I loved them as a kid Growing up in Kenya. The British music scene was superior back then. London boys Mel and Kim Pet Shop Boys Kylie Minogue(Australian but made in the UK) Monie Love Sonia Erasure
It's been 35 years, Today's dance and music trends are not noticeably different in all that time. Compare to 1954 Dance & Music. Gen X invented 'Dance' Music and no generation since has come up with anything new.