Daily Archives: September 15th, 2007

Da-da-um-pà

The opening theme of Italian television’s “Studio Uno” (1961), the black-tights version, not the first episode’s scandalous opening featuring the naked legs of the lovely German twins Alice and Ellen Kessler. This dance routine apparently fed the fantasies of a generation of Italian men. The choreographer was Don Lurio, an American, also known for tap-dancing while rhythmically tearing newspapers.
The twins were still doing the dance in 1990.

Tony Snow & Helen Thomas

Top Ten Tony Snow Exchanges With Helen Thomas