Raquel Welch: Space-Girl Dance

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, January 17, 2008 11:29 AM | permalink

Three cheers for the kind soul who posted this video of Raquel Welch in a space girl outfit dancing in front of giant abstract sculptures (where are they?) (Via Eye of the Goof)

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#1 posted by OM

, January 17, 2008 11:55 AM

...That is *SO* Moon Zero Two!

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#2 posted by Dan

, January 17, 2008 11:59 AM

I find that if someone asks about the location of crazy sculptures, I can answer by saying either Berlin, Prague or Cardiff.

Funky video though. What was the music?

And, well... As for Raquel, that woman was hot before hot was cool.

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#3 posted by mrsomuch , January 17, 2008 12:01 PM

that has made my day.

completely random brilliantness.

I want one of those silver suits so much right now.

Fanks!

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#4 posted by jeffjeffbobeff , January 17, 2008 12:02 PM

I cannot say for sure, but that yellow zigzag is incredibly similar to this "articulated wall" in Denver. Wikipedia has a picture for your comparison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_Plaza_(Denver)

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#5 posted by Antinous , January 17, 2008 12:03 PM

That was great. But who uses an uncial font to title an Afro-Cuban space dance video?

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#6 posted by mrfitz , January 17, 2008 12:08 PM

Strange. Yes, I thought it would be strange.

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#7 posted by f_for_fake , January 17, 2008 12:09 PM

That has to be up there with Maya Deren's "A Study in Choreography for the Camera" as one of the best dance-film shorts ever made.

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#8 posted by drbsgold , January 17, 2008 12:13 PM

Man! More evidence for the fact that human earth women wear more clothes than on any other planet.

More space women!

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#9 posted by blurradial

, January 17, 2008 12:17 PM

Yes, yes. Awesome, Awesome!

Whew. A bit long, but man did they know how to make viral videos back then.

It definitely explains where Daft Punk got their video ideas.

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#10 posted by lmegliol , January 17, 2008 12:17 PM

The following link says that the yellow sculpture in Denver was designed by the same artist who designed the version in this video. A taller copy was commissioned and completed in 1986. Based on the age of the video, the version in the video must be the original which was built in Mexico City for the 1968 Olympics.

http://www.denverdesign.com/about/

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#11 posted by shecky , January 17, 2008 12:18 PM

Mexico? ISTR she did a sort of variety show around '70 with some dance numbers that were actually filmed in Mexico.

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#12 posted by wgmleslie , January 17, 2008 12:18 PM

Dan: I find that if someone asks about the location of crazy sculptures, I can answer by saying either Berlin, Prague or Cardiff.

The first thing that came to my mind was Berlin!

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#13 posted by ill lich , January 17, 2008 12:19 PM

I think it's OBVIOUS that this video is actually from the FUTURE!

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#14 posted by type88 , January 17, 2008 12:21 PM

I think it's OBVIOUS that the dance sequence at the end of Napoleon Dynamite was from the PAST!

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#15 posted by groovehouse , January 17, 2008 12:26 PM

Oh, this is so hot!

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#16 posted by isani , January 17, 2008 12:34 PM

I think this is from the 1970 TV special titled simply Raquel! (Yes, the exclamation is part of the title.)

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#17 posted by BetterLivingThroughScience , January 17, 2008 12:43 PM

my favorite part of scantily clad ladies back then - that the belly button was the most important part to cover up. "crotch shot? sure, but don't you dare show me that button!"

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#18 posted by ResidentClinton , January 17, 2008 12:57 PM

What's missing from this video is the song that surrounds the dance (the dance is a dream sequence right in the middle). That song is..."California Dreaming". Really!

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#19 posted by hawkins , January 17, 2008 1:04 PM

There were sculptures? I didn't notice them. Not with the Goddess dancing in front of them.

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#20 posted by xadrian

, January 17, 2008 1:14 PM

Welch was hot, but man she cannot dance. Not that I noticed that kind of thing.

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#21 posted by lamarlowe , January 17, 2008 1:16 PM

Wow! She was and is a beautiful woman. There are more than a few pretty girls in Hollywood today, but where are the Raquels, the Ann Margarets, the Tuesday Welds, the women who make you want to bite the heel of your hand while making primal noises in the fashion of Lenny from Laverne and Shirley?

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#22 posted by Nekura20x6 , January 17, 2008 1:19 PM

There are times I wish things now looked the way they thought they would back in the 50's.

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#23 posted by OM

, January 17, 2008 1:24 PM

...For every Yin there is a Yang. The Yang to this video can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFR-8NVjw-k

(*Can* we imbed YouTube videos from a post?)

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#24 posted by Mechphisto

, January 17, 2008 1:44 PM

Oh how sad.
Anyone notice around 1:44, 1:45, that the guy on the left missteps and almost stumbles?
tsk

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#25 posted by Anonymous , January 17, 2008 2:03 PM

Raquel! What a classic beauty! Even in her futuristic skimpiness, it is still all 60's! I love the 60's women. I love the mini-skirt and go-go boots! What a horn-dog that turns me in too! hehehehe

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#26 posted by cranched , January 17, 2008 2:06 PM

That's what Britney's VMA dance should have been.

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#27 posted by chumprock , January 17, 2008 2:40 PM

OMG, it's the African Anteater Ritual!!

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#28 posted by Saisumimen , January 17, 2008 2:52 PM

Damn, I never realized how hot Raquel Welch was @_@

I really dig that 60's look. Very sexy.

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#29 posted by Azttlan , January 17, 2008 3:09 PM

Durante los juegos olímpicos de México 68, se construyó el paseo de la amistad, integrado por una escultura por país participante. Dichas esculturas se encuentran ubicadas en el Periférico, principal arteria de la Ciudad.

http://www.mexico68.org/ruta/esculturas.html

Firts of all, excuse my english.

During the olimpic games of Mexico 68, each country build a sculpture in the "Paseo de la amistad" or "Friendship Boulevard". You can find this sculptures in the principal freeway of the citi: Periférico Sur.
I hope this information will be usefull for you.
Paz.
Peace.
A.

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#30 posted by Takuan , January 17, 2008 3:37 PM

Ever seen "The Magic Christian"?

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#31 posted by black , January 17, 2008 3:54 PM

For you that are suggesting this video was shot in either Berlin, Prague, Cardiff or Denver, I'd like to confirm Azttlan's comment: All the sculptures featured in this video are part of the ruta de la amistad Mexico 68 olympics public sculpture project, and they are all in Mexico City. Although all those locations have now been swallowed by the growing city, and look very different from how they used to look. Some references are here:

Ruta de la amistad, Sculpture 1, Sculpture 11, Sculpture 13

blk.

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#32 posted by Halloween Jack , January 17, 2008 4:09 PM

Houston, we have ignition!

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#33 posted by Johnny Cat

, January 17, 2008 4:15 PM

OM---
wow, thanks. My yin/yang of 60s cultural art is complete!

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#34 posted by hyperkine , January 17, 2008 4:20 PM

Nice hips.

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#35 posted by Takuan , January 17, 2008 4:32 PM

gosh...thanks

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#36 posted by Ponchyan , January 17, 2008 4:43 PM

That dance sequence comes from the 1970 TV special, "Raquel!" (I recently rented it from Netflix; the clip above is the best part of the whole show.)

Here is a synopsis:

Take a trip down memory lane with a pair of pop-culture icons as actress Raquel Welch welcomes singer Tom Jones to her splashy 1970 television special. Filmed around the world in exotic locations from Paris to Mexico, the show features guest appearances by legendary performers Bob Hope and John Wayne. More than just a pretty face, the multitalented Welch also sings, swings and jokes with the best of them!

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#37 posted by johnnyanywhere , January 17, 2008 5:14 PM

Kick ball change, turn, toe touch and slide, fourth position, slide, fourth position, slide, fourth position, slide...now hips two three, hips two three...double time...round the like and touch back three, round the leg and touch back three, kick ball change, touch back three, kick ball change, chase, glide!

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#38 posted by SomeGuyinATL

, January 17, 2008 5:33 PM

The African Anteater ritual.... That's Awesome. I haven't thought about that in a long time.

Whatever happened to that Patrick Dempsey guy anyway?

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#39 posted by airshowfan

, January 17, 2008 5:52 PM

I think it's OBVIOUS that the dance sequence at the end of Napoleon Dynamite was from the PAST!

Can't wait to see someone make a video mashup!

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#40 posted by Rick.