out of the way. You're blocking me."

[@JaniceGribble]

I watched Kelly onAMC and enjoyed this video! I just Love her, so much. I bet most don't realize she is an incredibly well read individual. It's wonderful to see where life has taken her, and what may happen next.😊❤

[@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok]

Now I see her daughter looks just like her that's cool

[@clarascott5264]

Kelly was so way cuter than with her long curly wavy hair she was a cheerleader back in those days and l just knew she was going to be somebody big one day cause she was an it girl and everybody really liked her on set and she was really sweet back than 😊

[@darkside91]

This Dance Party U.S.A. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 footage reminds me of my days on M.T.V.’s The GRIND, back in the early-Mid 90’s. Now I must conduct a KZbin search to see if I can find.........myself.

[@ratlifeforever2546]

Lol, did you find any with you in them? If so then please share the link here!

[@brianwood699]

I'm from Philly..... It was called... Dancin on Air. Some of my high school friends were on the show. Dance Party USA ????

[@floydjohnson7888]

Another Frank Nise jam, airing on the USA cable network.

[@moontheloon5]

Yup..I remember "Dancin' On Air" Kelly's from Jersey so that would make sense.

[@vinnie4078]

If you look at the sign hanging behind the dancers, it say's, Dance USA

[@reggiesmith2922]

​@@floydjohnson7888 Word up yup

[@johnp4008]

Kelly was a tempting teenager 😍

[@danlivni2097]

I remember that show ow Dance Party USA in the mid to late 80s. It was on the USA network at like 5pm during the week.

[@brendabrown5996]

Dan Livni She use to be on Dancing on air to.

[@emeraldsoundproductions]

Us local people here in PA know the show as Dancin' On Air, well before it went into syndication and became Dance Party USA.

[@reggiesmith2922]

Word came on channel 17 everyday 4pm

[@rialequay1787]

Her daughter looks just like her! Wow!! So freaking cute!

[@jojomakes]

If I was a well known rich celebrity with a celebrity husband as well, I would never ever live in a house/apartment that’s literally 3 feet away from the curb and where anyone at anytime can literally touch my front door. I feel like I would be constantly nervous knowing that strangers could watch when I came and went, or where my kids went to school.

[@tnt01]

i know right.

[@noemistephanie93]

what does the tv show shes on now have to do with one she was on 30 yrs ago?

[@mackenzierose1292]

Nothing, in it for views

[@noemistephanie93]

Mackenzie Rose oh makes sense

[@Brittjayland]

+Mackenzie Rose it made me watch lol

[@noemistephanie93]

Brittany Landreth me too but it still confused me lol

[@Brittjayland]

+noemistephanie93 I agree lol

[@karaa7595]

Oh man she won't live this down with her kids lol.

[@jackjohnson7396]

I remember the show. She obviously loved to be the center of attention. She was hot too, still is.

[@brendabrown5996]

Tom Jones She was always hogging the camera

[@neil2661]

5'2, 95 lbs. ain't hot, sorry!....she looks anorexic!..

[@ginamathews6048]

Eeww

[@crystalwaddell537]

Lol yeah no. She was rediculous on that show. Cringe-worthy to be exact 😂

[@reggiesmith2922]

Yup word up

[@ckotcher1]

Wow she actually ate back then?

[@reginaphalange1789]

I never forgot it!!

[@lourdesv9241]

So cute Kelly!

[@troywoods7606]

How could she get so much attention??? She couldn't dance and she wasn't even all that hot back then!

[@ginamathews6048]

troy woods not at all

[@peck404]

She was curvy then.. Huge hair omaggghhh

[@sharoncarrier18]

She couldn't dance back then, and she still can't.

[@mattw4496]

Yasssss Kelly!!

[@shirleybaker3387]

Dancin On Air was on a local Philadelphia before it was on USA network

[@brockman562]

cuter then, than now :(

[@roderickwilliams6174]

use to race home everyday from school to watch Dance Party USA

[@maximusprime3459]

Dance Party USA used to come on before Cartoon Express.

[@Luv2u01]

So cute. 😄

[@johnwaughtel3233]

I remember Kelly Ripa being on dance party u.s.a. along with Madonna

[@keithflores9075]

It was not the real madonna

[@floydjohnson7888]

Tabloid outfits at the time figured it was easy to sell the premise that Ripa was heartbroken because a colleague she genuinely liked, i.e., Strahan, was suddenly no longer there. Having one's heart broken can drive a person to weird reactions like "stunned silence" or "strange eating patterns".

[@janievasquez9671]

I remember when someone asked her if she was ever on the show, Dance Party USA and She said No! I wonder why would she lie about that when u can clearly see it was her.

[@reggiesmith2922]

And that's where I met her at when I was a kid

[@MsLilacLover1]

She will not talk about it at all, or to the ppl that were on the show. Attitude

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

She looked curvier, though maybe the ruffles helped. She aged well

[@10-4-goodbuddy]

Her hubby acts like he doesn't appreciate her. What man walks in front of his wife like she's not there

[@verom8657]

Why is she so upset about him leaving? Is it just because of him not telling her a good while before announcing it to the public?

[@floydjohnson7888]

Tabloid outfits like "Inside Edition" figured "easy sales" by positing her being "heartbroken" by the fact that a much-loved colleague isn't there anymore.

[@birdsfan57]

Always the "show off"...

[@davidasingleton8943]

WTH was Kelly Rippa doing? Not an once of natural Rhythm even with ballet training!

[@essies4294]

80’s hair>>>>

[@WillThisLast]

Inside Edition needs to get a life

[@floydjohnson7888]

You did a better verbal sneer-or is it a jeer?-than I

[@Khultan]

The media hypes you up and then they trash you down. Those were 1980s era teenagers, what's with the reporter's uncouth remarks?!? Inside Edition effing SUCKS.

[@floydjohnson7888]

It never really had much merit

[@sharonswiatek5198]

Wonder why her daughter flaunts out there. Takes after her mom..

[@the_Real_Grammy_of_6]

She’s become a major diva. Cannot stand her anymore

[@sugarsweet8598]

Lola looks so much like Kelly did. Cute

[@teeramirez464]

I do remember that 😂

[@Boyhowdy875]

Her hair is curly, not frizzy and dance party is not forgotten. What's with your strange biased language and use of character assassination?

[@brendabrown5996]

Dancing on air show

[@rollercoastal1560]

"Long forgotten TV show." Haters gonna hate.

[@Latingent50]

She was already a Goddess back then. A teen age Goddess, and it seems she already knew what she wanted in life and which direction she was heading.

[@anonnon4737]

She was 15.

[@terminatorx2545]

If she’s 50 she wasn’t a teenager back in the 90s.

[@skoolie_life3261]

Kelly aged in reverse...either that or $$$ goes a long way for looking good.

[@SL-vi4tk]

Future hubby Mark was diggin' some of her beef for dinner

[@jojopemb2218]

If I had the money they did, I would NOT live in a townhouse that accessible to the street. There’s literally nuthin there preventing sumone from just sitting on their stoop and waiting for them to return.

[@melaniepaquin9589]

Wow, what happened to her body? Certainly doesn't look like this now. She needs to get over herself. Don't watch show anymore, tired of her talking about her fake hair & Botox injections. If I were Michael I would have "run" a LONG time ago. He didn't owe her anything, appears obvious now why he didn't tell her ahead of time about his departure. She's stuck on herself & that strut walk at entrance of show is disgusting. Best be careful talking about her children on show too, another "Mommie Dearest" book in the works. 😝

[@houtarouoreki3165]

weird 80's teens back then 0.o

[@thumbbusters2401]

She was a fine Chucky chick!

[@jrgnc1]

Kelly before weight issues.

[@babd7176]

It's not long forgotten show, in Philly. It used to be called Dancin'On Air. 😅 This is click bait. Not about the show at all. 😡😡😡😡😡

[@Rampant_Colt]

Jimmy Jam @ 1:27

[@saritaw4739]

She created the Elaine Benice “the kick” lol

[@rp9674]

Dance Party USA was the best & the worst

[@margaritarubio2780]

I can't believe her terrible behaviour towads her co-worker for getting another job. I think it's time for a new two person team. Tantrums by adults is outrageous. Grow Up.

[@brainsareus]

No one knows what happened behind the scenes; so, get a grip!

[@rbro3646]

Wonder if she ever gave Michael, the Rippa ????

[@mattw4496]

R Bro hmm.... 🤔

[@ronneyhess607]

R Bro ....I think she did! And of course mike laid it on her a few times and moved on, c’mon man!

[@raymondaranasfish1466]

oh my gawd, like really!?!?!?

[@misterspray7323]

Yew Gao Gurl!

[@dirkbag22]

She looks better today.

[@neil2661]

You need a eye exam!

[@debrademusz6044]

She looks better now

[@atiana27]

Chimpmonk cheeks

[@Nairuulagch]

It is natural law that species more comfortably get along with closer types. Give ripa Brad Pitt or Chris Hemsworth and case is solved.

[@mad4669]

Kelly before she became an anorexic

[@omni2000inc]

For more Dance Party USA and Dancin’ On Air 80’s/90’s info and fun, feel free to visit the official FB page facebook.com/groups/263631403651929/?ref=bookmarks.

[@roselynumana7417]

first one

[@brvndxxxn]

Hair raising lol so cute