Fred Frank, Jim Schamp,
Mickie Finn (her real name is Barbara),
Tom Knox, Jim Wheeler1967.
Promotional photo for the Mickie Finn club. Jim Wheeler (took Ron Brownes place when
Ron retired) was only one in the quartet who had not sung at Disneyland with the Dapper
Dans. The stage show was choreographed and directed by Alex Plasschaert. A few years
earlier in 1964, the Dapper Dans manager Val Hicks had hooked the Dappers up with
Alex, an accomplished Broadway dancer and choreographer. Alex worked closely with the
Dapper Dans as their choreograper and devised their visual routines which they carried
over to their performances at Disneyland. Some of those routines are still used by
todays Dapper Dans. Alex was also a choreographer for the Osmond Brothers. |