Dancing Daze


Dancing Daze is a 1986 Australian mini series about two sisters from Wagga Wagga who leave their family pig farm to make it as dancers in the big city. The ABC series stars Meryl Tankard as Phoebe Green and Patsy Stephen as Kate Green.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1987, Wendy Matthews was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist for the title track. Martin Armiger was also nominated for ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for the album.

Cast

Reception

Jacqueline Lee Lewes of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "You will like Dancing Daze. There's an originality and energy about it which is contagious." Susan Molloy, also of The Sydney Morning Herald, said "This one has wit, style, imagination, youth-giving enthusiasm for anyone aged under 40 and more than 18, intelligent script, pacy scenes, fabulous fashion..., can this be true? And it's from the ABC."

Soundtrack

Dancing Daze soundtrack was released in February 1986. A second soundtrack album featuring the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was also released.
SIDE A:
  1. "Dancing Daze" performed by Wendy Matthews and Jenny Morris.
  2. "Can I Dance" performed by Mark Williams.
  3. "Second Opinion" performed by Mark Williams.
  4. "Dare to Be Bold" performed by Wendy Matthews.
  5. "You're So Curious" performed by Marc Hunter.
  6. "Disaster" performed by Jane Clifton.
SIDE V:
  1. "Against the Dance" performed by Mark Williams.
  2. "I Love It When We're Dancing" performed by Martin Armiger and Sherlie Matthews
  3. "Might Have Been" performed by Jenny Morris, Mark Williams, Wendy Matthews.
  4. "Phoebe" performed by Marc Hunter.
  5. "Casanova Club" performed by Larry Van Kriedt.
  6. "Lost in a Dancing Daze" performed by Wendy Matthews.