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I practiced in front of the TV while the show was on. Me and my platform shoes limped to school for a week. The results were comic, risqué (but not in a good way) and painful. Unaware that Freeman had an extensive background in ballet, I tried a few of her moves. My legs were as long as Soul Train regular Damita Jo Freeman’s. In an effort to, at the very least, mimic the basics, I studied dancers that had my general body type. For most of us, it was our first exposure to popping and locking. Each couple had their own steps, look and style. The show was a nationally broadcast dance party featuring popular groups and the latest soul and funk music and, most of all, people my age, dancing. I thought I could tap into the Cornelius cool by paying close attention and, well, learning to dance. While Don Cornelius was developing the program that would become the cultural touchstone for African Americans, I tried to get caught up with my generation. By 1971, Cornelius’ amazing baritone was inviting the entire country on “the hippest trip in America.” (Courtesy photo) The show aired on WCIU TV Chicago for only one year before moving to Los Angeles. Soul Train began as a local program in Chicago in 1970, developed and produced by radio announcer Don Cornelius. By 1971, Cornelius’ amazing baritone was inviting the entire country on “the hippest trip in America.” That show would become one of the longest running syndicated TV programs in history. During that first syndicated season, 1971, I was working on Y-Teen programs at the historic Madison Avenue YWCA so I wasn’t aware of what everyone was talking about. I was so uncool that I missed the first season of Soul Train. In fact, my friends said I “talked proper,” and I was seriously disinclined to try pot or drink Boone’s Farm. Unfortunately, I was totally not hip to 70s lingo. Afterall, I had the look, long brown legs, very short skirts, and a big ’fro.
(Courtesy photo)īy the time I reached the 11 th grade, I thought I still had some hope of being cool. In an effort to mimic the very basics of Soul Train, 11th grader Sarah Crest practiced her moves daily.
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