Pat Davis said she loved dancing from when she was a child, and put on multiple performances for money from a young age.
11 Facts About Pat Davis
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Pat Davis lied about her age to get on Soul Train because she was too young to be allowed to dance on the show.
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Pat Davis was one of the original Soul Train dancers, and was considered a fan favorite.
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Pat Davis became popular for her unique dancing during a dance segment of the show known as the Soul Train line.
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Pat Davis was known for wearing 1940s fashions and always having a flower or butterfly clip in her hair.
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Pat Davis said she was inspired to wear 40s fashion from The Pointer Sisters, and to wear flowers and butterflies after seeing Diana Ross wear flowers in her hair when playing Billie Holiday in the movie Lady Sings the Blues.
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Pat Davis frequently used props, including once sucking on a baby's bottle during the Soul Train line.
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Pat Davis danced on the music performance show American Bandstand and appeared on the television show The Dating Game.
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Pat Davis had a cameo appearance in the 1976 movie Detroit 9000 where she did a dance to "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor.
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Pat Davis was in several groups including Something Special and the duo Essence.
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Pat Davis married doctor Karl Bachmayer on June 12,2007.