Paula Abdul - Choreography Interview (1989)
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- 1989 Paula Abdul Interview remixed with example video / live footage of her choreography. Interview includes discussion and demonstration of her personal choreography for "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me", Janet Jackson "Nasty" and "What Have You Done For Me Lately", the film Coming to America, and George Michael FAITH album ("Monkey").
![Paula Abdul Choreographs Janet Jackson for When I Think of You [rare clip] 1986](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/37zivTJKqVc/mqdefault.jpg)
she doesn't get the credit she deserves for her innovations in dance
cullycucc no she doesn't!! I make sure to always include her in my dance history lessons!
Dancers don't usually get that much recognition period, but she was LIT!!!! I think she also worked with MJ!!!!
Nzingha Pearson yea she worked with all the Jacksons 😁
I love her. She is one of my icons and I agree she doesn’t get all the credit she deserves, along with Debbie Allen. These people have brought so much to dance and entertainment and, therefore, to ordinary people’s lives. Cx 😊
She is the best choreographer ever
Did not know she choreographed the "Coming to America" dance. Wow! A rich heritage.
Diane Madison Yes! And not only that but she was asked to pick one extra from the hundreds who wanted the part.
Her pick? Cuba Gooding Jr. He's in the Barber shop getting his hair cut during one of the barber scenes.
She choreographed the movie The Running Man (1987) dance number too!...
it's May 2020 and I'm just finding out just now... Wow, why on earth did i think Debbie Allen did it? even tho she's great as well, but Glad I found out to give credit where credit is due, So sorry Paula, you rocked it ✋😃✔👍💖😍
Yep
FANTASTIC!!!
I like her music, but my *GOD* what this woman can do on the dance floor. She's legendary. SO unbearably underrated, as a choreographer and as a person.
One thing that I've learned about 80s pop dancing from like my mom and aunts and stuff is that dancers back then used their WHOLE body to move. They didn't just shake their asses like twerkers do or just put emphasis on one body part, they put in work and used the entire body to dance, Paula is great example of that, I love her, amazing dancer/choreographer.
Preach it!!!
True!
Thank u!
Very true! Dance seems to be getting progressively more lazy with every generation
True...but when you say "pop dancing" that term meant something differernt back then to us. What Paula did (and I go back to the days when she was a Lakers girl).....is not popping.
THIS, is how we did it in the day (the guys anyway).
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Paula made Janet's videos amazing with her choreography! 😍
Yes but janet made paula abdul a house hold name..Paula had said in interviews.Janet opend the doors for her to became the world renowned choreographer. and pop star in the early 90s.
Allison M,,, Yes she certainly did
Jacob Rivera Amen
@@jacobrivera5934 And Janet's famous brothers opened the door for her. The way Janet opened the door for Paula was by showcasing her choreography. Paula's pure talent and skill through dance is what made her world famous.
So true, and Janet pulled it off flawlessly!
Paula was the best dancer & choreographer, that woman CAN DANCE 💃
I love her dance style
Wow. Sweet Paula seems rather underrated. Quite impressive choreography and career. Her songs were so cute and fun too. Love her.
S H, I totally agree, She really is underrated
What a pioneer. And the perfect intersection between her talent and the mtv era
She's just so cute! Always loved her! She deserves more recognition. Loved her as a choreographer, dancer and loved her music ♥️💃🏼
The 1980’s had the best TV shows, commercials, cartoons, films, and musicians, of all time. Oh and the dancing was off the charts. Best decade of all time for entertainment
If you grew up in the 80s tap dancing, she was definitely one of your icons. Love her authentic style.
Paula Abdul is sooooo underrated. She's an amazing dancer, choreographer, singer not so much but she sing better than me. I am a forever fan of hers.
She has so much for the industry and she is phenomenal and no matter what trials she has faced she will forever by My girl!!!😍😍😍
Wow! I'm impressed that coming to America dancing is off the chain! And of course Janet's dancing is awesome.
And the movie The Running Man (1987) dance numbers too!...
@@carlosalomar7877 Yup. She also did choreography for lots of movies
Paula is one of the best choreographers I know...she's very different and her interview she looks so cute and is always dancing all the time :)
So amazing. She has so much talent, the kind of visible actual talent you don’t see much now. She could choreograph! Rare and impressive. She’s so sweet and so cute and you can tell a little tired here. Can you blame her?! She was working her butt off at this time. So cool to see her in a less staged kind of more off the cuff interview about all of her projects... I love her!!
I loved Paula's work in NASTY & PLEASURE PRINCIPLE.
pleasure principle was not choreographed by paula. only control, nasty, what have u done and when i think of you
Barry LATHER choreographed The Pleasure Principle
+Alexandre Tri thanks for the clarification.
she did not do the choreography for Pleasure Principle
I wish to God that Paula choreographed Pleasure Principle. Don’t get me wrong, it’s one of my all-time favorite videos. Just imagine what Paula would have come up with for Janet.
Paula was so cute at the end when she said she must look like a fool, while doing her dance steps.
Yeah, real sweet girl indeed!..
Paula Abdul is the best dancer!
Rare Person Facts!
Paula doesn't get enough credit for what she has done for the industry. She's mostly known for her short music career and American Idol, but she literally revolutionized dancing in 80s pop culture and was choreographing for the greatest directors and artists. People shouldn't overlook that.
Correct. This video is just the tip of the iceberg.
So underrated & I was asked about dancing a few years ago & who did or does it best & ms Paula Abdul always comes to mind & how she choreographerd many entertainer's ,movie entertainment & how can we forget Cold hearted snake just name one of her best dance videos ... 🎶🎵👌🏽🤍💃🏾
Paula..your funky moves..TIMELESS...I salute u..just amazing ideas and executions..
You can tell where Britney got her inspiration from, especially with the upper body heavy dancing and isolations! And Janet as well
100% agree
Britney admits to being inspired by Janet, who was choreographed by Paula. :-)
Such a beautiful woman, and so innovative. I can't imagine how she can do all those moves in heels. That must have eventually been agony on her body, especially hips and ankles.
It helps a little to have heels while dancing. I can tell you
She’s actually in great shape and can still dance in heels. Check out her cameo on lip sync battle. It keeps you athletic all your life if you Keep it up.
She is really incredible in her craft and art...a Genuine Star!😘
Best decades of all time 80’s and 90’s.
She was so sweet and humble then. ♥ Wish she taught me
A Robert, Me too
We could use more Paula in videos today.. I miss this really good choriography
For all the great work did Paula did for singing and dancing....is amazing....I still love you girl.... she is one of greatest dancer of all time that many didn't and don't know about.... why?.... because she choreographed a lot of people and some of the biggest celebrities of all time.... love you Paula.
Paula is one of the best!! , choreographers out there, she made a lot of enterainers much better than they could have ever been without her. So.... underrated . And she seems to be so nice and humble. I Love her voice and personality. 😍
ALWAYS!! striving, that's My Girl. 😁
Paula Abdul, Love Ya.💛💕
SUCH A Talent!!!
Brings me back to dance class when I was a kid and this was what was in style. Paula Abdul had such a profound effect on what was in style back then.
I miss those times🙂🎶🎼🎵❤️! Today😔
Same here!
Thank you Paula for all these beautiful Choreographies . I am a Janet fan and I love you so much. 😍
Wow..she was an amazing choreographer!
Her clout is growing. Legend
Her dance moves are fabulous!
Wow Paula can really dance.. I didn't realize she was so great at her craft...
💕THANKS FOR SHARING!!! 😎💕🙏🏾 FANTASTIC RARE INTERVIEW!!!💕BLESSINGS!!!
Paula Abdul is amazingly creative! Love her!!!!❤❤❤🕺🏾
I’m 41 and grew up watching her dance❤️ not even Beyoncé can mess with her. Sorry B🤷🏾♀️. I haven’t seen anybody better then her yet.
Love Paula Abdul! She is an amazing personality, very sweet and friendly with a sheer passion for her innate skills.
I find it very hard to believe that Janet Jackson needed any help with choreography, but I guess looks can be deceiving. From Michael Jackson to Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Bobby Brown, and a few in between, the 80s were an amazing time in music, dancing, and all around talent and stylish trends. I will always hold what we had in the 80s close to my heart. It was just an amazing time to be alive. And these music geniuses played a huge role in making it memorable.
Paul, 🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes Looks are deceiving LOL... In Janet's beginning videos, she's not dancing at all, she just has one little move with Rhythm but as we can see, she had it in her cause after Paula got a hold of her, Janet came out swinging left and right LOL
@@msdeej538 Janet Jackson kicked ass in all of her music videos starting with Control, Nasty, and What Have You Done For Me Lately and every thing up to today. Paula Abdul danced in Nasty, What Have You Done For Me Lately, as well as Debbie Gibson's music video, Shake Your Love. I think Paula and Janet both are works of art in the dance industry.
I think Janet Jackson like her brother Michael Jackson was incredibly talented and movement. Paula Abdul was the one who had extensive dance training and the technical aspects of the art. As a dancer all three are fantastic but Paula Abdul has much more versatility.
Even the best news choreographers just like actors need directors
@@PaulJGorzkowski Paula choreographed all those videos even the ones she was a dancer in..All of Janets moves are Paula period point blank
I love that she can't recall so much of her past choreography on the spot. That's hard to do, but i guess a lot is muscle memory. Sometimes when I take dance class nowadays, I can remember choreography but just for a short time (like a week or two), because every week it's new. But for dances I did when I was younger that we would practice and perform over and over, I can remember some of those to this day, either pieces of them or the full dance, and I'm 34.
wow, she was a bigger part of the 80s than I thought! I enjoyed her work.
Paula is an amazing dancer and choreographer.
Janet is super talented to be able to do it, but paula was the origins of that look in dance in the 80s.
I watching this!
Fantastic Choreographer 👏💚👏💜👏🧡👏💙👏❣️
Hello Beverly how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
She can dance her ass off. MJ was perhaps the best dancer ever. But yet, Paula was teaching Janet and designing her videos. Crazy
Paula had extensive dance training and a variety of genres. Michael Jackson is a great dancer but he is a little bit one dimensional because he doesn’t have a lot of instruction and the technical side of dance.
@@jonnarobinson7541 Exactly. MJ was not a true dancer. He knew how to move but technically he had no training. Paula obviously has had dance training and was able to use her dance skills to choreograph well. She was a rare talent in the industry at the time.
MJ barrow heavily from Bob Fosse and Gene Kelly MJ was trained in Tap dance (that black panther scene breaking cr windows) but he kinda stole from Fosse
Agréablement surprise de voir
la chorégraphe Paula Abdul
Très belle artiste "dans tous les sens du terme" Wouah !
What a legend
Paula.... girl you will always be remembered.
I was smiling the whole time watching that. Thanks for posting!
such a genius ! love you Paula
Wuttttt? I had no idea that she choreographed Janet Jackson’s early music videos! Wow!!!
A real dancer
I like her spirit and she brings the skills. She seems very charming.
Paula is a fu**ing LEGEND!!!!!!! Give credit where it’s due.
Paula Abdul is icon people!!! Janet jackson, George Michael, etc etc etc was more famous because of paul Abdul choreography
❤ Paula Abdul
Wow amazing 👏👏👏👏👏
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for editing and uploading this video
💚🌺LEGEND🌺💛
Thanks for sharing.
Very talented woman.
I love Paula, i've always been told i look like her
Paula abdul is a good dance talent teacher
Paula Abdul is great!!!
I think ppl forget how great she is and how much talent and influence she had. Because everyone started to forget that and made her into a reality TV character on american idol. When she was selected to be a judge because of all her talent and experience.
I had no clue she did Coming To America's dance scene. That was truly hilarious and iconic
Elle est et restera la number one ❤❤❤
Most great choreographers from this era laid the groundwork for great dancing in videos, award show & movies, but they didn’t get the credits they really deserved, also in this era was Michael Peters which I think blazed the trail for everyone after him including Paula Abdul. Mike worked with Michael Jackson ( most recognized was thriller) Pat Benatar ( love is a battlefield) and many ,ore.
never knew she choreographed "coming to america"
And the movie The Running Man (1987) dance number too!...
Michael Jackson’s Liberian Girl music video hints at it.
Someone below said they thought the Jacksons came up with their own moves..lol..news for ya , most singers do NOT do their own choreography, it's just that the choreographers often do not receive the fame that they should get for making up all these iconic moves we watch on tv. Hope y'all don't think MJ made up his moves either...or Bey..lolol
+Jacqueline Soulchick From SOME point and on, he WAS making his own moves. There's a point at which influence stops and creation begins. It's like saying there's no Jazz in James Brown because he was "funk"...
First of all. MJ James Brown Sammy Davis Jr don't need "choreography" for people to appreciate them. These guys were known for their body movements and not what and which choreography they did. MJ's Billie Jean had stadiums roaring. Even when he did little improvisations. What you said applies little more to females.
Shauna&MJJ 1190 I'm not at all saying the dancers should not be appreciated, and I'll leave it at this, in reference to MJ, his "silo improvisations" that people think are so original, while yes, there's no denying he was an amazing dancer, but his moves, he got a lot of them from jazz choreographer legend Bob Fosse. look up the video"Little Prince, Bob Fosse" ( it will say sssnake in the grass) watch that and be blown away. MJ totally took his style of moving that we know so well, from Fosse.
Is there any other artist besides Paula Abdul who does music and also choreographs it? She sang throughout her whole "Under My Spell Tour" and choreographed everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scherzy Vee really?
Amazing . She great
Paula is a cultural icon.
Legend!!!!!!
The fact that I was a baby when she made this makes me feel soo young😁
Whoa, I am just now finding out she was a bad ass choreographer 😳
Paula is the best!
I love her so much😚
Paula Abdul Give Her Her Roses Now She Was And Is The Best Give Her Her 🌹Now!!!
Janet took the dance steps and brought them to LIFE!
She was so beautiful. Still is.
Love Paula!! 💓💓💃
Dance/Pop Legend!
They sing, they dance... yesteday. Ah, boy but not today. Today more and more posproduction.
Paula was the girl back in day
the best!!!!
Janet and coming to America are my favorites
She's such a doll. i miss the late 80s. Women's fashion was angular, (or baggy) & we hadn't yet discovered pilates, so we all still had an hourglass shape bc of black minis, or hips bc: shorts & suspenders. The big hair also gave us an oval face, (though i DON'T miss hours of crimping, curling, perming, frying, "Sun-In", & Aqua-net) nor pastel eyeshadow, blue mascara, & neon lipstick, scrunchies, & nail color, lol! 😂😂 i didn't know Paula was so prolific! my favorite dance break was the first 30 seconds of "Cold Hearted Snake"! 😍
She's a gem! ♊✌💗
Great choreographer....
wow. . the sound guy really blew it :P
Paula Abdul was and is today advance in her choreography
who knew, I totally forgot and didn't even known as choreographed for all these iconic people!! Paula's a legend!
Ms. Abdul I’m a Gemini Sun Capricorn moon like you ❤️
I love when Capricorn is in the moon placement. When I like a public figure in interviews, it’s usually because they have moon in Cap, and are so honest & candid-very refreshing. Not having it as the sun sign tempers the energy of Cap, so people are more likable, while still having the authenticity of a Cap.
Plus her Gemini Sun is 29 degrees . Mastery 29 degrees of Interpretive Movement (Gemini)
she's so cute in a little girl way
She was a little girl at the time. A teenager really.
She's 27 yrs here :3 cutie
She is a genius
Yeah, she is!...
Did she choreograph this specific dance, I only ask because I have a dance assignment and I need to know exactly if she came up with this, thank you in advance!
Bella Saurus Rex yes this is all her choreography she is discussing and showing
yep all Paula
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