WESTMINSTER CLUB HOSTS DANCE SHOW BY APRIL DIERKING

WESTMINSTER CLUB HOSTS DANCE SHOW BY APRIL DIERKING - First published in The Front Page on March 14, 1991

Rap-Pop-Soul-George Michael-INXS-Mariah Carey. Rok TV has it all. including a 90s look for an age-old format.

Rok TV is the newest dance show for the Denver area. Filmed every Wednesday night at Club L.A., right here in Westminster at 88th and Wadsworth, Rok TV is Denver's answer to hot, happenin', body-movin' good times.

The show, produced by KUSA, a Denver affiliate of ABC, and produced by Gannett Producations, is broadcast on channel 9 Saturdays at 11 a.m. and at 11:35 p.m.

Scott Patrick, 9News entertainment reporter, and Christelle, host the show, with enthusiasm and pizzazz.

Kimberly Allen, the show's associate producer, said, "Scott doesn't just show up and read his lines, he has quite a bit of input." Jim Sullivan, the owner of Club L.A., and 9News' Jim Berger, are the show's executive producers, and according to Patrick, both have been very helpful from the start.

Rok TV's format is a CHR (contemporary hit radio) style, which most pop radio stations use.

The show keeps up with the latest hits, using Billboard Magazine's ratings.
Only V.I.P (very important people) pass holders are admitted into filming, and getting a V.I.P. pass could be harder than a Super Bowl ticket.

Allen said that all the dancers on the show auditioned before the show went into production. She hopes that after the last taping, in April 1991, the show's producers will audition more dancers, so that other dancers will get a chance to be on the program.

Gone are the days of the typical male-female duo, any combination of the sexes are what's happening today. The average age of the dancers are 19 and 20-year-olds.

The show uses video and studio recordings simultaniously, and future shows might be airing live bands on the program.

Patrick is very enthusiastic about Rok TV, and he especially likes the "look", and the open-space of the dance floor. Both Patrick and Allen hope the show will be into syndication.

The Club L.A. location was chosen for its "non-alcoholic environment for young adults," according to the club's television advertisement.