Hazards
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One of the hazards of dancing on American Bandstand was the miles of thick black cable that wove itself around the dance floor for the huge TV cameras that dominated the dance floor. A white line separated the cameras from the dancers, but the line was constantly violated as the camera searched for better pictures of the dancing kids. Often teens had to stop dancing to step over the cable, an awkwardness rarely seen by the viewers at home.