But Dee Dee’s preference was for modern dance rather than ballet. She joined the dance troupe The Beat Girls in 1964 before creating Pan’s People with Babs and Flick two years later.

Dee Dee, Ruth Pearson and Babs Lord had danced on the BBC’s The Beat Room, a precursor to TOTP. They met US choreographer Flick Colby and then Louise Clarke and Andi Rutherford came on board to ...

She once shared the stage with music legends, performing risqué dance routines on Top of the Pops. But, 40 years on, Pan's People co-founder Dee Dee Wilde has a slightly different fanbase.