Finally, someone doing it right. No fast showing off steps and flips and back spins. Just a great old style dancer, gliding with effortless style and finesse on the beat.
Real northern dancing - I was dancing like this when I was 17 - 62 now can't quite do it anymore so loved to see it again - it's definitely a lost art 💜
Proper Northern Soul Dancer….some on here look like demented Dervishers or like the old skinheads stomping. Others wear a vest, vintage Oxford bags, bowling shoes and stick a bar towel in their belt and just do a basic box step while flailing their arms about. Thank God this guy still reminds us of how it should be done. In sync, understated, smooth, stylish….like all top class athletes and performers you should always play within yourself. #ifyouknowyouknow.
Rob Pearce from Birmingham IV seen him quite a few times in RUclips videos in the Blackpool Tower Northern Soul dancing competitions & so many times he has made it to the top 3.1 of my favourite Northern Soul dancers this guy is brilliant.He's puts a lot of the young un's to shame his energy is amazing.Great track too.Pure perfection I could watch him for hours sometimes I do.Oops!!!.KTF.✊👏👏👏💖
This is a proper choreographed form and it's a challenge to make it look this smooth and easy. Certain celebrated younger Northern Soul-ettes (who shall remain nameless), favour a style that looks kind of laboured and unnatural while seeming to think that the backwards hand-spring is the holy grail of NS.
"Ain't no man"! Indeed...this guy is in the zone. He seem to really enjoy his own musicality and it shows.Too bad we all can not have his pure joy and abandonment of "struttin' our best in life and on the dance floor. You go Bob! Thanks for the showcase....of Old School class.
Got me out of breath just watching him, it's not just the steps and timing and even the acrobats that make a good northern soul dancer.... It's the effortless grace that very few of the so called great dancers had, this guy has it in bundles.
This melts my heart, I moved to Manchester in 1978 and sadly didn't pick up on the beautiful thing that is Northern soul. I know that it lives on but to have been there and experienced the proper soul would have been devine.
Rob taught me to dance - although I am million miles away from the moves in the video above, I have enough confidence to get up and have a go at most dances I go to. Its introduced a whole social way of life and have made some great friends. I can thank Rob enough. I hear he may be offering classes again soon - I will certainly go along if he does. If your looking for a new hobby or interest this is a great way to do it. Cheers Rob.
I’m 67 and bound and determined to northern soul dance..yes this is my first rodeo… If we had the dance along with the music over here in the states…I would have been all over this..
Sooo slick, i was reliving my past looking at Old soul and remembering how we used to dance to tunes like Billy's bag , Hey Girl don't bother Me, Helpless, etc etc when i was a youth in the late 60's and saw this... its the 'side slide shuffles'(longer the better in my day,lol ) that take me back. Thanks for the memories.
Im an old mecca ,highland room wigan dancer, and you either got it or you havent, this guy has it. Im a severe critic and some of the supposed northern soul dancers you see nowadays, well sorry, they arent. Northern soul wasnt just the dance, it was a way of life and either you feel it or you dont. I probably get hung drawn and quartered for this, but the dancers i see tday arent a patch on us oldies back then..... rant over
I’ve just stumbled across this video with a random search for Northern Soul dancing styles and I have to say this is the best dancing I’ve ever seen. Absolutely fantastic, you were floating and gliding around that floor. Brilliant!!
Brilliant this was around 80s and 90s modern soul, as it was called back then, reminds me of the locarno Birmingham , next to the Bali hai funk dancers, loved it, could do both styles, never can memories be taken away 🙏👍🥰
Thanks for the like.what more can I say you're move's make's me feel like I was a lot of years ago and still have the passion to keep dancing.such a excellent dancer show's how much you graced the floor.so light on your feet as if you were floating in air around the dance floor.your a great inspiration to northern soul dancing.ill be at black pool this year.hope I get the chance to shake your hand ✋. northern soul dancing is not just a back drops . it's the way you can dance.top class as I seem many dancers . but your own style is the best I've seen.. hope you're at black pool this year and should win the dance competition. Floor less experienced cool and slick.defnitley Wigan's choosen few.im hutchy from Darlington county Durham don't take it out of this world. Thanks again Simon Hutchinson being on the scene since I was 14 .tune in to you tube.engniers working men's club.you çatch enjoying a few move's my self.keep the faith Simon hutchy. And Susan bartle my sister takes a shot video of my self.proud. To be a true soulie. All the best hutchy.
What a fantastic, controlled example of dancing.Perfect timing,picking up the musical vibe and going with it effortlessly.Wonderful feet movement,and none of those silly steps looking like they are out for a stroll,or doing a waltz-------left,right, together.Very creative,understated,and classy !! Thank god there are no flips,splits,spinning-------go to the gym if you want them and put up safety warnings. This is the best of the Mod period dancing morphed into its younger sibling,Northern Soul.Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Rob, i really hope you're well and planning to do some more videos (please, please, please) You are absolutely outstanding, so natural, so soulful, so full of rhythm. I've watched this so many times since i found it. Dont ever stop doing what you do
This is how it was really done!....Being in my mid 60's I grew up around northern soul, Motown and Reggae......when music was music and dancers were dancers....I could watch you shuffle all day buddy.
If you think he looks good just imagine how he is felling. Totally absorbed in the music. Proper dancer that i totally have enjoyed watching him at Rugby loosing himself. Good man Rob.
Glorious! So smooth and easy just like the best dancers in the Highland room back in the day. Wish I could still dance but I was dancing with him in my head for a few minutes then. He 'feels' the music, lost in it. Wonderful!
Takes me back to Tiffs, Newcastle ‘72 with Pep on the decks.There was a regular there who danced in a similar style,who kept me mesmerized every Sunday night. Monday nights were back home in Stafford at the “Grot” /TOTW . Happy days…. You have inspired me to get dancing again after 50 years away from the scene. It’s got to be good for my Parkinson’s !
👍👍👍👍👍✌️ SUPER,SUPER,SUPER³!!! great! relaxing to watch you slide on the floor and in combination with this song brings me back to some better and happier times .. what nostalgia
Effortlessly, wonderful. Just love Northern Soul, the ,usic is great. At least you can make out what the words are... perfection all round. Thank you for a great video ❤
I'm captivated by your fluidity to the beat. I think I need to start dancing again. I just discovered that I can play this in slo-mo on youtube. Very cool to watch at 1/4 speed.
I have a very similar shuffling style as well and love this guy's moves. He responds to the music and expresses it in his feet. He also varies what he does and keeps it interesting for himself.
I'm an old school scooter boy, Ska and reggae is my thing really but ive been to plenty of northern soul events with some of the lads and the way they dance is hypnotic at times. This bloke in the video is brilliant the way he seems to glide across the floor in perfect sync with the music which is a lot harder than he makes it look.
I used similar steps back in the 80s/90s at some of the best clubs with some of the best dancers in the South like Stage 3, Zero 6, Flicks, Raquels etc but I cant do them now. Northern soul dancing is more prancy/bouncy but this is properly controlled... So wonderful to see him glide with great foot work, no flips or back spins nor any other Northern things....Fantastic and wish I could control my legs and feet again....lol.................Please show us more!
His moves are simple and full of soul, so smooth and unpretentious. There’s just something about the song, the simple outfit and setting that is just perfect. Love the way his sleeves fall down and he just lets them fly. Dance on, soul man.
Good to see someone that actually knows how to dance, the videos on here at various ball rooms are a sad reflection of anything that resembles northern soul and more like a visit to the crypt. Good on Rob, it is how we used to at 16, never needed talc.
Such a brilliant dancer! Saw Rob dancing at a Birmingham Soul Night at Birmingham Town Hall over 7 maybe 8 years ago. Top DJs from Wigan Casino and various rooms changing the genres. Bloody brilliant. Just feels the vibe and moves. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bev posted this on Facebook and I was mesmorised, I didn't realise it was you until I watched the second youtube video. I didn't even know you could dance, lol. Thanks to Bev for posting, you have really made me smile, brilliant dancing. Just off to share this post with my sister. x
Being a yank from California and totally into soul/funk I never heard nor had seen this before. I thought, hmmm okay lets see what's what I must say it's a gas and dude, you have got some moves. thoroughly dug it!
When I finally started trying to learn NS 3 years ago, this was one of the go-to's on YT for me. It's quite different from the bouncy clog-dancing-meets-kung-fu of 'Wigan's Chosen Few' who I recall seeing on Top of the Pops in '74. As well as the closure of its venues, it was also the closing days of a style which, strictly, was suited for 60s music. Rob's style is far more flexible and more of a fusion than a retro-affectation which is what's practiced by the younger revivalists.
What a mover effortless and timeless
This guy has absolutely got it.
Finally, someone doing it right. No fast showing off steps and flips and back spins. Just a great old style dancer, gliding with effortless style and finesse on the beat.
Absolutely old school anytime
Yesss!
Look up levanna she is a very good dancer
Awesome
Absolutely BREATHTAKING! Was that a bit of talc on the floor? Wow!
Great dancer tight and not over exaggerated moves. and not been dressed by Mr Ben for northern soul
Uptick for the Mr Ben reference.😂😂
Effortlessly brilliant, real rhythm and that can’t be taught that’s something you are born with . I bet he was doing that in the womb
Real northern dancing - I was dancing like this when I was 17 - 62 now can't quite do it anymore so loved to see it again - it's definitely a lost art 💜
me too
@@neilwilliams1518 me too but now i am 72 with a new knee and a very bad back and neck after breaking them and no i was not break dancing LOL
Me Too at 66
Spot on 👍
@@bluenose007 me too
Proper Northern Soul Dancer….some on here look like demented Dervishers or like the old skinheads stomping. Others wear a vest, vintage Oxford bags, bowling shoes and stick a bar towel in their belt and just do a basic box step while flailing their arms about. Thank God this guy still reminds us of how it should be done. In sync, understated, smooth, stylish….like all top class athletes and performers you should always play within yourself. #ifyouknowyouknow.
❤top shelf
Indeed...
Great post
And no retro clothes
Cool
Dina Carroll ...Aint No Man 1993..Great dancing Rob.
No acrobatics here bro, absolutely superb, real heartfelt northern dancing.
Great video brill dancing so smooth.
Rob Pearce from Birmingham IV seen him quite a few times in RUclips videos in the Blackpool Tower Northern Soul dancing competitions
& so many times he has made it to the top 3.1 of my favourite Northern Soul dancers this guy is brilliant.He's puts a lot of the young un's to shame his energy is amazing.Great track too.Pure perfection I could watch him for hours sometimes I do.Oops!!!.KTF.✊👏👏👏💖
Who is he..... I love him, wish he would come to our club
Rob Pearce from Birmingham
@@davidharris6527 were is your club
@@robpearce8990 Bletchley..... Central City Soul Club new dates next year.....
@@robpearce8990 ❤
Old school ,brillant natural rhythm this man can dance.
This is a proper choreographed form and it's a challenge to make it look this smooth and easy. Certain celebrated younger Northern Soul-ettes (who shall remain nameless), favour a style that looks kind of laboured and unnatural while seeming to think that the backwards hand-spring is the holy grail of NS.
He’s fantastic dance to the beat and rhythm,still love watching a really good dancer.
Brings tears of joy to my eyes. This is something so beautiful.
Smooth!!! Takes me back to the 70,s, old mate of mine Johnny White, Fintry Clubie. Alnighters, dance till you drop.
I've been memorised by this chap when I've been Blackpool Tower and he was my chosen one to win the dance competition. Xx
mesmorised
You mean Mesmerized!!! And me too,lots of people feel the same.🤗😍🤩
@@runoutofairydust4476 let’s just admire the dancing but unless you’re an American it’s correctly
spelt ‘ mesmerised’.
Robs what we call Al Al Natural ,just glides along natural
I’ve spoken to this chap. He doesn’t remember either you, nor Blackpool Tower.
what makes him better than most is he dances to the beat
I agree I’ve watch lots of northern soul dancers and lots of them are totally off beat it’s like they aren’t listening to the track that’s been played
So true Elizabeth and John. I thought it was me.
100% true 😄. The fancier some peoples moves, the less they seems to be dancing 🤷
I would to dance with this lad x
@@linzihorrocks7375 come to an allnigther and you can kTF
"Ain't no man"! Indeed...this guy is in the zone. He seem to really enjoy his own musicality and it shows.Too bad we all can not have his pure joy and abandonment of "struttin' our best in life and on the dance floor. You go Bob! Thanks for the showcase....of Old School class.
Got me out of breath just watching him, it's not just the steps and timing and even the acrobats that make a good northern soul dancer.... It's the effortless grace that very few of the so called great dancers had, this guy has it in bundles.
Here here mate I could not of put that better myself.👏✊😊
...and the talcum powder.
.....and the gear!
Such is the beauty of Northern Soul dance steps and tunes.
Them were the days, watching him is better than a full body massage . This pure joy x
Wish I could dance two left feet but love watching people dance
Beautiful to watch.
Poetry In Motion !
This melts my heart, I moved to Manchester in 1978 and sadly didn't pick up on the beautiful thing that is Northern soul. I know that it lives on but to have been there and experienced the proper soul would have been devine.
Takes me back to 1976. Those were the great 5omes of northern soul. He still has it!!!!
In about 1966/67 I worked with a girl who spent her weekends in Wigan dancing every night; now wish I’d gone with her ❤❤
Rob taught me to dance - although I am million miles away from the moves in the video above, I have enough confidence to get up and have a go at most dances I go to. Its introduced a whole social way of life and have made some great friends. I can thank Rob enough. I hear he may be offering classes again soon - I will certainly go along if he does. If your looking for a new hobby or interest this is a great way to do it. Cheers Rob.
Top man been doing great moves for many a good year👍KTF
Nice bit of talc as well
I’m 67 and bound and determined to northern soul dance..yes this is my first rodeo… If we had the dance along with the music over here in the states…I would have been all over this..
I'm 67 in the states as well and couldn't agree with you more.
Karen Gaarder once a dancer always a dancer 🎶 💜
Never too late to appreciate.ktf.
I just love this natural rythm, good for the soul and good for the body.
Absolutely fantastic. Brilliant song and a brilliant dancer.
Sooo slick, i was reliving my past looking at Old soul and remembering how we used to dance to tunes like Billy's bag , Hey Girl don't bother Me, Helpless, etc etc when i was a youth in the late 60's and saw this... its the 'side slide shuffles'(longer the better in my day,lol ) that take me back. Thanks for the memories.
Im an old mecca ,highland room wigan dancer, and you either got it or you havent, this guy has it. Im a severe critic and some of the supposed northern soul dancers you see nowadays, well sorry, they arent. Northern soul wasnt just the dance, it was a way of life and either you feel it or you dont. I probably get hung drawn and quartered for this, but the dancers i see tday arent a patch on us oldies back then..... rant over
I’ve just stumbled across this video with a random search for Northern Soul dancing styles and I have to say this is the best dancing I’ve ever seen. Absolutely fantastic, you were floating and gliding around that floor. Brilliant!!
Always a pleasure to be dancing near / on the same dance floor as Rob :)
Brilliant this was around 80s and 90s modern soul, as it was called back then, reminds me of the locarno Birmingham , next to the Bali hai funk dancers, loved it, could do both styles, never can memories be taken away 🙏👍🥰
Yes definitely. Great mover. Good footwork. Goes to the beat. Proper Northern dancer. Good slow stomped. Shuffle. Love it. KTF.
Brilliant dancing ✋ keep the faith Simon Hutchinson hutchy from Darlington county Northern soul dancer classic true soulie.
Ain't no soul in theses old shoes.northern soul dancer show's how how it done ✅.
Thanks for the like.what more can I say you're move's make's me feel like I was a lot of years ago and still have the passion to keep dancing.such a excellent dancer show's how much you graced the floor.so light on your feet as if you were floating in air around the dance floor.your a great inspiration to northern soul dancing.ill be at black pool this year.hope I get the chance to shake your hand ✋. northern soul dancing is not just a back drops . it's the way you can dance.top class as I seem many dancers . but your own style is the best I've seen.. hope you're at black pool this year and should win the dance competition. Floor less experienced cool and slick.defnitley Wigan's choosen few.im hutchy from Darlington county Durham don't take it out of this world. Thanks again Simon Hutchinson being on the scene since I was 14 .tune in to you tube.engniers working men's club.you çatch enjoying a few move's my self.keep the faith Simon hutchy. And Susan bartle my sister takes a shot video of my self.proud. To be a true soulie. All the best hutchy.
@@simonhutchinson7352 see you there mate
He is just brilliant !! Mesmerising to watch....
Northern Soul. 😊 Was huge when I was a teenager. ❤
What a fantastic, controlled example of dancing.Perfect timing,picking up the musical vibe and going with it effortlessly.Wonderful feet movement,and none of those silly steps looking like they are out for a stroll,or doing a waltz-------left,right, together.Very creative,understated,and classy !! Thank god there are no flips,splits,spinning-------go to the gym if you want them and put up safety warnings. This is the best of the Mod period dancing morphed into its younger sibling,Northern Soul.Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
That's how ya do it. Well done mate
Rob, i really hope you're well and planning to do some more videos (please, please, please) You are absolutely outstanding, so natural, so soulful, so full of rhythm. I've watched this so many times since i found it. Dont ever stop doing what you do
Met this man on Saturday night, a true gentleman as well as a brilliant dancer. ❤
This is how I remember the guys dancing, lost times, but hey take me back in a heartbeat we thought we could solve the world's problems with music 🙏
How fantastic is this,he is actually feeling the music and he is so good,just great to watch.
Best dancer around in my opinion - simply oozes cool 👊🏾
This is how it was really done!....Being in my mid 60's I grew up around northern soul, Motown and Reggae......when music was music and dancers were dancers....I could watch you shuffle all day buddy.
Superb! Oh I wish I had got into this 40 years ago, when I was living in Manchester.
If you think he looks good just imagine how he is felling. Totally absorbed in the music. Proper dancer that i totally have enjoyed watching him at Rugby loosing himself. Good man Rob.
Musicality is awesome. Lovely to watch.
Glorious! So smooth and easy just like the best dancers in the Highland room back in the day. Wish I could still dance but I was dancing with him in my head for a few minutes then. He 'feels' the music, lost in it. Wonderful!
Sheer joy watching you dance .. a legend !!!
Takes me right back to my youth days love it !!
Go Rob old pal! Class and quality moves with you’re own special style. Timeless !
I keep coming back to this …Thanks Rob
Takes me back to Tiffs, Newcastle ‘72 with Pep on the decks.There was a regular there who danced in a similar style,who kept me mesmerized every Sunday night.
Monday nights were back home in Stafford at the “Grot” /TOTW .
Happy days….
You have inspired me to get dancing again after 50 years away from the scene.
It’s got to be good for my Parkinson’s !
"Tiffs" had some Brill nights in there 👌
"Tiffs" had some Brill nights in there😊
Just great, watch this once every day. Just cheers me up so much.
Loved watching Rob Takes me back to the twisted wheel in Manchester ,Wigan pier and Blackpool Great times Love northern soul
What a fantastic dancer. That was brilliant. Excellent piece of music too. Well done.
He obviously loves dancing and we love to watch him. So effortless and smooth. Fabulous.
Your fabulous dancing & this tune got me through 3wks in hospital after life saving surgery! Wild & Free 🤸🏾♂️
Cannot stop watching this,Rob Pearce you have so much class.
Seen and danced near him many times over the years. Brilliant natural dancing soul Man. Ktf
He is the Don. Absolutely brilliant. Takes me back to the good times.
👍👍👍👍👍✌️ SUPER,SUPER,SUPER³!!!
great! relaxing to watch you slide on the floor and in combination with this song brings me back to some better and happier times .. what nostalgia
Effortlessly, wonderful. Just love Northern Soul, the ,usic is great. At least you can make out what the words are... perfection all round. Thank you for a great video ❤
I'm captivated by your fluidity to the beat. I think I need to start dancing again. I just discovered that I can play this in slo-mo on youtube. Very cool to watch at 1/4 speed.
Absolutely Amazing..I could watch all day every day..
I'm trying to teach myself northern soul..
This is Amazing....!!!
🕊🍃💙
Yaaaay at last!! .the amount of times i travelled to watch you dance !! Its good for the soul .please post more videos!!
Love this song, love your steps!..Great job, man!
I have a very similar shuffling style as well and love this guy's moves. He responds to the music and expresses it in his feet. He also varies what he does and keeps it interesting for himself.
Just discovered Northern Soul. I like this way of moving...nice style...thanks
Salute to you...Superb dancing👍👍
I'm an old school scooter boy, Ska and reggae is my thing really but ive been to plenty of northern soul events with some of the lads and the way they dance is hypnotic at times. This bloke in the video is brilliant the way he seems to glide across the floor in perfect sync with the music which is a lot harder than he makes it look.
The fine art of not looking like your trying is the defenition of cool.
@@dondesmond7969 Yes, not looking like you're trying is the definition of style.
Brilliant dancing, so si goid to watch such a good mover, KTF 😊
I used similar steps back in the 80s/90s at some of the best clubs with some of the best dancers in the South like Stage 3, Zero 6, Flicks, Raquels etc but I cant do them now. Northern soul dancing is more prancy/bouncy but this is properly controlled... So wonderful to see him glide with great foot work, no flips or back spins nor any other Northern things....Fantastic and wish I could control my legs and feet again....lol.................Please show us more!
Classy, smooth and danced with Soul. Amazing! Love watching this video. No jumps, high kicks etc. Just smooth! Never seen a NS dancer this excellent.👍
PROPER ! NS dancin' .... moving to the music ......... bloody lovely x
His moves are simple and full of soul, so smooth and unpretentious. There’s just something about the song, the simple outfit and setting that is just perfect. Love the way his sleeves fall down and he just lets them fly.
Dance on, soul man.
Really feels the music. Always looks like he's enjoying himself not just dancing to impress others.
Truly brilliant, perfect! Just beautiful to watch! Takes me back. Well done, sir! 😊
Absolutely mind blowing, can't stop watching it. Wish Rob would put more videos on like this. Don't see enough of him and his talent.
Good to see someone that actually knows how to dance, the videos on here at various ball rooms are a sad reflection of anything that resembles northern soul and more like a visit to the crypt. Good on Rob, it is how we used to at 16, never needed talc.
I watched this so many times. Just beautiful❤
So wonderful indeed great dancing just love watching you ❤ Thankyou
Outstanding. More please!
Love watching Rob out on the dancefloor...keep on doing your thing Rob ❤
WOW....what a mover,classy,it's like your floating,so light on your feet,well done👍👏the music is dancing through your body,brilliant 🫶
He feels the music ..spot on !!
Still watchin' this on repeat. 👏👏
So it's not just me then 😂 I can't stop watching this bloke!
Excellent dancing that mate proper rhythm and beauty 😍🥳😜
Such a brilliant dancer!
Saw Rob dancing at a Birmingham Soul Night at Birmingham Town Hall over 7 maybe 8 years ago.
Top DJs from Wigan Casino and various rooms changing the genres. Bloody brilliant. Just feels the vibe and moves. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Your videos keep popping up on my youtube feed. love to see you dance, makes me smile and thank you x
No wonder he's still slim! The worn out patch on concrete floor tells how much he dances. Great stuff thanks for sharing.
I think that worn out patch is talcum powder used to make the floor slippy to slide shoes on as was done in the dance halls.
Just watched this again absolutely superb, class and quality brilliant all the very best to you soul brother 🎶🎶⭐🏆🙏😇❤️
Bev posted this on Facebook and I was mesmorised, I didn't realise it was you until I watched the second youtube video. I didn't even know you could dance, lol. Thanks to Bev for posting, you have really made me smile, brilliant dancing. Just off to share this post with my sister. x
This guy is a good dancer--makes it look easy and matches his steps to the music well.
Being a yank from California and totally into soul/funk I never heard nor had seen this before. I thought, hmmm okay lets see what's what I must say it's a gas and dude, you have got some moves. thoroughly dug it!
I smiled all the way through this brilliant old school ❤
When I finally started trying to learn NS 3 years ago, this was one of the go-to's on YT for me. It's quite different from the bouncy clog-dancing-meets-kung-fu of 'Wigan's Chosen Few' who I recall seeing on Top of the Pops in '74. As well as the closure of its venues, it was also the closing days of a style which, strictly, was suited for 60s music. Rob's style is far more flexible and more of a fusion than a retro-affectation which is what's practiced by the younger revivalists.
Absolutely fabulous dancer.
We can't take our eyes off him when he's at Blackpool Tower.
Hopefully see you there this November. 😊
thank you
@@robpearce8990 everyone i speak to regarding you, says the exact same, me too, smoother than smooth.
Rhythm and more than a touch of class.....what a great dancer. I can only wish....