DOC MARTENS CARRY ME HOME
(many went, but they never returned)
DOC MARTENS CARRY ME HOME
(many went, but they never returned)
Dance Cleopatra's history is one of line-up changes. For most of the time it was an nine-piece band: drums, guitar, keys, bass, vocals, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, trombone. Sometimes we felt like the Ajax soccer team: members leaving all the time to play in other ska bands like Silly Walks and the Beatbusters. Fortunately we were able to transfer some members of the W8-ers, Third Way and the Tribez Of Idiotz into Dance Cleopatra. However, this meant that almost every show had Dance Cleopatra in a new/different line-up.
 | Marc MC Towel Hanou (1991-1995, bass) |
| Eric Offbeat van Nimwegen (1991-1994, sounds and percussion) |  |
 | Gert Jan The Giant Elshout (1991 saxophone, 1992-1995 vocals) |
| Bart de Zwart (saxophone, 1991-1993) |  |
 | Randy Skalibaba Sluyters (1991-1994, drums) |
| Robin Kramer (1991-1994 trumpet, trombone) |  |
 | Martijn van der Jagt (guitar, 1991 and 1993) |
| Giesbert Nijhuis (keyboard, 1992-1994) |  |
 | Serge Search van Wijngaarden (guitar 1992 and 1994) |
| Coen "Cor" van Leeuwen (trumpet 1993, 1994) |  |
 | Eric Sunk Ankersmid (1992, vocals) |
| Pim van Bilzem (1991-1992, trombone) |  |
 | Emiel Veken (saxophone, 1994) |
| Judith Sideways Koning (saxophone 1992, 1993) |  |
 | Muriel Hendrikse (saxophone 1993) |
| Casper Kraima (1991, vocals) |  |
 | Gekke Thomas (vocals, 1991) |
| Kleine Thomas (1991,keys) |  |
 | Marco Somers (drums 1994) |
| Bart Mooi (keyboard 1995) |  |
 | Marc Meeuwenoord (guitar 1995) |
| Joyce Crawfurd (drums 1995) |  |
Top five of best shows (any particular order):
1. Den Helder, Postbrug, May 1993
2. Hilversum, Tagrijn, 1992
3. Wijk aan Zee, Duinrand, 1991
4. Amsterdam, Queensday Vijzelstraat, April 1993
5. Amsterdam, Dirk, 1993
The worst shows (also any particular order):
1. Amsterdam, Taba 1993
2. Krommenie, Weiver 1993
Despite the fact that people came and went all the time, there was a small hard core of members: Gert Jan, Marc, Eric, Randy, Giesbert and eventually Serge and Coen sticked around. In the end there was a strong rivalry (some may call it a feud) between Dance Cleopatra and Silly Walks (Sing along with the Yogho Yogho commercial tune: "The vocalist of Silly Walks is a dwarf, oh my god I need to barf").
Due to musical and personal differences some members left to start a side project called The Screamin' Abdubs. At first Randy, Coen, Eric and Giesbert played in both bands, but they decided to go all the way for The Abdubs. The leftover members (Marc, Gert Jan and some others) tried to keep the spirit alive. With a short in between stop being The Refridgerators they ended up renaming the band into Longshot, also following a new direction, combining ska with pop. Both The Abdubs and Longshot are still around. The Abdubs don't play any old Dance Cleopatra songs, but have three ex-DC-members. Longshot still plays four to five old Dance Cleopatra songs, but only one Longshot member (Coen, who joined Longshot after one year in 1996) did actually play in Dance Cleopatra. On the first Longshot CD you can find three Dance Cleopatra songs (Doc Martens Carry Me Home, Who Comes In Last and Mirrorman).