Mecca Dancers Toured W/ Whitney Houston & Danced In Mary J. Blige's "Real Love" | I Was A 90s Dancer 

Being in NY in the 90s before the Internet offered so many opportunities. This was awesome to watch.

The Mecca Dancers, Jossie Harris, Big Lez, The Fly Girls of In Living Color, Soul Train Dancers, & Rosie Perez made women of the 80’s & 90’s that knew how to dance in those Hip Hop & R&B videos back in the days incredible that’s why not only I love & miss those times to death but I’m glad I’m from that era & it can never be repeated again plus it ain’t nuthin’ like the 80’s & 90’s!!!

The 90s had the best dancers.

As an 80s baby, growing up in the 90s, these girls were it! I love that they all are doing well 💜

Omg! They are all still so beautiful and gorgeous and such great role models for our Black and Brown girls!!

Working with Michael Jackson I'm sure is THE HIGHLIGHT of every performers career!!! Whitney didn't need to know how to dance with the most BEAUTIFUL VOICE EVER!!!

Michael Jackson Remember The Time classic short film video 📽️🎥 #masterpiece

What a treat! They were Whitney Houston's dancers at the South Africa Concert. I watch the concert on RU-vid all the time!

I love these episodes, my friends and I used to watch the videos and do the routines until we knew them by heart! The 90’s is the golden era, I miss it so much… ❤️

Y’all!! Why I remember every last one of these Ladies faces! These women were so cold back then. They made me want to be a dancer. I mean who doesn’t remember when that first arm came out in the Micheal Jackson‘s remember the time video. Shoot I knew the whole dance. I live for these “where are they now” updates. 😊❤️❤️❤️

It’s incredible to learn about these women I watched and loved as a kid. The behind the scene details amaze me.

Wonderful seeing Merilyn here with the other dancers. I remember how proud your mother, Roberta, was of you. I still think about her after all these years. Stay beautiful!

It’s been two months!! Let’s get some more content in the dancers let’s go BET this y’all’s best series

I'm mesmerized. I wish I was there to see all this. Very appreciative of real music. Love from Jamaica 🇯🇲 ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

When watching music videos from the 80s 90s you always wonder who are dancers and what happened to them..so glad soultrain is doing this!

I love love love this series on 90s dancers! Such a special time!

I know these ladies personally because I grew up watching them and wanting to be just like them. They’ve been such an inspiration on all levels of my life. Thank you ladies…. MUCH LOVE!!! 🌹💐

They was dominating like a 10 year block🔥🎧

Fabulousnessssssss!!!! The 90s was such a memorable era especially in NYC 💯

Let me say that I enjoyed this video so much this was my time in the nineties in New York too. I was out there dancing up a storm and it's so great to hear how these young ladies grew up and did what they wanted to do and are still thriving. One of the things that hit for me was the young lady's father saying I think you may need to get out of this dancing because now people are twerking. I will always remember the nineties and the dancers of the nineties. We danced our asses off!

I truly enjoyed this documentary. It brought back so many wonderful memories about growing up in the 90’s. Great job!

So true story, I actually know one of the little girls dancers that danced with Whitney Houston, as well with Janet and Luther's music video, The Best Things In Life Are Free. Her name is Mistey Saffore, she used to go by Mistey Ramdhan. Well, her along with her little sister Vanitey as well as Sylvia, Fajallah and Mercedes were the young girls that danced with Whitney in the I'm Every Woman music video. They also danced along with Mecca when they were in the South Africa concert. In fact, Mistey was actually handpicked by Whitney herself to perform with her at the 1992 American Music Awards. The young girls also danced with her at her concert in Brunei and at the 94 Soul Train Awards. Today, Mistey is a successful business owner with her shop at Sashay Wax-so if you're in LA (Beverly Hills), go check her out! (along with her adorable daughter, Samara!)

This what I miss right here these are real dancers up here doing artistic street style dancing .

This is an awesome documentary. I never knew about them , but always held the dancers in high regard. Its good to see the nostalgic photos of the real rappers who started the genre that now in ruins.

12:05 is hilarious. Finally... these ladies are being highlighted. The Mecca Dancers. I never knew that was there name, I just knew Shane and Saleema. Being from NYC all of their videos with Sweet Tee, Kid n Play were in heavy rotation on Video Music Box. I always enjoyed watching them dance. There was something so carefree about their style of dancing. Very young, very fresh and fun. I'm so grateful to GOD for the opportunity to have such a joyous childhood. And coming home from school to watch videos was indeed a thrill for me. These ladies were always doing something fly and you can tell as most of them have stated, it's ALL natural. No formal training. Amazing. I'm also happy that they got out before Hip-Hop dancing became overtly sexualized. These were classy women and they made that known. I'm glad you 4 are still in this realm. Continued blessings.

I love this! These dancers and all the dancers on this series made 90s music so memorable. They were the culture!

I remember these "Dancing Queens!" from all their videos!. And they did right. After Micheal and Whitney they had reached the top. Thank you ladies for your talents and keeping it classy and professional. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💐💐💐💐

I love this story! 90s HipHop dancers were everything!

I’m a teacher so respect to the vocational and traditional educational but yes go VOCATIONS!!!!

Loved this segment ❤️ I grew up copying these ladies. They did it all so grateful to have been around during the 90s we really danced back then.

All these women are beautiful 🤩

These are the dancers that I copied and idolized growing up as a young dancer. ❤️

Growing up in the 90s great music, dancing the clothes. Just being a teenager around thst time was the best. I remember making up dance routines to go to teen clubs in philly. That the 1 time I felt like a 🌟 🤩. I was the 💥 🤣

I LOOOVED THIS👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾... & I LEGIT remember them ... What a Gift of EXPERIENCES these Beautiful Woman had... SOOOO HAPPY 4 THEM!!

I love seeing this black music history.

So The Grandma on family matters is part of the Hip Hop Foundation.....💐🌹🌸💐🌹💐🌸💐🌹

The amount of iconic dancers in Michael Jackson remember the time video is underrated. Mecca Girls, Fatima, Josie, Big Lez, Trish, 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

Love It🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿. She tried to be nice to down play. How everyone started dancing like strippers, instead of just dancing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love this! You ladies were fabulous! I miss the 90s!

Im NOT PLAYIN WHEN I THOUGHT THESE LADIES WERE EVVVVVERYTHING. I MEAN I WORE MY PONYTAILS THE SAME LEARNED EVERY ROUTINE ...YOU HEAR ME I LUV LUV LUV THEM

This video is for real dancers, fa'real. Dancing is easy and fun. Word up !!!!😀🙃😄😊

These were the dancers back in the day! I actually follow all of them on IG! They were the truth dancing for everyone I loved! They all still look amazing!

Y’all was ALL Classy and Super Dope!!🔥

Proud of you ladies, you were the real deal, my inspiration , I also was a dancer in the 90's. When their was real dancers. My favorite was Remember the times. That you all killed that dance! Me and many others spent days and weeks mastering your dance, glad you all survived the entertainment industry , and doing well! 🙏🙏❤️❤️

I love this series. Listening to all of the behind the scenes stories from the dancers i remember in the videos i watched religiously growing up, just takes me back. *sigh* Wow...memories! 😁 But yea, I'm so glad that these lovely, talented unsung ladies are finally getting the recognition they deserve! ❤

OK Sisters Amazing&Beautiful Queens🙏❤💯🔥🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

I am glad dancers 👯‍♀️ are getting some shine ✨

Omg sooooooo AMAZING to see and hear the dancers I grew up admiring and trying to emulate!!! Big up ladies! You ladies look GREAT! #fromJerseytoNY

I enjoyed this!! I wanted to be a video dancer in the 90's so bad!! Smh l made it to one video with 357 Straight at You when they shot in Detroit. I remember the auditions they had at the Latin Quarter. I danced hard as hell for hours to get picked by that tap on the shoulder only to have a couple of cameo's in the video😂. Smh im a Nurse now 😂 life went a different way🤷 but God l use to loooooove dancing!!

These connections are crazy🤯

These women are icons to. I'm so glad we get to see their origins and see them still prospering. Plus they all still look goodt! ❤

This was such a pleasure to watch. 90's was my era, especially as a New York native ❤️ The good old days. It was golden. ✨️

I remember each one of them and all of the videos. Wow, this was so great. I emulated their dance style and looks. They were the team and the standard.

This is a good episode, some of the routines I was in front of the 📺 copying the moves back in the day. Good Memories!!!

Remember The Time by Michael Jackson was my FAVORITE video as a little girl. I had it recorded on VHS 📼 and watched every day after school. ❤

Being a NYC 80s Baby 90s kid this was dope to watch! Wheres the time machine???

This was short but fantastic!😍 Mecca was legendary for their style, choreography... and fists.I hope one day they talk about that part of their careers because they beat some famous ass😂

I aspired to be a dancer from watching all the lady dancers in the late 80's and early 90's. Watching this brings back so many memories.

I'm a 90s baby but I am definitely enjoying this series. I was hesitant about watching saying I don't know these women but come to find out they're in the videos that I enjoy and my focus is always on the background dancers.

These docs are amazing! I would love to have a list of all the videos they were in. Some of these clips I don't even remember!!!!

Loved this so much. Grew up watching them!!!

Oh i loved this interview, so amazing. The 90's were iconic. Clean, decent and honest ❤

Absolutely loved this! Go best frans 💃🏽😍❤️

Wow!!!.... Shane, Wow!, I knew her face look familiar because this girl was on Sweet T's video on the Smooth tip!!!

Yasss!!!!!! I remember these days!!! I remember these ladies!!! They definitely are trend setters! Man was this video nostalgic!

Everyone of them were my favorite backup dancers. I use to look for them in a new video. They gave me and my girl moves for school dances . My friend and I knew every step for the Sweet T video. Glad to see they all are doing well.

These ladies are amazing ❣️

I’m glad they had such success during and after their dance careers , how awesome!!

Good things happen to good people and this is a great example of that. Live your dream

Oh Snap I see Shane!....My Video Dance Crush....😊🎧🔥

the sense of community back in the day! truly missed.

BA-OOP!!! Purse Caroline. This is #8 Delta gent Marque (Chesney University).❤️

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ we will never ever forget these ladies. I am so glad to see them doing well. BX 💜💜

This was awesome, I loved these girls, they were so fly especially since I always wanted to dance!!!

Yes! I was waiting for this video! I loved Mecca! and hey soror Carolyn!

Great Story I really enjoyed this, what I enjoy most is hearing that these ladies have moved on and continue to f do well for themselves. That’s a Blessing ❤

Oh my God I love all these ladies. Wow they were popping. They look beautiful all look very much the exact same. They didn't age

Wassup with the sound and background. Where did you film this

Admired and looked up to all of them!!

They danced with Slick Rick: That is so cool ( he’s a legend).

Love these stories! More please.

I just had to go back and watch Michael Jackson video just to see everyone 😁👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Love❤️this!!! #80sbaby #90skid

These videos are so good!👏🏾👏🏾

I wish I was living in NYC in the 90s

ANOTHER AMAZING VIDEO!!!

This is everything. ❤️

I wanted to be Shane so bad when I was growing up. She was and still is STUNNING. I also had no idea that it wasn’t her in that Salt n Pepa video!!

Very nice thank you for sharing your life with us on the dancing floor

Damn, I loved all of you ladies (crushing hard back then on you lol) and at one point aspiring to be dancer, I used to notice all dancers in all the videos mentioned and would even start to point you guys out when ever I noticed you in videos! Loved that yall flourished in your own right!

Really enjoyed this 👏👏👏

I was a little girl then. I remember thinking these dancers was so dope! Remind these clowns of today what real charisma and presence looks like.

so dope... i was young during this time so i remember all of them and the videos they were in. Never knew they were group.

Damn!!! This is everything to me!!👏🏿💯🙋🏾‍♀️

I loved all of ya'll. 💞

YESSSS BABY!!!!!! I ❤️ this!!

Lol thank you for this, because I always wondered what happened to these girls. They were doing it!

I remember Whitney introduced them on her South Africa concert on HBO.

This is classic and super dope!

Wow this is so cool to watch, I never heard of these talented women but crazy watching so many videos not even realizing it was them. I definitely remember the girl from the OPP video because of that 💋.