The ’80s Icon Behind Elvis Presley’s Dance Moves in 'Viva Las Vegas'

Elvis Presley showed off his expert dance moves in the 1964 film hit, Viva Las Vegas, but they weren't all his own. They belonged to an 80s icon who rose to fame with a cheer-ful song.
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The 1982 One-Hit Wonder Who Got Her Start Teaching Elvis Presley His On-Screen Dance Moves 20 Years Earlier

One-hit wonder Toni Basil might have topped the charts for the first time in 1982, but she was in the industry for decades ...
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‘I’ll never stop if I can help it’: why choreographer Toni Basil is still dancing at 80

'Dancing has always been my drug of choice': Toni Basil in 1977 - Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Fifty years ago, in June 1974, Toni Basil found herself in a New York rehearsal room with David ...
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'80s Singer Turns Heads In Rare Public Appearance

'80s Singer Turns Heads In Rare Public Appearance originally appeared on Parade. Chart-topping '80s musician Toni Basil may have created the cheerleading anthem of the century but at 81, she's put her ...
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SORRY interpolate Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey" for brooding new single "Waxwing," touring with Fontaines D.C.

It also finds inspiration in an unusual place: Toni Basil’s new wave cheerleader classic “ Hey Mickey.” SORRY uses that song’s lyrics to their own devices, painting a brooding portrait of desire and ...