The following is a transcript from the TV show "Hard Copy", which featured a story on the Solid Gold Dancers called "Real Life".

HC: The nation's eyes widened at the sheer sexiness of the show called Solid Gold. But when the lights dimmed, and the dancing stopped, their real lives ranged from triumph to tragedy. They were the sexiness bunch on television - dancing, writhing, wriggling and juggling to the top hit songs of each week. For a decade, they were America's swingingest sweethearts - American Bandstand for grown-ups. Their sultry dance numbers sent the ratings to the top of the charts. And overnight, these unknown chorus line gypsies had become cult figures.

Darcel: All of a sudden, you know, you walk out in the street (and they say) 'Are you a Solid Gold Dancer? Did I see you on Solid Gold? Aren't you this? Aren't you that?' And you know it's like 'oh', that kind of thing. So it was kind of hard to tell them 'this is gonna happen all the time' and some just (shrugs shoulders). Now you know I talk to some of them now and they look back and go 'Who did I think I was at that time?' (laughs) And they're like 'oh boy I was really a snot!' And I say 'yeah you were!'

HC: Backstage, the action was even wilder than what went on in front of the camera.

Pam: Yeah that was great. She went 'la la' and...

Gayle: I was minus my top

Pam: Yeah her top went 'boop!'

HC: They were at the top of the world. And then one day, the music stopped and the dancers of the moment became footnotes in hoofing history.

Pam: Solid Gold made a name for ourselves as dancers, which I'm really proud of, because I was a part of that and it will go down in history.

HC: Today, Solid Gold is just a memory. But those sexy dancers remain·with new dreams. But how do they fit back into anonymity? For some, it has been easier than others. But life goes on, even for the one who was closest to the stars. Before there was Paula Abdul, there was Darcel Wynne. She was the leader of the Solid Gold pack. She choreographed many of the numbers.

Darcel: I was a working dancer. It wasn't like this was my first job. For some of the girls, this was their first professional job. And actually, I was trying to teach them to keep their heads on. Some of them really had a difficult time on Solid Gold. I mean, down to almost committing suicide. So we had some pretty tough times.