Darcel Leonard Wynne (born June 13, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania),
sometimes credited as simply Darcel, is an African-American dancer,
choreographer, author and producer, best known for heading the "Solid
Gold Dancers" on the syndicated 1980s music series Solid Gold.Darcel
was born to a steelworking family. She started dancing at the age of 3
and then continued her dancing lessons in Los Angeles when her family
moved there in 1960s. There, she performed at first at a local variety
show, and later joined Carol Burnett Show and Rowan & Martin's
Laugh-In. Darcel danced and toured with the legendary The Temptations
as well as with Pearl Bailey in Hello, Dolly!.As her popularity grew,
so did her exposure in the entertainment world and she soon appeared
in the films Xanadu, Funny Lady, Jesus Christ Superstar, Night Shift,
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite, The Last Married Couple in
America, Scrooged, Funny Girl. Darcel was also featured in the Kool &
the Gang video for their single "Fresh". Some of Darcel’s television
credits include The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, NBC Follies, Redd Foxx Show,
Leslie Uggams Show, The Pearl Bailey Show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy
Hour.Darcel made her first national appearance on the hit television
series Solid Gold. Darcel's first appearance on Solid Gold was during
the two-hour Solid Gold '79., Darcel was one of eight dancers who
appeared on the special. Due to the high ratings of Solid Gold '79,
the show became a weekly series in late summer 1980. Darcel along with
three other dancers (Alexander Cole, Deborah Jenssen, and Paula
Beyers) who were on Solid Gold '79 joined Solid Gold once the weekly
series started. Another dancer, Gayle Crofoot who was also in Solid
Gold '79, appeared on Solid Gold in late 1982.
sometimes credited as simply Darcel, is an African-American dancer,
choreographer, author and producer, best known for heading the "Solid
Gold Dancers" on the syndicated 1980s music series Solid Gold.Darcel
was born to a steelworking family. She started dancing at the age of 3
and then continued her dancing lessons in Los Angeles when her family
moved there in 1960s. There, she performed at first at a local variety
show, and later joined Carol Burnett Show and Rowan & Martin's
Laugh-In. Darcel danced and toured with the legendary The Temptations
as well as with Pearl Bailey in Hello, Dolly!.As her popularity grew,
so did her exposure in the entertainment world and she soon appeared
in the films Xanadu, Funny Lady, Jesus Christ Superstar, Night Shift,
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite, The Last Married Couple in
America, Scrooged, Funny Girl. Darcel was also featured in the Kool &
the Gang video for their single "Fresh". Some of Darcel’s television
credits include The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, NBC Follies, Redd Foxx Show,
Leslie Uggams Show, The Pearl Bailey Show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy
Hour.Darcel made her first national appearance on the hit television
series Solid Gold. Darcel's first appearance on Solid Gold was during
the two-hour Solid Gold '79., Darcel was one of eight dancers who
appeared on the special. Due to the high ratings of Solid Gold '79,
the show became a weekly series in late summer 1980. Darcel along with
three other dancers (Alexander Cole, Deborah Jenssen, and Paula
Beyers) who were on Solid Gold '79 joined Solid Gold once the weekly
series started. Another dancer, Gayle Crofoot who was also in Solid
Gold '79, appeared on Solid Gold in late 1982.
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