Northern Soul Dancing from "Northern Soul Film (2014)"

[@garywilliams2976]

It made my life worth living,some of the sounds were awesome,in a wheelchair now so miss it so much,gone with the wind is imho one of greatest songs ever

[@viewerabundzu6887]

I am pleased for you Gary, even if your mobility is hindered now, dance anyway, every little movement you can make to this wonderful timeless music, uplift your Soul.

[@graemetaylor1765]

Agree wholeheartedy Gary!! Where you Wigan or wheeler?

[@marcobr8553]

I will never get tired of this magic energy.

[@72what]

Goosebumps remembering dancing in all the videos. The energy of everyone dancing is pure divine magic! Missing my youth and friendships with everyone there, so wonderful!

[@Pulsonar]

The music is great, absolutely spine tingling, still nothing like this high octane, high energy, high emotion atmosphere in any other dance music genre today.

[@yvonneallen7227]

It's all about the flow , you cannot force this dancin , welll done . 😍

[@rowen3648]

Doesn't matter that this received zero Oscar nominations.Doesn't really matter that it wasn't a box office smash!,neither.What does matter that this film was made.This film would have lit a fire under several peoples backsides....for sure!This is a fantastic love letter as well as a wall to employ in order to keep modern junk at a very far distance.While I watched the film I felt like I hadn't lost my world.So thanks.And thanks for all the dancers(featured here) who dedicated their time to the rehearsals.YOU were a real pleasure to watch.

[@shanepetercosgrove948]

I loved the film, a fantastic project and well done to all who were involved :-) Parts had me in stitches, the classroom scenes, the kicking of flowers, the Youth Club scenes - brilliant.

[@kaikito2348]

@@shanepetercosgrove948 Shane! You forget to mention ......the lesbian!!!!

[@Byrney31]

Elaine who wrote and directed the film has done more nighters than most. Those of us who stuck around after Wigan closed know and respect her.

[@viewerabundzu6887]

glory be to the dancing man and woman, for dancing gives the Soul wings, here Northern❤ wings

[@mrblanc7521]

I lived this in dark dank venues up and down the UK, this was my life, it’s great to see these young actors brings the memories and feelings flood back, mind you I never saw so many good dancers in the one place at the real all nighters in the day lol. Hollywooding it up a bit this but hey ho l oh..

[@chrisrushton6595]

I found northern soul quite late in the 80s. I wish I had found it earlier What a blast!

[@annamarshall5227]

If anyone is wondering what the song at 14.00ish is- it's 'A Little Togetherness' by the Younghearts

[@heatherallingham7120]

Northern Soul music comes straight from heaven❤❤❤

[@lisaaltavilla4095]

Northern soul is the best ! 🎶🎶🎶🎶👍❤️

[@soulboyburtie7970]

Salvadores still got a original copy from the old days great video

[@mrmecca1248]

Oh dear what’s happened to the scene it’s too commercial now, back in the Mecca,Casino days it was underground and I’m so glad I felt all that and it felt special.

[@stevegr633]

This Great,takes me right back to the 1970's.And the likes of Wigan Casino,twisted Wheel etc.What about a film about us soulies that remember the Northern Soul era and the clubsOf the 70s.KTF

[@oldsoulboy6483]

They did such a great job teaching those kids how to dance and you can tell that some of hem really do feel the music. Just a shame that so much of the dance scenes ended up on the cutting room floor and the film ended up being about some lads who were heavily into drugs and just happened to do a bit of dj-ing and go to some Northern Soul venues

[@NorthernsoulBoy63]

Northernsoul dancing is fantastic and the music of Heartbreak is Great. KTF David from Scotland KTF

[@magsswan9419]

Watching this really makes me wish I'd been the right age when the NS clubs were going. Now I'm old enough but I have 2 knackered knees...😢

[@tollyt7465]

I'm old enough and have two knackered knees from dancing and rugby, but the scene is still going strong in its heartlands.. Its a state of mind, the music and the friendships forged over (for me) 45 years of dancing and still living for the music..

[@johnmccaffery1612]

Yep time moves on....sadly!

[@blackmore4]

More evidence that while dancing's great for everyone and anyone, it's only _really_ great when the young do it.

[@TheBudgie29]

The Dance was Inspired by the Legend that Is "Bruce Lee" Because when Me and My mates went to Wigan, that Is Who We wanted to be., And We would Do the Kicks and Flips that we saw In His Films. Great Nights. Keep The Faith.

[@csizsu12]

Hogy az összes "kötelező"reklám rohadjon meg!!!! Ezt leszámítva szuper!

[@richardbottrell5933]

I feel a right 65 year old prat when i find myself dancing and clapping in the middle of the odd NS track played at weddings.

[@hassnimalik2480]

There's no need to feel that way. Keep on dancing your heart away.

[@marysalvi242]

@Richard Bottrell what!? No, no, no... have you heard the saying, dance like nobody's watching?" well, yeah sometimes we just need to move and get ourselves out of a funk or just have fun. In your case, you dance as if everyone is watching, because you are NS in the flesh! That is what's needed, from what I've seen of the dancers, whew, pure joy. Give them the gift of joy! Oh and of course yourself..🌈💖😘👍🏾

[@lambrettaking472]

Don't be I'm nearly 69 and still dance (try LOL) clapping in the middle of the dance floor espiecially when "Long After Tonight Is All Over" comes on .

[@paulwhite5601]

I was around for the one and only Wigan Casino 😁

[@kerranderson4757]

All my years going to Blackpool Mecca, Casino, Wakefield Mecca. Grimsby Mecca, Samantha's, Top Rank Hanley, Heavy Steam m/c stoke. 1972-1977 Never NEVER saw power.

[@Genghis-Khan121]

Think paul Sadot helped with these kids , if so well done paul 👌🏼

[@epv8986]

woooowwwww !!! I LOVE IT !! PLEASEEE SET LIST !!! INCREDIBLE !!

[@kmccarthy3760]

Great dancing indeed 👍 👌 😀

[@gazz1mill]

Great vid,just love,love,love the 100mph tracks. PEEEEEOW!!! Bought the DVD.x

[@richardplume3212]

Wizers chosen

[@purplemonkey6178]

And you can always spot the freaking awesome James Whitehead 👌🏻✊🏻😁

[@Durriti66]

Great clips. The 100 Club floor looks better than I ever remember it.

[@Byrney31]

The worlds longest running nighter of all time. 45 years this Septembet and still playing new discoveries.

[@Sheehan3b48]

Can we find the 14 people who've disliked this clip and subject them to a criminal prosecution??

[@kimgrattage2395]

50 of them now, must follow those Cyrus and Bieber brats, talentless, This music will live on forever, unlike theirs. KTF!

[@qwertyklopy1631]

Fantastic

[@jiggersotoole7823]

Gone With The Wind. what a tune!

[@soulboyburtie7970]

£5k for a original copy

[@micjakes1]

Would be great to get a complete track listing. These are amazing. Are these motown songs that did not make the charts in America?

[@tollyt7465]

Some are Motown, but many are on small independent labels that flopped or were B sides that people never listened to before the Northern Soul DJ's from venues like The Twisted Wheel, Mecca, Torch, Wigan Casino, Cleethorpes etc imported from the US.. As an example the original recording of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones was on the B side of a flop single called "my bad boys coming home" in 1965 on the Champion label.. NS dancers loved it, she re released it in 1976, then Soft Cell released it in 1982 and it was a hit.. Many great songs like this would have been lost without the Northern Soul scene.. You can also see the evolution from NS dancing to the Bboy breakdancing scene from early videos of the great venues..

[@tollyt7465]

Track listing in drop down box at top.. Too many for me to write down for you..

[@Pulsonar]

Tolly T Not forgetting that Soft Cell themselves were NS music lovers themselves before they had a world wide Synth Pop hit in 1981 (not 82) with their Tainted Love cover.

[@INFJ-Advocate]

There is a soundtrack to the film, it has 54 tracks, most of the songs on this short film are on it, you’ll end up looking for the rest of them, KTF.

[@annebowers7910]

Artist please at 4.48?

[@trevorcampbell3856]

Amazing 😍

[@0scartheCat]

This is great stuff but I like “ Function at The Junction “ now that was Class !

[@johndavis5484]

Northern soul dancing, the original social distancing dance lol

[@barrywhorlow9995]

SORRY but stealing that

[@shanepetercosgrove948]

Only if the DJ was shite! :-)

[@Pulsonar]

Did the Stoke Newington NS dance club and scene continue after the hit film was made?

[@thecut7937]

No unfortunately. Those sessions in Angel and Stoke Newington ran for 3 years and people learnt to dance by watching, and talking, listening to the music and dancing with each other. They became addicted to the music just as we did in the heyday. Friends were made and bonds that still remain today. It really was a unique monthly session that the young dancers travelled for from across the Uk. It was a club that inspired and had an unbelievable energy because many were hearing this music for the first time as we did in the 70's and it electrified them.

[@Pulsonar]

@@thecut7937 thanks for responding, I always wondered what happened, it seemed like a great little revivalist club. I was stunned at the energy and passion of these young and keen dancers for this old genre. It’s a pity that it didn’t continue with the next generation, but I think the NS revivalist spirit kicked off in many parts of the U.K. over the last 7-8 years or so since a few NS documentaries were aired on TV and a few good film dramas about the 70s NS were released. I think a great many are still keeping the faith in their hearts if not on the dance floor 🙂

[@shanepetercosgrove948]

Are you still into it?

[@kopynd1]

s. o. s is the best ns to dance to

[@monkeyshot74]

✊ from 🇺🇸

[@juliemcleod9869]

They are like athletes! I think some of them look like they are classically trained.

[@richywills4964]

Those dancers dance

[@brianearner5092]

Curb side pickup

[@kopynd1]

pop r water, no alcohol, gud night out

[@vulgatronCZ]

Anyone knows the song starting 8:56, please?

[@tollyt7465]

"if this is love" by the precisions

[@vulgatronCZ]

@@tollyt7465 thanks

[@chrisl9620]

Just to think, health & safety probably wouldn't let you put talc on the floor now.

[@MyGeorgia111]

We still do though 😆

[@andreasfahlen4936]

Whats the name of the first song ?

[@tollyt7465]

Philly dog around the world.. Jimmie Raye

[@TheMimifur]

From Elaine Constandine's film?

[@markspooner799]

TheMimifur dddddd

[@SANDRA8ification]

Danke für deine Mühe

[@Sheehan3b48]

Bitte! Keep the faith

[@neilpearson3393]

Where can you get the film

[@russellatterbury8131]

I'd like to know who the 'old school' guy is, dancing at the very end to Mary Love, 'Lay This Burden Down'

[@soulgirlktf]

That's Tommo

[@russellatterbury8131]

He makes fluid dance look easy, which we know isn't

[@Byrney31]

Tommo from Nottingham

[@neilwilliams8741]

THE DERVISH WITH THE SPECS GREEN ATTIRE SEEN HIM AT STOKE HED BEEN OK AT WIGAN ...WELL TILL 4 AM

[@nopretribrapture2318]

Priming people to take the "mark" right hand or forehead (Rev 13:14-18) notice how they do it in high school college, theatres, etc

[@stevenstewardson4829]

Love ❤ the Video uploader N/S at it's Very Best great to see young people taking it up 👆 KTF to everyone CONNECTED to The hugely popular soul scene ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

[@noodles948]

whats the first track called please?

[@IonTheDark]

glyn Forrester Jimmie Raye- Philly Dog Around The World ;-)

[@miguelmahon9001]

Please, the name of the boom-ttrack at 11´47´´ :)

[@DJMrTim]

Miguel Mahon The Combinations - What 'Cha Gonna Do?

[@miguelmahon9001]

Thank you Mr. Tim, i have got the single yet!

[@acidthunder1]

ABSOLUTE TUNE!!

[@Susan-x7b]

KtF❤

[@acidthunder1]

Philly dog around the world!

[@adrianbell6277]

it is trying to be a copy of the glory days of Wigan Casino, which is impossible to replicate. You had to be part of that generation that went there, we were all one cloud nine every Saturday night, there has been nothing like it on this planet since it closed, it looks like they are in a Yates Wine Lodge.

[@dasrhinegold]

Aww diddums .

[@Byrney31]

It was a practice session for extras for the Film Northern Soul. Directed by someone who's done more nighters than most. You say there was nothing like it after Wigan but for those of us who didn't just dip our toes in for when it was in the public eye and carried on 40+ years when the scene returned underground we know how great the scene was for us and all other generations. I have as much respect for someone who has been going to the 100 Club for 2 years as someone who went to Wigan for the same time.

[@PolarRed]

hope they all got their bluies for free, sod the 3 quid entrance!

[@Galwayblazer]

All looks a bit frantic 😂

[@kopynd1]

remember it well, it kicked in after 73 when the skinheads finished up to 75, and then the dark ages, crap music, dress code

[@agentdouble-osoul158]

I’ve been an avid northern soul fan for best part of 50+yrs, and after watching this crap for one minute, it just reinforces why I never got around to seeing the asinine flick...

[@M.Y.O.F.B5178]

sick 66 now KTF

[@colingeorgehoare7680]

Talk about overacting

[@synthpop1505]

“I disliked Northern Britain and Northern Sole; the place I found wet and the people rude. They had the fine qualities which bore me - thrift and industry and long-faced holiness, and the young women are mostly great genteel boisterous things who are no doubt bedworthy enough if your taste runs that way. (One acquaintance of mine who had a Northern Soler's DJ daughter described it as like wrestling with a sergeant of dragoons.) The men I found solemn, hostile, and greedy, and they found me insolent, arrogant, and smart.”

[@Sapper094]

In fact watching it a bit longer the dancing is hilarious 😂 l went to loads of nighters all over from the mid 70’s to 1980, before l joined the army, and never saw shit like this 😂 No wonder it was a flop 😂 They’re not even dancing to the same music 🥴

[@deanodog3667]

I'm sure they kept you dancing in south armagh!!

[@acidthunder1]

Not Wigan then

[@Byrney31]

probably as you only dipped your toe in to a scene thats been going 50+ years. 5 years during its most commercial period doesn't make you an expert I'm afraid 😂

[@Sapper094]

@@Byrney31​​⁠dipped my toe in? We lived and breathed the whole experience back then and have followed it ever since. Idiot. And it qualifies me to know what brilliant dancers we had back then compared to these clowns. One of which you’re undoubtedly one of 😂

[@Sapper094]

@@Byrney31but more of an expert than you. What are you 20? You weren’t even there.

[@carriepolly4454]

No northern soul here in NIreland boohoo

[@carriepolly4454]

@LJ it never caught on here, no advertising/radio/tv

[@Byrney31]

great weekender down south in Dublin though.

[@ChocoBabiChan]

NO. When you dance to soul music, your entire body must move with "soul". All I see is a bunch up bored looking, stiff, upper bodied dancers.

[@dasrhinegold]

Yawn.

[@robertholden12]

Yawn 🥱 people are just discovering something thats been and gone 😴 the gool old days but time to move on people its 2024 🥸🙄