Paula was a former LA Lakers cheerleader/choreographer. Jackie Jackson pulled her to do some choreography. She ended up choreographing for Janet - What Have You Done for Me Lately, Control, When I think of You and Nasty. She also did the African dance sequence for Coming to America. Check out “Opposites Attract” to see more of her tap.

Mad skills & Mad love for💖Paula💖

Just a few fun facts: She’s a professionally trained dancer choreographer, and you see it in her videos. If you really want to see her bring the dance moves, watch the Cold Hearted video. She also choreographed many of the videos in Janet’s Control album! Also, the only reason Arsenio is in this video is because he was hanging out with her on set that day! He was watching her film and they asked if he wanted to be in the video! He and Paula are lifelong close friends and may have even been dating at this time ✌🏽

paula abdul was the dance move director for michael jackson

Arsenio was a HUGE fan of Paula's! In fact, he adored her!

Paula was a dancing diva and sing at one time

She tap dances well.

I opened a music store (compact discs) in 1988. We sold the heck out of this. Bobby Brown was a big deal then too. Other interesting new artists from that time whose first albums still sound great (fresh) today were: Living Colour-Vivid; Guns n Rises - Appetite for Destruction; Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien; and Melissa Etheridge - self titled. All were groundbreaking new bands and albums, and big sellers.

A straight up dope reaction ✨! She killed that tap dancing scene 💃🏼. The song is rumored to be about Arsenio Hall who was her man at the time. She was a guest judge on DWTS but she didn't dance. Straight Up was released as the third single from Paula Abdul's 1988 debut album: Forever Your Girl. It was written and produced by Elliot Wolff. The song reached #1 on the Hot 100, #2 on the R&B chart, #3 on the Dance Club chart and #39 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA. In the US, this was the best-selling single of 1989. "Straight Up" was a popular phrase at the time: "I'll meet you at 6 pm, straight up" or "That was straight up the worst Rocky movie ever", making the song very much in style at the time. The music video was directed by David Fincher and choreographed by Paula Abdul. "I wanted to tap-dance, and it just came together - very simple", she told Entertainment Weekly. "It ended up defining a look and signature of the decade". The music video also features comedian-actor-talk show host Arsenio Hall, actor Elijah Wood and actor Djimon Hounsou. It won four 1989 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Editing, Best Choreography, and Best Dance Video. The sassy single was the breakout hit for Paula Abdul's music career. The song finds Paula Abdul all aflutter over a guy who seems too good to be true. She's been hurt before, so she wants him to be straight up (honest) with her and tell her: does he really love her, or are they just fooling around. This song was written and produced by Elliot Wolff whose demo tape made its way to Paula Abdul when she was looking for material for her first album. The demo tape was low quality, but Paula Abdul loved the song and convinced her record company to let her record it, which she did in Elliot Wolff's studio apartment. "I never expected someone who wrote that song to look like you", she told Elliot Wolff, an unassuming white guy with strange mannerisms. Paula Abdul recalls using Elliot Wolff's shower as a vocal booth, and the neighbors banging on the walls to complain. "It was the most enjoyable time working with him because he was so different, and left-of-center", Paula Abdul said of working with Elliot Wolff. "He never would get mad". Paula Abdul's record company didn't hear the hit potential in the song, and released a song called: "Knocked Out" as her debut single. That was an obvious choice, since it was written and produced by some of the hottest players in the game: Babyface and LA Reid. That one stalled at #41 on the Hot 100 in August 1988. Her next single was "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me", which topped out at #88 on the Hot 100 in November. When the San Francisco radio station KMEL started playing her song: "Straight Up", it forced the hand of her record company, which released it as her third single. Her first two singles established Paula Abdul as a dance singer, but the single: "Straight Up", brought her to the next level when it climbed to #1 on the Hot 100 in February 1989. Her next three releases, "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted" and "Opposites Attract" all went to the top of the Hot 100, making her album: Forever Your Girl, one of the most successful debut albums in history. Song Credits 📝: Paula Abdul - lead vocals, background vocals Delissa Davis - background vocals Dann Huff - overdrive guitar Elliot Wolff - LinnDrum programming, synthesizer programming Lyrics 🗒: Lost in a dream I don't know which way to go (A-let me say it) If you are all that you seem Then, baby, I'm movin' (movin') way too slow I've been a fool before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door How about some information, please? Straight up Now tell me, do you really wanna love me forever (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up Now tell me, is it gonna be you and me together (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just having fun? Time's standing still Waiting for some (Waiting for some) small clue (A-let me tell you know) I keep getting chills When I think your love (when I think your love) is true I've been a fool before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door How about some information, please? Straight up Now tell me, do you really wanna love me forever (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up Now tell me, is it gonna be you and me together (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just having fun? You are so hard to read You play hide-and-seek With your true intentions If you're only playing games I'll just have to say A-bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye A-do-do you love me, do-do you love me, baby? Come on now A-do-do you love me, do-do you love me? A-tell me, baby I've been a fool before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door Are you more than hot for me Or am I a page in your history book? I don't mean to make demands But the word and the deed go hand in hand How about some information, please? (Please, please, ah, please, please) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me Straight up, now tell me Straight up Now tell me, do you really wanna love me forever (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up Now tell me, is it gonna be you and me together (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just having fun? Straight up Now tell me, do you really wanna love me forever (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up Now tell me, is it gonna be you and me together (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just having fun? Paula Abdul Info 📰: Paula Abdul was born on June 19, 1962 in San Fernando, California. She is a singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. The discography of American singer and dancer Paula Abdul consists of three studio albums, one remix album, five compilation albums, eight video albums, eighteen singles, and seven other appearances. Throughout her career, she has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Billboard listed her as the 92nd Greatest Artist of all Time. She is recognized as the reigning "Dance-Pop Princess" by the media while others says she is the original "Pop Princess" of her generation. As an avid dancer, she was inspired towards a show business career by Gene Kelly in the 1952 film: Singin' In The Rain. She began taking dance lessons at an early age in Ballet, Jazz, and Tap. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was a cheerleader and an honor student. At 15, she received a scholarship to a dance camp near Palm Springs, and in 1978, appeared in the independent musical film: Junior High School. In 1980, she graduated from Van Nuys High School. She then studied broadcasting at California State University, Northridge. During her freshman year, she was selected from a pool of 700 candidates for the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team known as "The Laker Girls". Within a year, she became head choreographer. She remained with the Laker Girls until 1986. Paula Abdul was discovered by The Jacksons during her time as a Laker Girl. She was signed to do the choreography for the video to their 1984 single: "Torture". She recalled feeling intimidated by having to tell The Jacksons how to dance, stating that she was "not quite sure how [she] got through that". She was subsequently was chosen to be the choreographer for The Jacksons' 1984 Victory tour. The success of the choreography in the music video and tour led to her career as choreographer of music videos, notably Janet Jackson's: "What Have You Done For Me Lately", "Nasty", "When I Think Of You" and "Control", music videos. She also choreographed music videos and tours for other artists including: Kool & The Gang, ZZ Top, Toto, Duran Duran, The Pointer Sisters, Angela Winbush, Debbie Gipson, George Michael, Steve Winwood, Taylor Dayne, INXS and more. After choreographing music videos for Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed to Virgin Records. Her debut studio album: Forever Your Girl (1988) became one of the most successful debut albums at that time, selling seven million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most number-one singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract". Her second album: Spellbound (1991), scored her two more chart-toppers: "Rush Rush" and "The Promise Of A New Day". With six number-one singles on Hot 100, Paula Abdul tied Diana Ross for the third-most chart-toppers among female solo artists at the time. Following a short musical hiatus while dealing with personal issues, Paula Abdul released her third and final album: Head Over Heels, in 1995. Three singles were released from the album: "My Love Is For Real", was the only Top 40 single from the album, peaking at number 28 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Dance Club chart. The following single: "Crazy Cool", peaked at number 58 on the Hot 100 and 313 on the Dance Club chart. The last single from the album: "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up", reached number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Paula Abdul choreographed the giant keyboard dance scene involving Tom Hanks's character in the 1988 film: Big. Other films she received choreography credits on include: Private School (1983), Dragnet (1987), Can't Buy Me Love (1987), The Running Man (1987), Coming To America (1988), Action Jackson (1988), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), The Doors (1991), Jerry Maguire (1996), and American Beauty (1999). *****CONTINUE BELOW*****

Paula had them charts burning back in the day. Please do her song “The way That You love Me” . I think you’ll like that one even more. Like the braids! 😊 oh yea, she and Arsenio dated for a brief time. 😊

Paula and Arsenio Hall dated from 1988 to 1989. They were dating when this song was released in 1988 so she may have talked him into doing a bit part in the music video. She was a dancer before becoming an LA Laker's cheerleader and tap dancing was her favorite jam. Aside from Janet Jackson music videos, Paula also choreographed the Running Man game show dancers in the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, "The Running Man". Her work on that film truly showcased her talent. 🙂

I've just subscribed to your channel and I'd love it if you did more Paula Abdul reactions another great one would be Cold Hearted, also she did a beautiful song called Rush Rush

She wasn't on Dancing with the Stars, because that wouldn't have been fair

I adore 🥰 Paula!!

I had a big time crush on Paula back in the day.

great smile! great reaction! great track! thanks ;) enjoyed that. and aye, the tap dancing at the top was pretty phenomenal at the time! :D loved it.

Please react to Knoced Out and The way that you love me. Her first 2 videos. Cold hearted and Oppostes Attract. Youll love it

You should definitely react to the video for the song "Opposites Attract"

React to her performance at the 1990 American Music Awards

Another video to check out is Rush Rush. It features Keanu Reeves as her love interest.

Paula and Arsenio used to date.❤❤😂😂

Paula was also one of the dancers for "In living color" along with other dancers too, like Jennifer Lopez.

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arsenio hall and eddie murphy was good friends at one time

She was/is a very talented dancer (and choreographer), no doubt about that. The rest of her career was her image, she really cannot sing well. She's flat on her own records.