Haçienda launches

May 1982: Number 10 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicOn 27 January 1984, music show The Tube visited the Haçienda. As part of the evening, Madonna was filmed lip-syncing Holiday with a couple of dancers. The clip still exists and you can see her rocking the definitive early-to-mid-80s B-boy look: big hair tied up at the back, layered sports wear and synchronised dance moves.Although displaying considerable hauteur, Madonna wasn't a big star then: her first UK hit,...

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