Paula Abdul - Choreography Interview (1989) 

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

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!!!

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). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EayS-uD5lVw.html

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!

S H, I totally agree, She really is underrated

And the movie The Running Man (1987) dance numbers too!...

@@carlosalomar7877 Yup. She also did choreography for lots of movies

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.

Yeah, real sweet girl indeed!..

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A Robert, Me too

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.

Same here!

100% agree

Britney admits to being inspired by Janet, who was choreographed by Paula. :-)

Correct. This video is just the tip of the iceberg.

Hello Beverly how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

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

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

And the movie The Running Man (1987) dance number too!...

Michael Jackson’s Liberian Girl music video hints at it.

+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?