Damita Joe made the GODFATHER of soul slow his roll while she got BIZZYYYY The respect and pure admiration on both parts is why I love and reminisce on my people.

Seeing him smile when she smiles is priceless

That kicking spin move into the pike/one legged air guitar while maintaining perfect balance..? I mean come on. Legendary stuff

When James Brown is sharing a stage with you, and singing while you do the dancing, you can dance.

If there is a dancer's hall of fame, she DEFINITELY needs to be in it!

I think James forgot that he was supposed to be performing. Good God I love it. Much respect to the God Father and Ms Damita. I could watch this over and over and I have.

JB staring at Damita like; HEY, LEMME GET ONE OF THOSE DANCE MOVES UP OFF YA!! *Soul Brother #1 was taking notes!!*

He can't look anywhere else. She's got him memorized ❤️

You know James Brown got a slice of that backstage.

Ms. Damita Jo just killin it! You know you're super bad when you get the Godfather to stop and take notice!

You know you made it when The Godfather of soul can’t take his eyes off of you

Damita Jo Freeman was my dancing idol!💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

Now that’s how you dance to James Brown song She’s killing it you go girl

I love that James brown scream 😂😂😂🤣

Damita with that 360 spin move👊👊

Back when our bful black queens were all natural and looked natural and had real natural beauty!

The band is even smiling she’s super baddd🥰🥰🥳🥳🤔

BADASS DAMITA! 🙌🏽 BEST SOUL TRAIN DANCER🙌🏽

She killed it!!!!

Back then music was so much better.

Damita was killing it. Oh yeah James was cool too. Lol

Damita with that spin move....AWESOME!!!

Damita jo freeman the one and only❤️❤️❤️

I came for the singing, but stayed for the dancing

A TRUE SOUL Train Dance Legend, Damita Jo Freeman workin' That floor like nobody's business.

Damita Jo was SOUL TRAIN’S BEST DANCER hands down!

Damita Jo Freeman is killin' it man, she sho nuff jammin' while The Godfather is performing.

That break at the intro did it for me 🎤✊

A lot of the dancers explained that the famous guest would usually be looking for certain dancers because they had been watching the show just like everyone else and admired how the danced and wanted specific dancers included in their shows. The dancers admitted the didn’t get paid money but had so many opportunities just being seen on the show it was worth it. So I’m sure James knew who she was already and was happy to groove with Damita Jo!

Damita Jo Freeman is life! 💜

Wow, one bad chica 🧡

She's Super bad! !! Love it

SHE WAS A LEGEND TO US WHO HAD A TV IN THE HOUSE BACK THEN OR A PHONE TO SAY SOUL TRAINS ON THE THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED NOW

The Godfather. Mr. Super Dynamite. The hardest working man in show business.

James and his band were totally enthralled with the young lady and her sensational dance moves ♥️, and rightly so cause she was gittin it.

She did her thing..real talk..

The man who is playing the Guitar that was pure Mastery.

0:57.....Get it, sis!

Just heard this woman interviewed on NPR. She's an incredible person, and that dance is a work of art!

Damita Jo so good here; luv her moves & outfit 💯 ♨️

This clip keeps seriously saving my life. I watch it when nothing else will help Damita NEVER LETS ME DOWN

"Good God! Get it!"

Man! I remember these days!!! We watched this on Saturday mornings in the NYC area! The band members are scared to death to watch her because if they missed a beat, they’d be docked cash from the Man JB!!! Ha!!!

The dancing chick is avesome!

THIS IS LIVE 🔥🔥🔥💨💨😮😮🙆🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️

That girl got moves . She can dance . Shes hot too . 1976 and she could out dance most today .

That sister has the sizzling moves.

James realized at the beginning when Damita came up onto the stage that she could dance, and therefore, he didn't have to break a sweat for that gig. He just had to sing and enjoy the woman's moves. Pretty much every other performance by James required a shower, a fresh change of clothes, and a trip to the dry cleaners. James wasn't dumb...

Now that's soul sister number 1#

I never get tired of watching the GOD father of Soul James Brown

That had to have been the first time any dancer had performed "the robot"!

Damita Jo Freeman - Soul Train dance champion. Awesome!

Blackness at its best best dance routine still

Soul Train required most acts to do playback... but no one was about tell James Brown to lip synch, haha.

Damita makes my soul happy!

Super funk 70 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

Damita Jo Freeman is definitely that girl she went on to work with major celebrities in the industry.... In '78 Damita was on Broadway 2 years later she was on the big screen in Private Benjamin then in the television series.....

Those people were striving to recreate and reinvent themselves through their music and dance... it became the rebirth of the African culture in the Americas

Tik Told could NEVER!!!!!!!

When he ques them back to the a section , And she’s playing them 16th notes with her body I see the pyramids rising up

He should have took her on tour! First hype woman!

Me.Freeman zoned alongside James Brown especially at the first break....Respect

She did that ...you right super bad !

James brown is a bonifide King 👑 of some thing (a movement, a culture,a nation, a genre, a school of thought)... Too influential for years to come

Rip James Brown 🙏🏾❤, Great song and Great dancer of stage with him 💯❤

This pure 🔥 💯

She was bad! And yes James Brown was mesmerized by her. She was a Great Dancer!

The lovely Damita 😍

ONE OF SOUL TRAINS FINEST AND BEST DAMITA JO FREEMAN

They said that James was extremely strict on his band, he would fine them if they were late, off key etc, that’s why it’s pure perfection in the sound; they had to be super on point.

Miss Damita Jo and Tha Gawdfawtha y’all…give’m SOME🔥👏🏽🔥👏🏽🔥

So awesome!

Best performing I have ever seen was James Brown ❤️❤️❤️❤️

i notice her danceing yrs ago while he was filming on stage

I remember this four years old WOW! She is one Super Bad Sister give me some black skin!!😎😎😎😎😎❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Nothing will ever again be this cool.

I've watched a million times.. All i can say is Black Women are from GOD....

My soul king

Awesome ......

now that girl can dance--to me, most people look stupid but she has the moves for sure!! and jb aint bad either........

Just heard Damita Joe's interview about this dance on NPR, "On Point"; The Evolution of Black TV, 6/19/2024.

on point podcast sent me here

She is so cool!!!

She going ABSOLUTELY brazy

Mr Brown' smile is priceless!

The GOAT.

Damita!!!!!!!!!!

Just like Michael, not one wasted move AND.perfection to boot! Amazing as she amazed the King and didn't even have to "Get On The Goodfoot!!". And later in her career, after "pumping up" she does that impossible "split" even with that incredible muscularity. Can I get a witness! Amen!

No lip synching. These were the best Soul Train performances.

Thank You so much for uploading this Fantastic Performance by the Legendary Godfather of Soul Mr. James Brown!!!💓💓💓🎼🎼🎼🎶🎶🎶

Damn 2002 and still the shit

Damita Jo the best dancer on soul train.

HE COULDNT SING OR TAKE HIS EYES OF DAMITA (DANCER) I WATCHED IT SO MANY TIMES LOVELY

I love this!

I watch this so many times and never get tired of watching the best soul music of the 70s. The dancers and the artists were excellent performers. The best era of my life.❤❤❤

James Brown got a kick out of her...

Damn! This is the SLAM! WOW! They got all ThA................ way DOWN!

This was like 71-72 Soultrain just came to L.A. in 71

she did the HELL OUT OF THAT! YA HEARD!

Hella catchy