This my Auntie y’all! We used to pile in fro t of the tv on Saturday mornings, looking for her on the Soul Train stage, risers, and cages! I had the privilege of spending a Summer with her in 1984, when New Edition performed, and I got to dance on the floor in front of her for a couple of songs! She taught me to drive in LA traffic! Lol I am Sooooo Happy and proud of her and BET/Soul Train did an Excellent job, telling her story! Some other facts she was accepted into The Fashion Institute, but chose dance over fashion! She also danced a live awards show behind ZZ Hill singing Down Home Blues and behind MTume singing Juicy! Love to Miss Aretha! Some of my family actually still calls her that!😂❤❤❤❤
GodsWoman757 😉 Your Auntie Aretha, has an extremely LOVELY HEART. I met her at SOUL TRAIN in the 70's. Her episode of "I WAS A SOUL TRAIN DANCER" is absolute magnificence. Since you also danced on SOUL TRAIN, I consider you a Soul Train Dancer and want to personally invite you to our Soul Train Alumni Christmas Party Toy Drive 💖
As a former SOUL TRAIN Dancer😉 I never... ever tire of watching these. I am dazzled every single time one premiers. Thank you BET for treating us with respect 🌿
So many of us tried replicating your/the dancers moves...unfortunately the kicks didn't go over very well with mom. I accidentally kicked my sister once. Lol!
Her creative outfits helped shape Soul Train. The looks were as exciting to see on Saturday mornings during your time there just like the dancing. Thank you Aretha for helping to shape Soul Trains appeal by sharing who you are💓
Beautiful woman inside and outside. Her style was so impeccable and unique! I love everyone of the outfits displayed on the show that she wore and made! And she was an amazing dancer! Really enjoying this series!
Watching the tears flow right at the beginning, such a genuine woman. I love the interviews and footage in these videos. Reminds me of all the old music I love, and how I spent my Saturday mornings. The dancers were everyday people who worked hard and simply loved to dance. Thank you to all the dancers for good memories. 😘 And yes, my parents loved the Red Onion!
I love when you guys profile the dancers. You can't imagine how this makes younger people feel. Its so encouraging to hear their story about getting on Soul Train. 👏🏽👏🏽
She really transformed into a different person from the beginning when she started the show. She was electrifying and stood out with her outfits and dance moves.
I'm devouring these interviews with these AMAZING INDIVIDUALS I grew up watching. I remember all of them...because they're unforgettable. I can't get enough of hearing them speak. Love to all of them and thanks fir teaching me how to dance and have soul.
Yea! So excited for a new video! I love, love, love hearing stories from the dancers! Soul Train will always be near and dear to those of us that grew up watching in the 70's 80,s and beyond!
Thanks for sharing with us how you were a Soul Train dancer ❤️ you are such a beautiful person and easy to admire how you went about you goals , much love to you sista .
What I LOVE about these clips is how dancers reached out to recruit new dancers, the fun they had, their contributions and how all look good and are doing well.
I grew up watching Soul Train always enjoyed The Dancers, The Outfits & The Amazing Entertainment, Ms Jackson you are a Women of many Talents…The Show was so Inspiring to our entire Neighborhood …THANKU ❣️
I watched the show every single Saturday. She always danced with style and a fabulousness. The outfits where so gorgeous. Her hair styles, clothes and that fact that she had that height. And let’s not forget that the girl could DANCE. Which truly made all that fabulousness come together. Very happy to know she’s has a wonderful life. ❤❤❤
Aretha is absolutely exquisite and has a beautiful spirit. Such an accomplished dancer with technical know how coupled with a unique ability to design and sew by vision without a pattern. She stands out to me as one of the best on ST and it’s great to see her evolution on the show from the 70s to 80s. My favorite ST line was to Janet Jackson’s “When I Think of You”, and I believe Aretha is in the red dress with sunglasses.
Love the stories behind the ST dancers! Such a legendary music television show. So glad I watched from the early 70s which was my favorite decade. These dancers were a major reason for the success of Soul Train.
I remember Bobcat and Aretha...some of my favorite dancers....you're so talented....seamstress, dancer, etc.....glad to see you're looking and doing good.🥰
Thank you Soul Train for continuing this series. I love hearing the stories from the OG dancers. They all deserve their flowers for being such pioneers. Keep the episodes coming… ❤🤗
I really enjoyed seeing her designs working in action .Those Spandex and jersey body suite are very hard to sew and they can split at the seams . Professional and fun
Baby I would wear some of those sparkle fringe numbers RIGHT NOW! You looked amazing & designed the bleep out of those fits! Where is this woman’s contact info?! 😍🤩
I love hearing the stories of the dancers and the behind the scenes. Looking back I must say these were some very talented kids. Kudos to them all for doing so well after the show! Thank u for sharing ❤
I love her story!!! She started off in tears and the fact that she felt that way is wow! She was a triple threat before birth! Beautiful tall woman,Seamstress and a professional dancer!
This show was THE show to watch at my grandma's house as we were dropped off on Saturdays! My cousins and I tried to recreate the dances and admired over the beauty of the dancers, picking out our favorites. Lovely memories and so fantastic to see how fabulous these dancers still are! Thank you beautiful❤️
Thanks 4 being apart of such an ICONIC SHOW. Soul Train taught the WORLD to dance. That show united this country when it was on the air. Black people got to seem themselves on television and it felt AMAZING. Soul Train is truly a part of our black history. "We wish you Love, Peace & Soul" ....Rip Don Cornelius.
You all were real beauties. You should be very proud of yourself, and your fashions. I remember so much of this vividly when I was younger. I also appreciate having a mom that worked making clothes. I learned how to sew as well. And worked in my junior college costume shop. So I've also very much appreciated wardrobe people and designers. I was cruising down Crenshaw Bl. recently and couldn't believe Maverick's Flat was still there. I'm a Los Angeles native, born and raised. But because I could sing, I went more the musical theater route. Thanks so much for the trip down memory lane! Take care, stay blessed
Such an amazing and talented young woman, I love the way she moved about in the midst of uncertainty. She managed to get noticed by all the right people who could help build her career. Beautiful story.
This my Auntie y’all! We used to pile in fro t of the tv on Saturday mornings, looking for her on the Soul Train stage, risers, and cages! I had the privilege of spending a Summer with her in 1984, when New Edition performed, and I got to dance on the floor in front of her for a couple of songs! She taught me to drive in LA traffic! Lol I am Sooooo Happy and proud of her and BET/Soul Train did an Excellent job, telling her story! Some other facts she was accepted into The Fashion Institute, but chose dance over fashion! She also danced a live awards show behind ZZ Hill singing Down Home Blues and behind MTume singing Juicy! Love to Miss Aretha! Some of my family actually still calls her that!😂❤❤❤❤
YYYYESSSS 🔥 🙏🏿
GodsWoman757 😉 Your Auntie Aretha, has an extremely LOVELY HEART. I met her at SOUL TRAIN in the 70's. Her episode of "I WAS A SOUL TRAIN DANCER" is absolute magnificence. Since you also danced on SOUL TRAIN, I consider you a Soul Train Dancer and want to personally invite you to our Soul Train Alumni Christmas Party Toy Drive 💖
Awesome story of living her dream. Question did your Aunt Aretha ever marry?
Tell her we're proud of her & happy thanksgiving ❤❤❤💯
Does she still sew?
As a former SOUL TRAIN Dancer😉 I never... ever tire of watching these. I am dazzled every single time one premiers. Thank you BET for treating us with respect 🌿
So many of us tried replicating your/the dancers moves...unfortunately the kicks didn't go over very well with mom. I accidentally kicked my sister once. Lol!
Your episode is one of my favorites! It made me go and learn about leather painting 😂❤
I love these!!!
I still have my VHS Tapes of Soul Train.📼 I loved your Wardrobe Attire when you were dancing on Soul Train.
Marco yall deserve respect Big Brother 💯 you are apart of great television
Kudos to the person who searched and found all the old footage that match her description/interview 👊🏾
That was probably super fun work
Awesome job!!
Said the same thing.
Thank you for acknowledging that. Absolutely amazing editing for REAL‼️ Excellent‼️ Superb‼️✨👌🏾
Shout out to Chuck Johnson. He saw her blatant light in a crowd of 500 people. How stunning she is!
God is good
She made some fly outfits. Those can be worn today and still be in style.
Those outfits are sharp!
I love so many of her outfits!
I said the same thing! This girl was on fire 🔥!
Some of them maybe
@@cdub9925 that’s why she prefaced her comment, “some.”
I enjoy seeing these dancer's talk their experience dancing on soul train! Who ever came up with this idea to interview them is genius
Brilliant idea💡 indeed, I've been binge watching the series since I discovered it on my YT timeline
Brilliant idea indeed!!!💛💛
What a wonderful story. It was obviously meant for her to be there…and look at all the opportunities that unfolded for her!
Yeah,performing in Japan for 3 months,then travelling around the world doing what you love-PRICELESS. LOL.
This was great to watch. And Aretha is absolutely exquisite! Her beauty, style, multi talents and grace?! Wow. She is divine. 💙
Her creative outfits helped shape Soul Train. The looks were as exciting to see on Saturday mornings during your time there just like the dancing. Thank you Aretha for helping to shape Soul Trains appeal by sharing who you are💓
Wowwww Ms. Aretha is multi-talented! She was in theatre, she sewed 🧵, and danced. Get it Ms. Retha!!!!
That’s awesome that Don helped her get paying jobs
I know he usually don't help anyone
Idk why but all of the dancers who made their own clothes they danced in is so fascinating to me! Just shows you how talented they are!
Beautiful woman inside and outside. Her style was so impeccable and unique! I love everyone of the outfits displayed on the show that she wore and made! And she was an amazing dancer! Really enjoying this series!
I believe every household watched Soul Train every Saturday. Soul train and the soul train dancers mean a lot to us even today.
@darlb3344 😉 As a SOUL TRAIN dancer from 1976-1992, I thank you for your kind words ~
I can't believe they found Aretha! Thank you for inspiring and keeping us entertained!
I’ve been waiting to hear Aretha’s experience on Soul Train. Very talented and yet humble. She is still beautiful 😍
I love it! Ms. Jackson KILLED that black & white dress hunty! Great job on dancing and designing. 💖
I would never forget, when she did that split to Rick James," give it to baby" it was perfection.
Her fashion was off this planet!!! Her fashions are timeless and many would pay top dollar to wear them this very day!
Watching the tears flow right at the beginning, such a genuine woman. I love the interviews and footage in these videos. Reminds me of all the old music I love, and how I spent my Saturday mornings. The dancers were everyday people who worked hard and simply loved to dance. Thank you to all the dancers for good memories. 😘 And yes, my parents loved the Red Onion!
This was a great video! What a talented lady! So well spoken and accomplished! She was an awesome dancer!
What a lovely lady and loved listening to her story ❤
As a fan of Soul Train I love these videos! Please keep them coming! 👍🏾
"I want a Soul Train dancer" Rosie Perez, Robin Power, Debra Winters, Emanuel Reed and Nick Cannon please, now!!!!!!!!!!
💃🏼💃🏾💃🏼🕺🏾🕺🏾🎶🎶📺
These are the best! 🎯💯
@@clarencesimmons8580 Also the one female dancer-Calhoun,don't know her fullname.
Yes👏🏾... such great memories watching Soul Train 🚆
I wish I could find a television show that made me feel the way Soul Train did on Saturday morning❤
When she said she was also making the clothes my mouth fell open. Absolutely gorgeous
I LOVE THESE. I WANT MORE, MORE AND MORE.
KEEP THEM COMING
awwww man I just love these!
Those kicks tho!!!! 🤩🤩🤩 Such a great story! 🥰
I love when you guys profile the dancers. You can't imagine how this makes younger people feel. Its so encouraging to hear their story about getting on Soul Train. 👏🏽👏🏽
so true!
Great interview. Soul Train was the BOMB!!!
She really transformed into a different person from the beginning when she started the show. She was electrifying and stood out with her outfits and dance moves.
I grew up watching Aretha! Thanks for the memories Queen-Sister. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯
I'm devouring these interviews with these AMAZING INDIVIDUALS I grew up watching. I remember all of them...because they're unforgettable. I can't get enough of hearing them speak. Love to all of them and thanks fir teaching me how to dance and have soul.
Big props Aretha!
Such a graceful dancer!
please interview more former soul train dancers! i love hearing their stories they are so interesting!
Yeah,I've been waiting for a new episode for sometime now and here it is.
That red jumpsuit is iconic in my household. 😭❤️❤️
Such a beautiful woman and she exudes a beautiful spirit. Her presence is absolutely regal
Yea! So excited for a new video! I love, love, love hearing stories from the dancers! Soul Train will always be near and dear to those of us that grew up watching in the 70's 80,s and beyond!
Me too!
Thanks for sharing with us how you were a Soul Train dancer ❤️ you are such a beautiful person and easy to admire how you went about you goals , much love to you sista .
What I LOVE about these clips is how dancers reached out to recruit new dancers, the fun they had, their contributions and how all look good and are doing well.
Beautiful woman! Long legs🦵🏾
I grew up watching Soul Train always enjoyed The Dancers, The Outfits & The Amazing Entertainment, Ms Jackson you are a Women of many Talents…The Show was so Inspiring to our entire Neighborhood …THANKU ❣️
I love all these Background Stories , it turns out that the people who got on are really really Kool, and the stories are so interesting.
She's a beautiful woman. She should have been a model...
Honey, it's the kicks for me. Each outfit is on point. Amazing 🤩😍
Yes Indeed she was one of my favorite dancers.And Absolutely Beautiful. Still looking good.
Wow, she made some great looking outfits. I enjoyed this!
Aww! This is beautiful!!! ❤
This is by far my favorite story. There's just something about her that is just so wholesome.
I remember her. She was an excellent dancer. Beautiful outfits she designed.
I watched the show every single Saturday. She always danced with style and a fabulousness. The outfits where so gorgeous. Her hair styles, clothes and that fact that she had that height. And let’s not forget that the girl could DANCE. Which truly made all that fabulousness come together. Very happy to know she’s has a wonderful life. ❤❤❤
God Bless this lady her story is so dope....
Aretha is absolutely exquisite and has a beautiful spirit. Such an accomplished dancer with technical know how coupled with a unique ability to design and sew by vision without a pattern. She stands out to me as one of the best on ST and it’s great to see her evolution on the show from the 70s to 80s. My favorite ST line was to Janet Jackson’s “When I Think of You”, and I believe Aretha is in the red dress with sunglasses.
Wonderful to hear you share your experience telling your love of dance with joy. 🙏🏽❤️
So much talent!
Ditto 🥰
Wow, she was so talented not only as a dancer but as a seamstress as well. All those beautiful outfits!
As a fashion designer myself, I’m inspired!!
DIVAAAAAA your are truly amazing OUTSTANDING Person. Thank you for sharing your story🧡💛❤💜
Wow! I’m in love 😍. What a beautiful soul!
Love the stories behind the ST dancers! Such a legendary music television show. So glad I watched from the early 70s which was my favorite decade. These dancers were a major reason for the success of Soul Train.
Love the Soul Train dancers stories! What a beautiful woman Aretha is!
Im an 80s baby and i just love these outfits! Especially the shimmery ones.
I Remember Aretha Jackson She's Beautiful And A Great Soul Train Dancer ❤️
Such a beautiful person
Yes they can see it in your persona
WHAT A MAGNIFICENT STORY ARETHA JACKSON!!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING👏👏👏👏
I remember Bobcat and Aretha...some of my favorite dancers....you're so talented....seamstress, dancer, etc.....glad to see you're looking and doing good.🥰
I was just thinking on binge watching these series and this pops up! Great episode! Please keep it up!
If it wasn’t for this, I would never know these Soul Train dancers names I always wondered who these people were. Their stories are amazing.
She is really talented.
Beautiful woman and story. Your gifts made room for you. Your fashions were AMAZING!!!
Aretha 💃🏾
This is hands down the best show on TH-cam. Love it so much. Also Ms. Aretha is so classy, talented, and humble. She radiates poise and humility.
Her outfits were everything!
Thank you Soul Train for continuing this series. I love hearing the stories from the OG dancers. They all deserve their flowers for being such pioneers. Keep the episodes coming… ❤🤗
I really enjoyed seeing her designs working in action .Those Spandex and jersey body suite are very hard to sew and they can split at the seams .
Professional and fun
What an inspiring story of this soul train dancer, I remember her well on soul train, she's an inspiration & a star.
She’s phenomenal!
Just filled with gifts and talents🔥🔥🔥🫶🏾
Refreshing to watch ❤️
Baby I would wear some of those sparkle fringe numbers RIGHT NOW! You looked amazing & designed the bleep out of those fits! Where is this woman’s contact info?! 😍🤩
10 seconds in, fightin' back tears! 😢 What an adorable and legendary person from epic times.
I love hearing the stories of the dancers and the behind the scenes. Looking back I must say these were some very talented kids. Kudos to them all for doing so well after the show! Thank u for sharing ❤
I love her story!!! She started off in tears and the fact that she felt that way is wow! She was a triple threat before birth! Beautiful tall woman,Seamstress and a professional dancer!
Ms. Aretha is not only beautiful but very humble. His truly blessed you with several amazing talents.
I've been binge-watching these and nearly every dancer mentions her design skills. It's crazy how humble she seems.
Wow those outfits were cool
She was/Is a gorgeous woman and a BRILLIANT fashion Design ❤ every outfit she made was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Gorgeous n multi talented 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
She moved very eloquent and gracefully
What a brilliant way of telling these stories! Everyone is connected. Absolutely wonderful! THANK EVERYONE!
This show was THE show to watch at my grandma's house as we were dropped off on Saturdays! My cousins and I tried to recreate the dances and admired over the beauty of the dancers, picking out our favorites. Lovely memories and so fantastic to see how fabulous these dancers still are! Thank you beautiful❤️
You are a very talented individual. Your dancing is superb and your sewing skills should have been displayed in the fashion world.
I was just watching another soul train dancer's bio and she was ta lking about this woman and how she had those amazing high kicks.
Thanks 4 being apart of such an ICONIC SHOW. Soul Train taught the WORLD to dance. That show united this country when it was on the air. Black people got to seem themselves on television and it felt AMAZING. Soul Train is truly a part of our black history. "We wish you Love, Peace & Soul" ....Rip Don Cornelius.
You all were real beauties. You should be very proud of yourself, and your fashions. I remember so much of this vividly when I was younger. I also appreciate having a mom that worked making clothes.
I learned how to sew as well. And worked in my junior college costume shop. So I've also very much appreciated wardrobe people and designers.
I was cruising down Crenshaw Bl. recently and couldn't believe Maverick's Flat was still there.
I'm a Los Angeles native, born and raised.
But because I could sing, I went more the musical theater route.
Thanks so much for the trip down memory lane!
Take care, stay blessed
How are these women still so youthful and beautiful?😊
Such an amazing and talented young woman, I love the way she moved about in the midst of uncertainty. She managed to get noticed by all the right people who could help build her career. Beautiful story.
Kansas City Missouri in the house 💯...go Ms Aretha 🙏♥️👍
GET YOUR GROOVE ON!!
She’s so cool! I love these stories and hearing how humble she is despite being an ICON!!!!
Not only was she a great dancer but her talents with the sewing machine and designing was Amazing!