WHEN DISCO WAS KING IN THE 1980 - THE WORLD FOLLOWED SUIT AND CREATED A WORLD DANCE OFF IN LONDON THE FIRST PLACE WINNER GODFREY RASEROKA WAS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND SECOND WAS FROM SINGAPORE - AS THE NOW 54 YEAR OLD 2ND PLACE WINNER RAYMOND CHONG RECALLS

Kept away in Mr Raymond Chong’s bedroom in his two-storey apartment is an outfit so precious, he keeps it in a vacuum-sealed bag.
It is a blue jumpsuit with a plunging neckline and adorned with sequins.
While the 54-year-old remisier probably wouldn’t be caught dead wearing this flamboyant outfit in public now, it holds a special memory for him — it was what he wore when he was crowned Singapore’s disco king over 30 years ago.

In 1980, when he was 18, Mr Chong beat more than 30 other dancers from all over the world to clinch second place in the EMI World Disco Dancing Championship.
“My friend who owned a boutique gave me the costume as a gift and told me I would look good dancing in it,” says Mr Chong, who is married with four children.

“I’m quite surprised that after all these years, it still fits!”
Recently, a video of Mr Chong’s fancy footwork made its rounds online. New York fashion magazine Hint shared a video of the 1980 competition on Nov 4. It now has more than six million views.

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