Northern Soul Video Girl - Interview with Levanna Mclean

Looks like the story with this series of vids just keeps on growing

May have seen them mentioned in various threads on here, the first just only 3 months ago

The first...

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Southern-soul-Levanna-dances-way-video-hit/story-20269027-detail/story.html<>

82 Comments

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Photospot

Dec 07 2013 02:14 PM

WTF, no wonder people laugh at our scene, 1 stupid girl jigging about in the street looking like escapees from an asylum, next they'll be dancing in a kebab shop. Anything for 15 minutes of fame, once again I'm starting to tire of this scene & all the tourists & idiots visiting.

Photo drewid

Dec 07 2013 04:41 PM

I couldn't agree more mate,attention seeking or what ! , she isn't that good a dancer anyway , sick of this kind of shit. It's the bad old days again , wish it were back underground again

PhotoMal C

Dec 07 2013 05:07 PM

Miserable old sods..

I wouldn't do that on film, but what the ekk, she's a pretty cool girl isn't she?

PhotoSteve S 60

Dec 07 2013 05:10 PM

Just a sign of the times. People like to post their exploits whether that be dancing around the streets of Bristol or inside a kebab shop, be it for self promotion or the amusement of others. Welcome to the 21st Century.

Photobillywhizz

Dec 07 2013 05:40 PM

Least shes got the bollix to do it, and she is a good dancer also. To me the scene went under when that hit the tv on top of the cocks, you get my drift. Now off to the 100 club have a good one yourself. Billy

PhotoJohn May

Dec 07 2013 06:11 PM

Power to ya Girl, better than being boring & posting miserable posts on soul websites.

Photoshinehead

Dec 07 2013 06:21 PM

I quite like seeing her videos she is having some fun , thought that was life was for especially when you are young . And at least the music with them isn,t the usual dross.

Photosharmo 1

Dec 07 2013 06:21 PM

To be fare she seams to be enjoying herself and she's a good dancer . nothing wrong with people expressing freedom , .

Photoady croasdell

Dec 07 2013 06:42 PM

That's a good article on an interesting and enjoyable subject. I've seen two of the videos and they are great fun and both had excellent choices of music that I didn't know that well; I recognise Happy but didn't know the unreleased Detroit one. Levanna obviously enjoys her dancing and feels it and the music, it's understated and her enjoyment is infectious and obviously comes from within.

As far as I'm concerned this could only do the scene good and if a couple of grumps dropped out because of it, it'd be a bonus. It's not been underground since 1975.

PhotoThe Phantom Janitor

Dec 07 2013 06:43 PM

She's a great dancer and a lot better than some people dancing at soul nights at the moment, it's also good to see young people getting into Northern and keeping the scene going, keep it up girl.

PhotoDesert51

Dec 07 2013 07:22 PM

Under ground! (Drewid) If the music stayed under ground by now that is exactly where it would be dead and gone . The music is now liked by many ages, not just the old farts that grew up with it in the early years. (Spot) The girl dances better than half the old foot shufflers On the scene ,now.

Photoscal

Dec 07 2013 08:40 PM

What has this nonsense got to do with us......utterly pointless.....

..."i'm not a celebrity, but I wanna be!"

Photosoulhawk1960

Dec 07 2013 09:37 PM

I think she's lovely and I think she's a good dancer.

PhotoMark S

Dec 07 2013 10:35 PM

We,re a funny old bunch on one hand some of us want new blood then we dont like it because they do it their way .

Photoscal

Dec 07 2013 10:40 PM

Did you appreciate how good the animations were on the Felix cat food adverts or how beautiful the models were on the sodding KFC commercials.....let's not forget the Gas adverts with John Humphrys voice over to The Fiestas?

Photospot

Dec 08 2013 12:53 AM

Exhibitionist,look at me having such fun, I've gone viral. BTW it did stay underground through the 70's,80's & most of the 90's, it's only the recent films etc that have taken it back to Pye Disco Demand era, I don't mind any new blood but don't make the scene look like a joke & I'm sick of travelling around this Country to share space with pi**heads & Soul Tourists, it's what almost killed it in the late 70's.

PhotoPatto

Dec 08 2013 12:58 AM

There is a clip on the tube of her dancing on a proper floor at the Rugby nighter and she is an excellent dancer.Just the sort of youngster we should be encouraging.The unissued tune on the first one blew everyone away

Photoscal

Dec 08 2013 02:16 AM

I just give up......ffs!!!

PhotoDesert51

Dec 08 2013 10:50 AM

spot, on 07 Dec 2013 - 11:53 PM, said:

Exhibitionist,look at me having such fun, I've gone viral. BTW it did stay underground through the 70's,80's & most of the 90's, it's only the recent films etc that have taken it back to Pye Disco Demand era, I don't mind any new blood but don't make the scene look like a joke & I'm sick of travelling around this Country to share space with pi**heads & Soul Tourists, it's what almost killed it in the late 70's.

Dude open your eyes, all the piss heads , are over 50

The young peeps are in it for the dance and the music.

Stoke last night young guns , dancing all night long.

Then the soul tourist as you call em pissed, spilling beer

On the floor, at the bar end ,all over 50 might I add.

Photosoulvillecol

Dec 08 2013 11:56 AM

ady croasdell, on 07 Dec 2013 - 5:42 PM, said:

That's a good article on an interesting and enjoyable subject. I've seen two of the videos and they are great fun and both had excellent choices of music that I didn't know that well; I recognise Happy but didn't know the unreleased Detroit one. Levanna obviously enjoys her dancing and feels it and the music, it's understated and her enjoyment is infectious and obviously comes from within.

As far as I'm concerned this could only do the scene good and if a couple of grumps dropped out because of it, it'd be a bonus. It's not been underground since 1975.

Agree Ady, Would be good to get rid of some the glad bag and hand baggers , fair play to her and great choices of music.

Photospot

Dec 08 2013 12:21 PM

Desert51, on 08 Dec 2013 - 09:50 AM, said:

Dude open your eyes, all the piss heads , are over 50 The young peeps are in it for the dance and the music. Stoke last night young guns , dancing all night long. Then the soul tourist as you call em pissed, spilling beer On the floor, at the bar end ,all over 50 might I add.

Rubbish, total bo**ox. I might be old but I'm not blind or stupid, seen all the student types at Stoke & had my Baracutta nicked by a youth. F**kin Young Guns (What's all that in aid of?), a handful dance all night & good on em but theres more 50+ old farts dance all night, most 50+ people are polite & have etiquette on & off the dancefloor, the youth (In general) don't. I know a lot won't go to 100 club cos of the youth & people coming in off the street, I just won't go to London but then I'm a miserable grump, I'm out EVERY week to a nighter & have been for the last 15 years, I've noticed the changes & the influx of Tourists, Trend follows & Handbaggers. Bah Humbug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spot.

PhotoDesert51

Dec 08 2013 12:37 PM

spot, on 08 Dec 2013 - 11:21 AM, said:

Rubbish, total bo**ox. I might be old but I'm not blind or stupid, seen all the student types at Stoke & had my Baracutta nicked by a youth. F**kin Young Guns (What's all that in aid of?), a handful dance all night & good on em but theres more 50+ old farts dance all night, most 50+ people are polite & have etiquette on & off the dancefloor, the youth (In general) don't. I know a lot won't go to 100 club cos of the youth & people coming in off the street, I just won't go to London but then I'm a miserable grump, I'm out EVERY week to a nighter & have been for the last 15 years, I've noticed the changes & the influx of Tourists, Trend follows & Handbaggers. Bah Humbug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spot.

Agree mate there is more 50 plus on the dance floor, and doin a good job of it, hey am one of em lol, just sayin only

Peeps I saw staggering after to many beers

We're deffen overs...also spot sorry if I got your back up

a bit I didn't mean to .

Photocarty

Dec 08 2013 01:42 PM

Enjoyed the videos

PhotoThe Phantom Janitor

Dec 08 2013 02:50 PM

She appears briefly in the BBCs Culture Show Northern Soul, dancing to you should o,held on, she's in a white T Shirt.

PhotoSallieJane

Dec 08 2013 04:30 PM

Agree 100% with Ade....commercialism of the scene started in the mid 70s...and when they let cameras in to Wigan that was the last straw for me...never went on a Saturday nite again...only on Friday's. Sounds snobbish but not meant to be just didn't like the 'daytrippers' it attracted.

But surely that is not the main point. For the scene to survive it needs to evolve and bring in new people along the way as it did with us when we were young. If we don't embrace change it will die with the old farts shuffling along in their high waisted baggies listening to Frank Wilson and such like for the millionth time.

Levanna is a lovely girl who is very passionate about the music and I think this comes across in her vids. I have met her on several occasions, including GoGo Children last night, and her enthusiasm for the scene reminds me of when I was her age. Keep at it girl....respect !

PhotoMark S

Dec 08 2013 05:36 PM

musically the quality control has been shot to shit on that last video ( Pharrell W,,,,,wtf )

PhotoMal C

Dec 08 2013 05:52 PM

Ive just had this great idea, to deal with a split in the dancing age.

We'll get onto Kings Hall and arrange to get all you lot that are over the hill, one dance floor, and us young guns another, they can be parallel, divided by a badminton net...

Lavenna and the Young guns can dance at ya from the one side, Oh and by the way, we've bagged the bar side so if you want drinks you will have to write it down, and slip a note under the net...

but we cant guarantee any of you will be served quickly cause well all be watching Lavenna dance!! I'll be there, happy as Larry!!!!

Mal>.C

Photospot

Dec 08 2013 07:38 PM

Mal C, on 08 Dec 2013 - 4:52 PM, said:

Ive just had this great idea, to deal with a split in the dancing age.

We'll get onto Kings Hall and arrange to get all you lot that are over the hill, one dance floor, and us young guns another, they can be parallel, divided by a badminton net...

Lavenna and the Young guns can dance at ya from the one side, Oh and by the way, we've bagged the bar side so if you want drinks you will have to write it down, and slip a note under the net...

but we cant guarantee any of you will be served quickly cause well all be watching Lavenna dance!! I'll be there, happy as Larry!!!!

Mal>.C

Good idea but won't you & the other half dozen school leavers feel lonely over there on your own, ooh don't forget Larry, at least he'll be happy.

Photosunnysoul

Dec 09 2013 07:30 AM

Can someone confirm what is the unreleased track used with Levanna in the Russian

video ? And where is it available?

PhotoJames Trouble

Dec 09 2013 09:12 AM

There's always something to moan about. Keep The Faith (Secret?).

I think it's an interesting commentary about Northern Soul getting under your skin and in your blood and you take it with you everywhere you go. Once it's got you, you can't get away from it. Sometimes, when walking down the street, a tune pops into your head and the tingle you get and you feel yourself dancing inside, but of course you don't dance because you'd feel a plum?

Well, she's doing it, she doesn't look like a plum, and it's kind of saying something about the scene, the music, life in general and it's getting cool tunes heard by people who have not heard them before.

What's not to like?

PhotoDrewtg

Dec 09 2013 11:27 AM

FFS, It's a young girl dancing and enjoying soul music! What's not to like. I'd be chuffed if my daughter did it - wouldn't you?

Get a life.

Photodavebanks

Dec 09 2013 01:10 PM

James Trouble, on 09 Dec 2013 - 08:12 AM, said:

There's always something to moan about. Keep The Faith (Secret?).

I think it's an interesting commentary about Northern Soul getting under your skin and in your blood and you take it with you everywhere you go. Once it's got you, you can't get away from it. Sometimes, when walking down the street, a tune pops into your head and the tingle you get and you feel yourself dancing inside, but of course you don't dance because you'd feel a plumb?

Well, she's doing it, she doesn't look like a plumb, and it's kind of saying something about the scene, the music, life in general and it's getting cool tunes heard by people who have not heard them before.

What's not to like?

Totally agree. What are we all moaning about. Its just young people enjoying soul music their way.

wish I was 17 and not 60!!!

PhotoDerek Pearson

Dec 09 2013 01:49 PM

I just wish she'd stop ringing me up........

Derek x

PhotoThe Phantom Janitor

Dec 09 2013 04:58 PM

sunnysoul, on 09 Dec 2013 - 06:30 AM, said:

Can someone confirm what is the unreleased track used with Levanna in the Russian

video ? And where is it available?

It's Sharon McMahon Where there is love, not sure if it is available though.

PhotoSteve S 60

Dec 09 2013 07:11 PM

I hope a more suitable location is chosen for the next video, somewhere away from the traffic. The driver of the black VW Golf was so distracted that he almost didn't stop for the red light at the pedestrian crossing. Very irresponsible indeed.

R Molehusband

PhotoDesert51

Dec 09 2013 09:59 PM

Steve S 60, on 09 Dec 2013 - 6:11 PM, said:

I hope a more suitable location is chosen for the next video, somewhere away from the traffic. The driver of the black VW Golf was so distracted that he almost didn't stop for the red light at the pedestrian crossing. Very irresponsible indeed.

R Molehusband

WHAT!!! So he crashes his car,who ya gona blame .

Jeeze..

PhotoMatt

Dec 09 2013 10:31 PM

Well done Lev- great to see you dancing all nite long at Go Go Children on Saturday nite in Bristol- ktf!

PhotoTets

Dec 09 2013 10:38 PM

Puts a smile on my face. Lets not end up a snobbish music genre full of Victor Meldrew type followers. Nice to see a younger face enjoying "our" music.

Terry Lee

Photosoulontop

Dec 09 2013 11:28 PM

Who cares shes a bit of dish thats good enough for me would rather see her on the floor than some old trout.

Photopolyvelts

Dec 10 2013 09:37 AM

I like the old boy in the background ! (from 1:38 in the bottom vid) Go Granddad !!!!!

And as for the young girl, I hearby give her permission to enjoy 'our' music, what a joke that term is !!

Photomanusf3a

Dec 10 2013 10:08 AM

Young Guns?????????agreed with what someone else said"Whats that all about",Seems like someone has a hankering for even more an even more"internecine",soul source,sceme?Also how funny would that be a dividing line ",combatants grouped by "Young Gun", or so called"Old un" on either side ready for a big cheesy "Dance off", a la "soul boy the movie",style,after all the suggested venue is the "Kings Hall",Will the "Young Guns ,choose oldies to dance to ,will the old uns choose newies,My bet is that seeing ii the venue is where it is both sides will be equaly wearing baggies and bowling shirts though the "Guns" look ,better in it, as well as the buttons,pockets,chest high waist bands etc the "Guns",may also have made to measure holsters sewn on to hold their containers of "talc",

Its only common sense that among groups of new folk coming to the scene some will be really good dancers others average but all loving doing it.The girl is nice looking and not a bad dancer but there are also many long term on the scene ladies going every week who in my opinion are the biz,really good dancers who can really turn it on regardless of years.

I have seen the young lady while out and about on the floor along with lots of other folk, some being the younger people on the scene and its good to see growing even though imo slowly,numbers of younger folk the scene.They seem pretty well into it and know about the music etc.

It may be though that after the coming long awaited film there will be a fllood of potential"Young uns",its then that you could well see a lot of younger piss heads",and obnoxious behaviour devoid of any ettiquette that could match and then go beyond any seen so far being done by older folks.Although of course a percentage may come on board for the right reasons.

It would be nice to think that the Young Guns who live longer than Billy the Kid did may in decades to come may themselves be a target of thens "Young laser pulsar guns",who are all standing behind the latest hologram to go viral on the 3d phone system showing a good looking young girl dancing around the waiting areas of the London teleporter station,good luck to them,for the scene will still be as in group out group conflicted as ever,maybe morePhook,unscupulous promoters may even be revivng the dead who are in cyrogenic storage to boost the numbers at their events just to say theirs is the most popular,then you could have really old oldies in attendence..Its natures way,the young turn on the old lol.

PhotoSteve S 60

Dec 10 2013 10:20 AM

manusf3a, on 10 Dec 2013 - 09:08 AM, said:

It would be nice to think that the Young Guns who live longer than Billy the Kid did may in decades to come may themselves be a target of thens "Young laser pulsar guns",who are all standing behind the latest hologram to go viral on the 3d phone system showing a good looking young girl dancing around the waiting areas of the London teleporter station,good luck to them,for the scene will still be as in group out group conflicted as ever,maybe morePhook,unscupulous promoters may even be revivng the dead who are in cyrogenic storage to boost the numbers at their events just to say theirs is the most popular,then you could have really old oldies in attendence..Its natures way,the young turn on the old lol.

This needs to be in the "Future of Northern Soul" thread, Manus. I'm going into Cryo this afternoon. Wake me when Christmas is over.

Photospot

Dec 10 2013 10:49 AM

Desert51, on 09 Dec 2013 - 8:59 PM, said:

WHAT!!! So he crashes his car,who ya gona blame . Jeeze..

GHOSTBUSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Photospot

Dec 10 2013 11:02 AM

My last thoughts on this (As 2 once upon a time regulars have commented), it's not the fact that she's dancing, it's where she's dancing & if it wasn't a young attractive girl doing it you'd all be saying "What a wa**er,looks like an idiot", just look at the person at the crossing checking out her arse & the old guy doing the same earlier or are they thinking "What drugs is she on?????" I'm off down the Kebab shop for a dance now,bye.

BTW does anyone on here use spell checker? Plumb is to measure the depth of something, so I think someone meant plum, which we all know is a fruit.

Spot.

Photomanusf3a

Dec 10 2013 02:27 PM

spot, on 10 Dec 2013 - 10:02 AM, said:

My last thoughts on this (As 2 once upon a time regulars have commented), it's not the fact that she's dancing, it's where she's dancing & if it wasn't a young attractive girl doing it you'd all be saying "What a wa**er,looks like an idiot", just look at the person at the crossing checking out her arse & the old guy doing the same earlier or are they thinking "What drugs is she on?????" I'm off down the Kebab shop for a dance now,bye.

BTW does anyone on here use spell checker? Plumb is to measure the depth of something, so I think someone meant plum, which we all know is a fruit.

Spot.

As in regards to the use of a spellchecker on this forum,myself I dont use one and it no doubt shows,also depends how early in the hours of the morning I am on the keyboard as to my extent of mispellings,(grapheme phoneme conversion errors and vicsee verse ah)word exchange errors or simply pressing the key next to the one I wanted and carrying on with out noticing.I am not very computer aware apart from a bare knowledge of how the one in my head works,or doesnt as the case may be.my internalmusic centre seems to be in working order although if writng a bit of music ,scale of use of the the staff representation also sometimes results in dysgraphia,weell partial and temporary(wonder if I spelt that word

Photospacehopper

Dec 10 2013 02:49 PM

shes a nice girl who is out everyweek ..stoke,london,rugby,bristol..more than some on here!...she hasnt got attitude..whatever the reason for doing theses vids is i dont see it in the same light as pissed up people dancing round a kebab shop...her mum was on the scene for years and has dj'd and promoted lots of things in bristol...we have youngsters at our night an almost all are well behaved and learn and respect the etiqette (drinks on floor etc)...i can think of many other nights where 'older' people are not so well behaved..and not all of them newcomers to the 'scene' either!...

Photospot

Dec 10 2013 08:51 PM

manusf3a, on 10 Dec 2013 - 1:27 PM, said:

As in regards to the use of a spellchecker on this forum,myself I dont use one and it no doubt shows,also depends how early in the hours of the morning I am on the keyboard as to my extent of mispellings,(grapheme phoneme conversion errors and vicsee verse ah)word exchange errors or simply pressing the key next to the one I wanted and carrying on with out noticing.I am not very computer aware apart from a bare knowledge of how the one in my head works,or doesnt as the case may be.my internalmusic centre seems to be in working order although if writng a bit of music ,scale of use of the the staff representation also sometimes results in dysgraphia,weell partial and temporary(wonder if I spelt that word

Sorry I only speaka de Inglish not Latin with a touch of Lunacy. Sorry but I've read it twice & it still makes only the slightest sense, I can understand someone having a key slip whilst typing but to misspell the same word over & over is bad, the incorrect word spelling is even underlined to prompt you to check & if not corrected sometimes it makes the passage unreadable or unintelligible , bloody hell someone spelt organisation with a x in the middle on one post & not a comma or full stop anywhere in the write up, even at the end.

God Nut, Spot.

Photospot

Dec 10 2013 08:56 PM

spacehopper, on 10 Dec 2013 - 1:49 PM, said:

shes a nice girl who is out everyweek ..stoke,london,rugby,bristol..more than some on here!...she hasnt got attitude..whatever the reason for doing theses vids is i dont see it in the same light as pissed up people dancing round a kebab shop...her mum was on the scene for years and has dj'd and promoted lots of things in bristol...we have youngsters at our night an almost all are well behaved and learn and respect the etiqette (drinks on floor etc)...i can think of many other nights where 'older' people are not so well behaved..and not all of them newcomers to the 'scene' either!...

Don't think anyone said she had attitude & why is it any different from people dancing in a kebab shop & how do you know they were pissed up, because you can't tell from the video but wait her Mum's been on the scene for years so it ok then, got it now.

Spot.

Photosoulontop

Dec 11 2013 01:27 AM

spot, on 10 Dec 2013 - 7:56 PM, said:

Don't think anyone said she had attitude & why is it any different from people dancing in a kebab shop & how do you know they were pissed up, because you can't tell from the video but wait her Mum's been on the scene for years so it ok then, got it now.

Spot.

The video with the people in the kebab shop dancing I know a few of them and they have been on the scene for years and are good people . As regards the girl dancing she aint got an attitude problem she is enjoying life. People seem to get so hung up on the slightest thing on here some times this site brings such negativity at times.

PhotoSteve S 60

Dec 11 2013 10:38 AM

soulontop, on 11 Dec 2013 - 12:27 AM, said:

The video with the people in the kebab shop dancing I know a few of them and they have been on the scene for years and are good people . As regards the girl dancing she aint got an attitude problem she is enjoying life. People seem to get so hung up on the slightest thing on here some times this site brings such negativity at times.

Well said, from the same man who couldn't be arsed to walk the couple of hundred yards to his local soul night the other month, as I seem to recall you posting. Glad to see you've got a new lease of life.