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She even choreographed the giant piano sequence from the movie "Big." But Paula didn't want to be behind the camera forever. From there, she went on to choreograph the band's Victory tour, as well as videos for Janet Jackson, Prince, George Michael, Duran Duran and many other top acts. And it's a good thing she did! While performing at a Lakers game in 1984, she caught the eye of the Jacksons, who asked her to choreograph their "Torture" music video.
#WATCH PAULA ABDUL STRAIGHT UP LIVE 1989 MUSIC A AWARDS FULL#
It didn't take long for Paula to drop out of school and pursue dance and choreography full time. Within her first three months as a Laker Girl, she was promoted to head choreographer. During Paula Abdul's freshman year in college, she was selected from 700 applicants to cheer for the Los Angeles Lakers. Paula began dancing at an early age and at 15, she appeared in a low-budget indie musical film, "Junior High School." In 1978, after graduating from Van Nuys High School - where she was a cheerleader and was voted girl with the funniest laugh - she enrolled at California State University at Northridge to study broadcasting. Her father was Syrian-born but raised in Brazil, while her mother was originally from Manitoba, Canada. Check out the footage.Paula Julie Abdul was born in San Fernando, California, on June 19, 1962, to Harry and Lorraine Abdul. Still pull out many of the moves that made her famous. Shadow, and the swinging mic gimmick is back, but this time Paula busts out the dance combination alongside her dancer counterparts, proving the 47-year-old can In her first performance on the show that resurrected herĬareer, Paula played to her home audience in a spring 2009 episode of "American Proves what we've always suspected about Paula’s live shows - voice amplification tools Given up the live singing experiment, and although she doesn’t participateįully in the choreography around her, she does swing around a weighted Thankfully, it seems relatively clear that Paula’s Most would agree that her big live-performance comeback was this prerecorded The mid-90s to promote her third studio album ( such as this Middle Eastern-flavored piece
Although Paula continued to dance on stage throughout Way through a desperately overproduced number. Less-than-flattering rhinestone-encrusted bustier/leotard, Paula muddled her One that desperately tried to crowd-pump with the cringe-worthy phrase, “Horny Horn!” Muffled under male drag, only to reveal a Performance, leaving the audience to hear a strained and out-of-tune voice, She chose to sing live during her “Vibeology” How bad things can get, ahem, Britney), it was certainly an embarrassing momentįor the pop star. While “disastrous” might not be theĪppropriate word for Paula’s next award performance (especially after seeing Jungle gym for a set and a surprise mid-song costume change, Paula pulls offġ991 MTV Video Music Awards. With her signature moves performed by a stable of dancing bachelors, an Art Deco Singing altogether in favor of raising the level of choreographic pyrotechnics.
With another high production performance - this time going up against former client/student Janet Jackson. After her slam-dunk performance at the 1989 awards, Paula returns Points for dancing with the keytar player.ġ990 MTV Video Music Awards. (see Michael Jackson’s same-year Grammy performance). Her debut album - "Straight Up," "Cold Hearted Snake," "Forever Your Girl" - PaulaĮmploys the ever-popular medley strategy of transitioning from sexy/cool to uplifting This year four new 'genre' categories (Best Heavy Metal Video, Best Rap Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Post-Modern Video) were. The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Pulling together the three biggest hits from The 1989 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6, 1989, honoring the best music videos from April 2, 1988, to June 1, 1989. Jaw-dropping tap solo, high-flying rope twirling, and some admirableĪttempts at live singing. Introduced by a dog-pounding, enthusiasticĪrsenio Hall, Paula's debut performance at the MTV Video Music Awards starts off with a Sent thousands of preteens to jazz class. It’s the performance that made Paula a household name and
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