Steve Race RIP

[Able Abel]

A few weeks back, Brian Matthew played on his Radio 2 Sounds of the Sixties show, Steve Race's 1963 instrumental hit "Pied Piper (The Beeje)". In his commentary, Matthew mentioned that The Beeje was an early 1960s dance craze. As I can't find any info on this particular dance (everyone just seems to remember The Twist, The Mashed Potato, or The Madison), I was wondering if there's anyone out there (who may have been around in the early 60s) that actually remembers this type of dance?

[Able Abel]

Wish there was a film clip of the dance movements to "The Beeje" out there somewhere but here's the front cover of the sheet music, which shows photographs of the steps. http://www.cjs.co.uk/CJSPICS/61299.jpg

Does anyone know if this dance was one of those demonstrated in the 1963 film Billy Liar?. I am referring to the scenes that were filmed in the Locarno dance hall sequence. Steve Race's recording of "Pied Piper (The Beeje)" was a hit in March 1963, around about the time that (I think) Billy Liar was in production.

[Bernardo]

A few weeks back, Brian Matthew played on his Radio 2 Sounds of the Sixties show, Steve Race's 1963 instrumental hit "Pied Piper (The Beeje)". In his commentary, Matthew mentioned that The Beeje was an early 1960s dance craze. As I can't find any info on this particular dance (everyone just seems to remember The Twist, The Mashed Potato, or The Madison), I was wondering if there's anyone out there (who may have been around in the early 60s) that actually remembers this type of dance?

Middle 50's to middle 60's was my scene and I remember the tune but did not know there was a dance attached......Unless it was a party dance a la YMCA then this may be it:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_JsBU8o-ok