They hitting the Robot, Voguing, Popping locking Breaking hitting splits, man these guys are KILLING IT. We can thank THIS for the evolution of modern dance..so so good..
noooooooooo wonder i dance like i do,,lol... watched this growing up and by golly gee,, oh wow,,, i still dance this way,,, hahahaha,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ooh well dont care, i have fun, dance like no one is watching ...Soul Train taught me to do it right,,,, tee-hee
I was thinking the same thing. Everyone is slim n healthy looking. The women are thin n very beautiful, n everyone seems to have a nice n pleasant attitude---- unlike today where to many people have opted for that so called ghetto n or gangster attitude.
And that makes me the 3rd person thinking the exact same thing! Wow, so it must be true. Black people had nice shapes back in the seventies, what happened? Most of them are fat now. What did they put in the food these days?
@@sbella6719 yes. My mama, who loved this show, lived to be 90. She ate nothing but soul food, no preservatives, no fast food, and no microwave. Not saying that’s the reason but could be.
I know what you mean. I'm 24yrs old and most of my peers are too prideful to let loose. I myself enjoy dancing like this. going to the 80s bar for a nice date, It soo much fun and my partner loves it.
Umm . . . watch this again. A lot of these men were fruits. If a man is a really good dancer he's probably gay. Now I can move like a brick on the dance floor and fail to impress you with my less than elegant moves or we could just skip embarrassing us both and head to the bedroom where how we move doesn't need to be pretty.
...lol, was at a stoplight one day. Something glimmering caught my eye. 3 $100 bills were blowing in the wind. I never flipped an illegal u-turn so fast. Had a great day 🥰
Michael Jackson is probably the only performer that could make people from the 70's; 80's up to 2016 dance. The guy was a rare star. A true artist and the kind of talent that you probably see once every century. RIP King of pop. You are probably making those angels dance with you.
agree 1000%!!! to also be a child singer and keep people liking you for forever...that's awesome :) i still love all his music, all the way to j5's first single :)
Man, I miss those days. Music was awesome and people loved each other See kids...this is when people went to clubs and had fun. It was about dancing and having a good time. And...hoping to get laid. Not 1 person beefing, getting pissed over stupid stuff and not a single firearm.
Lol maybe not my mom and dad graduated hs in 1976 and 1977 and went to clubs during this time and grew up watching soul train. I was born in 1998 😂 so I'm 19 lol my parents are so old. Compared to everyone else's parents. Both rocked afros back in the day
I was only a young teen in the early 80s but it was quite a show --- I remember going to the local mall and it seemed like every woman was thin and sexy and dressed to impress --- I wish I coulda got a boner back then!
👍🏾I'm gonna throw in " P Y T" too.Soul Train dancers really got down on that one too back in the day! I was right there watching on the tube every Saturday morning! 😃
Ok, let me clarify something to those of you who don't know: Michael had 4 Number one hits in a row on his first album...he was 11 years old. He was nominated for an Oscar and performed on the Academy Awards show when he was about 13 years old. By the time he was 25 years old he was in the Stratosphere looking down on other artists who only could dream of being as talented, famous and loved by so many as he was! So there's no need to compare him to anyone else because simply....there is and never will be anyone who can compare to him! How's that!?
Ah, this brings back memories! I used to watch this show all the time on the weekends when I was a kid! But because I was WHITE in the 70’s...A lot of my friends and family thought I was weird for watching a show that was geared towards a predominantly black audience. That’s just the way things were back in those days I guess. But I never let that bother me. My argument was SO WHAT? What difference does it make what COLOR the audience is? You got good music, good dancing, good entertainment...WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
I always enjoyed Spul Train more than Solid Gold. You follow the good music no matter the color or creed! My dad raised us on Prince, the Commodores, Earth Wind & Fire AND Kenny Rogers, Bob Seger, The Eagles & Linda Ronstadt.
UnidickOffical ! That is not Cheryl. By the early 80’s there was at least one other asian american lady that was a regular on the show. Don’t know her name but she did do the Scramble Board once. Also that dude is not Cheryl’s dance partner.
I thought Jabbawokkies were to the first group of Asians to prove they were better than black people.. You're telling me they were doing it back during the Reagan administration??
Um...this country couldn't find enough naturally slim and attractive people in that age range to do this show today. Our society is fat or riddled with fake parts aka plastic surgery. Age has nothing to do with this either, obese starts at age 2 now and kids get plastic surgery as presents from their parents. This type of health we see in these videos no longer exists as it is mental health/wellness todays society lacks as well.
M Styles - wrong, wrong, wrong. Age has everything to do with it. Some of these dancers are semi-professional dancers selected to make the Soul Train dance sphere attractive and entertaining. These people are no more representative of average blacks at that time than a Miss America pageant is representative of women at any given time. These people are young and in their physical prime 18-24yrs old. There are obese people in this country, but there are also plenty of slim fit people too. Most high school and college age girls are very body conscious. It all depends on what community you're in. Middle and upper middle class black females are going to be fit and slim.
Um ok...I am a professional bodybuilder and was a professional soccer player in my youth. The best shape people I know and see are ALL OVER THE AGE OF 40. But I am sure you know better. And to tell me obesity is not an issue lolololol open your eyes and stop making this sh*t a race issue. Get over it. And tell me this is not about mental health as well lolololo wake up. I am SO SICK of RACE being brought into EVERYTHING. This is BEYOND RACE, stop being such a bigot.
M Styles - apparently I do know better. I agreed that obesity is an issue in this country, but I'm able to put things into the proper perspective. You said the people, in your experience, that are in the best shape are all over the age of 40. That sounds biased and is almost certainly a misperception of reality probably based largely on the people that you associate with at this point in your life. Physical fitness, health, and weight, are primarily the result of 4 main factors; genetics, age, diet, and level of physical activity. 1. Genetics - our individual genetic coding determines our individual default metabolism. And even though physical activity and diet (including medications both legal and illegal) can "disturb" or disrupt our natural metabolism it is a natural phenomenon as old as the human animal itself that metabolism is more active and "aggressive" when we are born and in our youthful years to support growth and development and naturally slows as we age. 2. Diet - we are not necessarily what we eat. As mentioned above diet affects our health and physical fitness, but doesn't determine it. The human body has the remarkable ability to synthesize some of what it doesn't get naturally. So even though you may not eat a healthy diet you can still end up being a healthy person. 3. Physical activity - of course the more physically active you are, the healthier you will be. 4. Age - The human animal, like all living organisms goes through a natural cycle of life. People are not born with grey hair, bad knees, and wrinkles. That's a result of the aging process. As for the race, bigot comment, I'm not sure you understand what a bigot is. The definition of a bigot is someone who is intolerant of the differences of others. Nothing I said suggested intolerance. The only reason I mentioned race at all is because Soul Train is very widely known to have been an African American television show with an African American host, featuring African American music artists, and minority studio dancers and guests. You should get your sensitivity in check. You shouldn't allow the mere mention of race to cause you to go the defense.
I'm so glad you posted that. I'm nearing 60 and loved "Soul Train" back in the day. But that time can stand on its own merits. We don't need to add a put-down at the end.
No because the current one sucks by all standards. It's just unfortunately our reality. I'm sure that will change though. Hopefully people will demand a return to purity of spirit and not all this dark mess we have today.
I remember when I was really, really little....that was one of my first memories. The see through outfits. I remember a lady on a tv show was singing and she was wearing a bustier/bra and you could see through. My dad covered my eyes. Lol. Just a few years earlier and the pants were flared so wide and here it's skinny jeans and spandex. Love the lady in the beginning with the jeans and belted sweater.
Lmfaoo. You dumb dumb. Sexual themes been in music and dancing for decades before this or any era. Twerking didn't need to exist . Not to mention it's an African dance so basically your dumbass insulted your people
It ain't " twerking" . I don't know who came up with that name. It's called " rump shaking" which came along way before that era. Jujoints era. Them young black sisters back then use to " rump shake" dance. I think in the early 1930's era. We even called it " rump shaking" in the 90's. Galveston and Houston Texas.
@OlJimJam I don't know I've never been to strip clubs but I'm old school and have seen women not in strip clubs doing what y'all calling twerking.. It's said even far as the 40's,50's..
I agree with you 100%. Women definitely looked better back then! I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that people remained natural…The way it was meant to be. Now you see women trying to look like men… And men trying to look like women… nobody even knows what the heck gender they are anymore!! 😂 I miss those old days when life was just a lot simpler.
I live that era first disco party 1976 all those tunes great but not only that mixed with salsa of the era , I was 14 yrs sneek in bycicle left at buddies house and up we went no ipod no videos no MTV no cable those were the days, half the school was there and we were under age
The merc with a mouth Cause soul train is ended. Take that rose colored glasses off. You can take yourself back in time by turning on your favourite tune.
+The merc with a mouth ... It's true. We were happy. And we loved to dance. MTV had actual music videos and discos were at their height during this time. You could go to a club and feel like you were a star; the lights, the music, the outfits... and we learned the latest moves from Soul Train every Saturday afternoon. Good times. Good times.
Absolutely EVERY PERSON who danced in the "Soul Train" line really knew how to dance!! I used to watch this show when I was young, anticipating the day it would come on TV.
What happened to soul train? Everyone looked so healthy and full of energy. Not worrying about the next man or woman. Nowadays everybody staring at each other.
This is amazing!! Back when going to clubs were about dancing and having a great time with everyone, and not trying to be staunch and passive aggressive to people and looking at people weirdly because they're dancing!
+BohemianAsh True. I worked at a nightclub (under-age) as a glass collector in the early 80s. Everyone was dancing, forgetting the work week, laughing, flirting. It was great.
Born in 91 and a LOVE watching old videos like this, listening to old music, classics, even folk music. I love that old school vibe like diners, drive in theater, poetry slams and settings like The Den (from Moesha) where people listened to artist and had a good time and eat or when people dressed up to go to the club like Ella Fitzgerald or Vivian Green on stage. Ahh take back to those times.
I wish I was born during this period. Look at how free they express themselves. Nowadays when you dance like this ppl look at you like an idiot. "ultimate level of self expression"
Man, I wish I could breakdance back then. If there was a song that I would break dance to, it would be THIS ONE. I would’ve showed out on this one. 👍🏼👍🏼 -Charles-
If Soul Train had never been on I would never have learned how to dance. At least shake my booty anyhow. And it was actually during the Disco era. While everyone else was doing line dances I would wait and go dance with my girlfriend, and after I sat down other girls would come up and ask me to dance with them. Not because I was with my girlfriend I had to refuse. Sometimes I felt uncomfortable when they were staring at me while I danced but I just tried to pretend as if I was the only one in the room. I really appreciate it Soul Train as well as American Bandstand. But the difference in dancing styles was large between the two shows. And I really liked watching Soul Train and the way they danced.
Stephanie parker These people get free food stamps nowadays. My aunt was telling me that back in the 70's they had to pay for them! Plus those who get them now don't cook home made meals! They just load their TWO grocery carts down with microwaveable food along with several packages of cookies, ice cream, and loads of chips holding up grocery lines forever and then spend all day on the computers not exercising at all other than setting the microwave timer and that is why so many are fat and acquiring cancer and diabetes! Sad reality!
I think it has more to do with the way food is processed/injected with hormones and yes physical activity. I don't think it has much to do with weather it's free or not. There are plenty of fat people who PAY for every morsel of food they eat!!!! LOL
The food the air the water were all az lot cleaner than now.The EPA and the Ecology movement was very strong then. Ralph Nader and the consumer protection agency were very powerful among other citizens watch dog groups So people were more community oriented at the time.
I was, 73 to be exact, and as a kid in the 70's low crime, killin wasn't big at all, my parents and their friends partied and dance like no other decade, it really looked like they new how to let loose and have fun, unlike how things turned into, people are soo uptight now and don't really know how to let loose. sad af!
To every teen of this generation reading this, please make the most of your existence in the here and now and see the good in your generation. This was indeed a beautiful time but we were all born in the time God intended us to be in. Just be the change you want to see. I know we all have our opinions, and I'm not tryna make you change yours just trying to help you see it from a different point of view. I'm also pretty young and I know the feeling of being sad about something you had no control over, like the time you were born in for example. Just thought I'd share that.
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They hitting the Robot, Voguing, Popping locking Breaking hitting splits, man these guys are KILLING IT. We can thank THIS for the evolution of modern dance..so so good..
Jon AGE Kunstadt totally agree with you
noooooooooo wonder i dance like i do,,lol... watched this growing up and by golly gee,, oh wow,,, i still dance this way,,, hahahaha,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ooh well dont care, i have fun, dance like no one is watching ...Soul Train taught me to do it right,,,, tee-hee
yawn
I was in awe the whole time! Fantastic talent!
There is nothing as modern or ancient dance, dance is dance. Period.
When MJ said he used to watch the Soul Train line dancers for inspiration he wasn't lying.
No phones. No toxic ass culture. Just people fuckin gettin down and enjoying life. Love it.
Look at how much fun we used to have without shooting each other!
So much natural beauty in this video
I was thinking the same thing. Everyone is slim n healthy looking. The women are thin n very beautiful, n everyone seems to have a nice n pleasant attitude---- unlike today where to many people have opted for that so called ghetto n or gangster attitude.
And that makes me the 3rd person thinking the exact same thing! Wow, so it must be true. Black people had nice shapes back in the seventies, what happened? Most of them are fat now. What did they put in the food these days?
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Agree. No extensions, no weaves, No breast or butt enhancements !!
Plastic surgery ! not food ! amazingly some black women today are going to get bigger breasts & butts!!
Look how healthy our Elders were.
Now people are disrespecting them. It angers me
Yes. We had a healthier mindset back then. I believe what we feed our minds shows up in our bodies too.
@@sbella6719 yes. My mama, who loved this show, lived to be 90. She ate nothing but soul food, no preservatives, no fast food, and no microwave. Not saying that’s the reason but could be.
@@lemondishonor7736 wow that's awesome!! and it's the main reason along with longevity in her DNA
Such a beautiful thing
These were the times when people (MEN Included) actually danced and didn't mind dancing. Rapp music killed all that especially for my black people.
And that was the agenda and it was successful unfortunately
This was the freshest thing on television
When men weren't scared to dance and have fun. All they do now is mean mug, and stand against the wall.
And have multiple baby mommas. Lol
cozie4 actually if you research You'll find out that Tariq actually used to be a dancer himself..
cozie4 ...hahahahahahah so truuuuuu😂😂😂😂😂
I know what you mean. I'm 24yrs old and most of my peers are too prideful to let loose.
I myself enjoy dancing like this. going to the 80s bar for a nice date, It soo much fun and my partner loves it.
Umm . . . watch this again. A lot of these men were fruits. If a man is a really good dancer he's probably gay.
Now I can move like a brick on the dance floor and fail to impress you with my less than elegant moves or we could just skip embarrassing us both and head to the bedroom where how we move doesn't need to be pretty.
Finding this video was like finding 100$ on the street
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Dayum! Said!!
...lol, was at a stoplight one day. Something glimmering caught my eye. 3 $100 bills were blowing in the wind. I never flipped an illegal u-turn so fast. Had a great day 🥰
@@thezehere Last week at this food place was a 10 dollar bill on the ground at the front door. Somebody bought me lunch! Thanks to that homie✊🏿
I had to look up "80s black people dancing" to find these videos 😭😭😭
Never missed a Saturday of Soul Train. Saw so many great artists perform, what a show. I wish you love, peace and soul.
70s kid here- And nobody was outside playing while Soul Train was on!
Black people dance so good😳
Michael Jackson is probably the only performer that could make people from the 70's; 80's up to 2016 dance. The guy was a rare star. A true artist and the kind of talent that you probably see once every century. RIP King of pop. You are probably making those angels dance with you.
Prince came on the scene in 78 or 79...I think he had some pretty good songs for dancing, too.
agree 1000%!!! to also be a child singer and keep people liking you for forever...that's awesome :) i still love all his music, all the way to j5's first single :)
more soul train dance offs
Well, James Brown and George Clinton too, but damn nobody had a music career that spanned childhood through adulthood like Michael.
eternal0star you can say that again ! i miss you mike
Seeing all of the happiness on their faces and expressing themselves through dance. Then I look at what's happening today. :(
whats happening today was happening back then too ...
@@choberi stop nigga you jealous cause you depressed.
@@titoadarylljackson7036 stop nigga you just jealous that mj is better than prince
That’s because they’re sniffed about 8 lines of rocket fuel before they put on their dancing shoes that night
@@yomamaballsinmyw Nigga I'm better than Hell with demons MJ boi
This era was definitely the best time….freedom and beautiful beautiful music ..glad I was there ❤️
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you're sure right! I danced so much back there :)
And aids
@@sourav7162 This era is pre-aids.
Not to forget the amzing fashion rhaey all look so good
Man, I miss those days. Music was awesome and people loved each other
See kids...this is when people went to clubs and had fun. It was about dancing and having a good time. And...hoping to get laid. Not 1 person beefing, getting pissed over stupid stuff and not a single firearm.
That Asian dude at 0:29 gives me life...he is straight KILLIN' it!
lol didnt even notice went back like damn yea he did
IKR?
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Look is yoko ono ajaj
Just think that they're all grandparents now
very true all grandparents now, I'm one of them..
them day's were the best 👍nothing like it now
Yeah, time marches on.
If we're lucky we'll all be looking back feeling the same thing.
+Tessy B wow u were lucky
I wish I have grown in the 70s
Lol maybe not my mom and dad graduated hs in 1976 and 1977 and went to clubs during this time and grew up watching soul train. I was born in 1998 😂 so I'm 19 lol my parents are so old. Compared to everyone else's parents. Both rocked afros back in the day
Kenneth Evans YEP! "OOOO! JACOB WHAT YOU KNOW BOUT THIS MIKE?" next thing you know....grandma is in the ER
No phones, no clout chasing, no TikToks, just everyone PRESENT in the moment, one energy. Better times
R.I.P. Michael Jackson & Don Cornelius!
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I miss him. I can't wait until he returns. That's gonna be crazy!
All the women were dancing in heels... Amazing
Yes. They all danced on heals. Back then women weren't so damn fat. They could move on heals because they didn't have to drag a gut along.
Oh my God LMAO.....Heels and spandex use to do it for me sooooo bad....we were lucky to see the ladies like this and be with em back in the day...
Late 70's and the early 80's were the time women use to
dress very SEXY!!!!!! I was a kid at the time.
I was only a young teen in the early 80s but it was quite a show --- I remember going to the local mall and it seemed like every woman was thin and sexy and dressed to impress --- I wish I coulda got a boner back then!
You guys are all dumbasses.
This is one of the most powerful dance tracks that was ever made. MJ's best in my opinion. Pure soulful funk
This was the BIGGEST Black Single in Music at that point. IT HIT BIG back in 1979.
@@darrellmfume3513 And then... He had to come with the Thriller album a few years later. Legendary dance tracks.
👍🏾I'm gonna throw in " P Y T" too.Soul Train dancers really got down on that one too back in the day! I was right there watching on the tube every Saturday morning! 😃
@@elisageorge2261 I have to throw Off the Wall in too
Absolutely…it’s great that jazz funk is coming back again in pop now…u can see it in music from dua lipa, tove lo, Bieber, Bruno Mars etc
MICHEAL WAS THE MAN . REST IN HEAVENLY PARADISE MR. JACKSON. WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU AND WE WILL NEVER EVER FORGET YOU.
From shirt to very long hair.. This was the era when MOST of us black women rocked our own beautiful natural hair.. Seen EVERYWHERE..
Ok, let me clarify something to those of you who don't know: Michael had 4 Number one hits in a row on his first album...he was 11 years old. He was nominated for an Oscar and performed on the Academy Awards show when he was about 13 years old. By the time he was 25 years old he was in the Stratosphere looking down on other artists who only could dream of being as talented, famous and loved by so many as he was! So there's no need to compare him to anyone else because simply....there is and never will be anyone who can compare to him! How's that!?
all canceled by diddling kids
RESPECT.
Agreed
I had someone argue with me that Lady Gaga was just as talented and accomplished…
@@muricanmike lol but only after wearing a stake she did that 😂
My mom danced on soul train aug 1978....said she had so much fun..
Definitely My Era I Loved The late 70s and 80s
The 70's and 80's were The Hippest times in modern history. We HAVE YO get back to that Vibe.🤔😉🙄
I cried watching this. Made me nostalgic for a time I never even lived. The music, those moves, they are fuckin living for everything they do. Damn.
your comment is everything💕
thats what i do,, still dance like it now,,,,haha,,, grew up too this,,,love it,,, miss is, good ole dayz
Same here. I was born in ‘92 and still miss the 80’s 😰
kathy williams : yes. And seems like people were more real and less fake than the people now... I need a time machine so bad!:(
Best time to grow up ever!
Ah, this brings back memories! I used to watch this show all the time on the weekends when I was a kid! But because I was WHITE in the 70’s...A lot of my friends and family thought I was weird for watching a show that was geared towards a predominantly black audience. That’s just the way things were back in those days I guess. But I never let that bother me. My argument was SO WHAT? What difference does it make what COLOR the audience is? You got good music, good dancing, good entertainment...WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
Big facts, my dude. Much love and respect. 🙏
I always enjoyed Spul Train more than Solid Gold. You follow the good music no matter the color or creed! My dad raised us on Prince, the Commodores, Earth Wind & Fire AND Kenny Rogers, Bob Seger, The Eagles & Linda Ronstadt.
Yes exactly same, I would copy their dance lol They had so much fun And I love music now I’m 50 I still love watch it
My brother & I loved to watch Soul Train AND Solid Gold. We would dance along! 🕺🎶😁
I don't blame you man ,enjoy it to the fullest
pure joy. no synchro, no BS, pure fun
Those brothers and sister owned the world back then ❤
Damn the Asian couple was on fire!
I’m obsessed with the Asian couple holy shit! The big hair, the rhythm, that guy grooving so hard like it’s his lifeline ♥️ !!!
Hell yea
that was me thanks
UnidickOffical ! That is not Cheryl. By the early 80’s there was at least one other asian american lady that was a regular on the show. Don’t know her name but she did do the Scramble Board once.
Also that dude is not Cheryl’s dance partner.
Which asian couple?
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Love the unique style in clothing and freedom in their moves. Makes my soul come alive! Thanks for sharing!
❤❤❤ ( Brazil)
The music, the fashion, the hair styles...love it!!
Omg. The Asian couple killed it! Looked so fun back then. Smh.
They turned it up!
I thought Jabbawokkies were to the first group of Asians to prove they were better than black people.. You're telling me they were doing it back during the Reagan administration??
armst012: Better than black people? Try imitate our culture. They like what they see and they want to be a part of it.
armst012 lol better then some one who started it??? lol
59 people agreed that they killed it. Don't get your panties up in the bunch, its not a good look..
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Yep!!! 👍🏾
Lol. I do remember that. Thanks for the memory!! 😎
That's right!
YAS!!!!!
Nah we need that 80s soul glo
Even as a middle class young white girl, I loved watching & learning from Soul train more than A.BS. Still awesome moves to this day💜
It was "far-out"! Lol. Notice how classy everyone was? So much fun...no vulgarity, just happiness and freedom. Our youth have no idea...♥️♥️♥️
Same! More influential for me.
@@cherylwoodward🌹🌹🌹🌹
Best dance show and the best entertainer together. Soul Train and MJ go hand in hand.Awesome.
I swear I was born in the wrong era lol this looks so fun
Welkom 2 the club.I wanna go back to the 60s,70s and 80s
Same.. let's have a party!!!
So get up and dance Kris!
@@Tiffany.1970 welcome to the club, it would be great if we could have a party in the best style was disco :)
Oh it was🎉🎉 and the male dancers were a hot commodity😂All the ladies wanted them💃💃💃
damn, everyone is slim n healthy looking...
Zeus Alexander - yeah, 18, 19, 20 years old on a nationally televised dance show, go figure.
Um...this country couldn't find enough naturally slim and attractive people in that age range to do this show today. Our society is fat or riddled with fake parts aka plastic surgery. Age has nothing to do with this either, obese starts at age 2 now and kids get plastic surgery as presents from their parents. This type of health we see in these videos no longer exists as it is mental health/wellness todays society lacks as well.
M Styles - wrong, wrong, wrong. Age has everything to do with it. Some of these dancers are semi-professional dancers selected to make the Soul Train dance sphere attractive and entertaining. These people are no more representative of average blacks at that time than a Miss America pageant is representative of women at any given time. These people are young and in their physical prime 18-24yrs old. There are obese people in this country, but there are also plenty of slim fit people too. Most high school and college age girls are very body conscious. It all depends on what community you're in. Middle and upper middle class black females are going to be fit and slim.
Um ok...I am a professional bodybuilder and was a professional soccer player in my youth. The best shape people I know and see are ALL OVER THE AGE OF 40. But I am sure you know better. And to tell me obesity is not an issue lolololol open your eyes and stop making this sh*t a race issue. Get over it. And tell me this is not about mental health as well lolololo wake up. I am SO SICK of RACE being brought into EVERYTHING. This is BEYOND RACE, stop being such a bigot.
M Styles - apparently I do know better. I agreed that obesity is an issue in this country, but I'm able to put things into the proper perspective.
You said the people, in your experience, that are in the best shape are all over the age of 40. That sounds biased and is almost certainly a misperception of reality probably based largely on the people that you associate with at this point in your life.
Physical fitness, health, and weight, are primarily the result of 4 main factors; genetics, age, diet, and level of physical activity.
1. Genetics - our individual genetic coding determines our individual default metabolism. And even though physical activity and diet (including medications both legal and illegal) can "disturb" or disrupt our natural metabolism it is a natural phenomenon as old as the human animal itself that metabolism is more active and "aggressive" when we are born and in our youthful years to support growth and development and naturally slows as we age.
2. Diet - we are not necessarily what we eat. As mentioned above diet affects our health and physical fitness, but doesn't determine it. The human body has the remarkable ability to synthesize some of what it doesn't get naturally. So even though you may not eat a healthy diet you can still end up being a healthy person.
3. Physical activity - of course the more physically active you are, the healthier you will be.
4. Age - The human animal, like all living organisms goes through a natural cycle of life. People are not born with grey hair, bad knees, and wrinkles. That's a result of the aging process.
As for the race, bigot comment, I'm not sure you understand what a bigot is. The definition of a bigot is someone who is intolerant of the differences of others. Nothing I said suggested intolerance. The only reason I mentioned race at all is because Soul Train is very widely known to have been an African American television show with an African American host, featuring African American music artists, and minority studio dancers and guests.
You should get your sensitivity in check. You shouldn't allow the mere mention of race to cause you to go the defense.
This brings a huge spontaneous smile to my face! 😃
😊
This is great. Can we just appreciate this era without knocking the current one?
I'm so glad you posted that. I'm nearing 60 and loved "Soul Train" back in the day. But that time can stand on its own merits. We don't need to add a put-down at the end.
Nope
YES!! YES!!!! YES!!! thank you.
No. The current one SUCKS.
No because the current one sucks by all standards. It's just unfortunately our reality. I'm sure that will change though. Hopefully people will demand a return to purity of spirit and not all this dark mess we have today.
Seeing stuff like this makes me happy to be African-American.✊
Ikr?!💯💖💖💖💖👌🏾💯
Me too
@@prentissbelton7508 I'm not. I am a white man. And a tough one. And i Don't mug people in the street and do drugs, unlike some particular races.
@MrJosCHEWa yeah soul to mug people, soul to kill people and soul to sell drugs. Right you are.
@@muchentuchen6592 you're a racist wanker !
The plastic see through pants at 1:14....LOL....
spandex and heels on the ladies use to get me going so bad....
LOL she should be dancing with the guy in brown @1:49
So glad those never caught on. We had fashion disasters aplenty already in those times
that was a plastic pants
I remember when I was really, really little....that was one of my first memories. The see through outfits. I remember a lady on a tv show was singing and she was wearing a bustier/bra and you could see through. My dad covered my eyes. Lol. Just a few years earlier and the pants were flared so wide and here it's skinny jeans and spandex. Love the lady in the beginning with the jeans and belted sweater.
Hell Yeah!!!!!! Great Era!!!!!! I'm 70, still Rock n Roll!!!!!!!!
Best dancing, & attire. No twerking. So refreshing.
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Lmfaoo. You dumb dumb. Sexual themes been in music and dancing for decades before this or any era. Twerking didn't need to exist . Not to mention it's an African dance so basically your dumbass insulted your people
This
It ain't " twerking" . I don't know who came up with that name. It's called " rump shaking" which came along way before that era. Jujoints era. Them young black sisters back then use to " rump shake" dance. I think in the early 1930's era. We even called it " rump shaking" in the 90's. Galveston and Houston Texas.
@OlJimJam I don't know I've never been to strip clubs but I'm old school and have seen women not in strip clubs doing what y'all calling twerking.. It's said even far as the 40's,50's..
That ASIAN dude with the fro KILLED IT
Content Handler lol! Level: Asian
0:35!!!!
Miss the 70's and 80's. Good times. Love the way women were natural and beautiful. Really like the jumpsuit the lady at 1:24 is wearing.
I agree with you 100%. Women definitely looked better back then! I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that people remained natural…The way it was meant to be. Now you see women trying to look like men… And men trying to look like women… nobody even knows what the heck gender they are anymore!! 😂 I miss those old days when life was just a lot simpler.
@@jimbigboystoys4077 shut up
I live that era first disco party 1976 all those tunes great but not only that mixed with salsa of the era , I was 14 yrs sneek in bycicle left at buddies house and up we went no ipod no videos no MTV no cable those were the days, half the school was there and we were under age
Thanks Big Don for showing America how to throw a real House Party.
Healthy bodies and healthy food just a distant memory now
These days people just wanna eat a ton of junk food and go shoot up a Walmart and kill people
Michael Jacksons music and voice is timeless. This was from the early 80s and still sounds awesome.
‘79 to be exact.
Getting addicted on binging on this Soultrain.. back when everyone is skinny, fun and awesome dancer!
The best of the best what a hit pure clean music from the soul 2024 im still listening everyone enjoying themselves love it 🎸🎼🎙️🎷🎶👍🏻
0:30 he's busting out some serious moves right here.
Inspired by Travolta.
1:48 everyone's uncle after a couple beers.
🤣🤣🤣🤘
Hahaha
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Everyone looks SO stylish, especially loveee the girls outfits 😍
Michael was too good for this world.
Was he😂
@Mohamed Hussein damn man talking fact out there
@Mohamed Hussein Whew! Preach!!!✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Meh..Micheal was alright
So he left it.
Wish I could walk into a club and see this going on these days. 😢
SPARKS
This kind of dancing was very common in the dance clubs in America from 1976 to 1984
I know!
You'll only see it at a family party.
@@fredwerza3478 no wonder people were slimmer back then. This is like 10 minutes of cardio lol
Still not sick of this song.... 🎵 🎶 only been 50 years...😍😅
I truly miss those days!!!!!❤
LOVE IT!!!! BRING IT BACK. IT'S HEALTHY FOR BODY, MIND AND SOUL!
👍👍😁Agreed!
wow I wish I was born in their time era everybody looks so happy
it's show and they're dancig, ofc they are happy
Dr.Rhy†hm I know its a show but I just don't see that today
The merc with a mouth
Cause soul train is ended. Take that rose colored glasses off. You can take yourself back in time by turning on your favourite tune.
+The merc with a mouth ... It's true. We were happy. And we loved to dance. MTV had actual music videos and discos were at their height during this time. You could go to a club and feel like you were a star; the lights, the music, the outfits... and we learned the latest moves from Soul Train every Saturday afternoon. Good times. Good times.
+J330R Testify! :-)
loved this show in the 70's 80's
Absolutely EVERY PERSON who danced in the "Soul Train" line really knew how to dance!! I used to watch this show when I was young, anticipating the day it would come on TV.
This song has such an infectious groove. One of my MJ faves.
Nobody even today could dance as good as them!
Lol please watch The Dance Awards. Some of the top child dancers in that event would put them all to shame
@@DeepSeas.. Break dancers? 😄
I agree
One of the best group of dancers they've had on this show. This is awesome!
Best music R&B funk..70s-80s
Between the song, the venue, and the dancers,
this is one of America's greatest cultural moments.
Yes yes yes 😊
What happened to soul train? Everyone looked so healthy and full of energy. Not worrying about the next man or woman. Nowadays everybody staring at each other.
High fructose corn syrup
Everyone is staring at the phone screen.
@@themermaidstale5008
What MERMAID said 👆🙄👆
It's not COOL to dance at a dance. YOU just get on the floor and grind on each other!
Nah bro is right people be staring hard nowadays trying to act hard and one up each other
The 70's look amazing. The soul is gone and has been replace with hate.
I was born in the wrong era 😢 People look so happy back then…the fashion, the music. Loved it ❤
One of the few times when the men clearly out danced the women.
Very true!! They were too busy trying to be cute!! But that's ok.🙂
Its so sad how men r so scared of dancing now days that they have to give mean looks to any men that wants to have real fun
@@johnfolsomtroy Nope. They're good dancers. I take it you have no good dance moves at all.
@@johnfolsomtroy Nope. It's based on your seeming opinion that a good male dancer must be gay. I bet you dance as fluidly as Pinocchio.
@@johnfolsomtroy gay isn't an insult, use a better word please 🙄🤚
This is amazing!! Back when going to clubs were about dancing and having a great time with everyone, and not trying to be staunch and passive aggressive to people and looking at people weirdly because they're dancing!
+BohemianAsh True. I worked at a nightclub (under-age) as a glass collector in the early 80s. Everyone was dancing, forgetting the work week, laughing, flirting. It was great.
🙌🏽
This was my time, wouldn't trade it for 'nuffink', solid gold.
Born in 91 and a LOVE watching old videos like this, listening to old music, classics, even folk music. I love that old school vibe like diners, drive in theater, poetry slams and settings like The Den (from Moesha) where people listened to artist and had a good time and eat or when people dressed up to go to the club like Ella Fitzgerald or Vivian Green on stage. Ahh take back to those times.
The man from 1:22 to 1:30 can not be slept on. He is nasty! 🔥🔥🔥💯
He sure is NASTYYYY ! Smooth
Exactly
0:29 that guy murdered the dance floor, the others were great to
Yes, this dance is impressive
Well you used to murder the football pitch - right Mr. Totti ac Rome :-)
@@donaberti6707 you're absolutely right Dona 😁
Those were the good ol days how I miss MJ
Now THIS is what getting down means 😂❤
Damn - no way we can’t compete with these folks 😂
Talk for yourself, dear .... ;-)
😂
Why compete
Why not exercise a lil' repeat
😁
When people still had fun with no care in the world.
Cringe
@Jay Rock Right? Like....................................................... They definitely had cares in the world.
The problem with music today is that it's no longer fun. Nobody makes truly fun music anymore.
So correct. And everything has to go through the lens. Nothing is allowed to just be.
Ok boomer
@@thilo419 hahaha. "boomer"?? You have no idea how pitied people who say that are.
Can't help but notice how slim everyone looks here. That's what beautiful bodies look like
There’s something so satisfying in seeing people dress well and have a good time
I wish I was born during this period. Look at how free they express themselves. Nowadays when you dance like this ppl look at you like an idiot. "ultimate level of self expression"
Man, I wish I could breakdance back then. If there was a song that I would break dance to, it would be THIS ONE.
I would’ve showed out on this one.
👍🏼👍🏼
-Charles-
If Soul Train had never been on I would never have learned how to dance. At least shake my booty anyhow. And it was actually during the Disco era. While everyone else was doing line dances I would wait and go dance with my girlfriend, and after I sat down other girls would come up and ask me to dance with them. Not because I was with my girlfriend I had to refuse. Sometimes I felt uncomfortable when they were staring at me while I danced but I just tried to pretend as if I was the only one in the room. I really appreciate it Soul Train as well as American Bandstand. But the difference in dancing styles was large between the two shows. And I really liked watching Soul Train and the way they danced.
The Asian couple went in like it was there last day dancing
They were so lean back then! This was BEFORE the food started getting tampered with!!!
Stephanie parker You are so right. Food wasn't tampered with & people spent more time outdoors. Physical activity in general.
Stephanie parker These people get free food stamps nowadays. My aunt was telling me that back in the 70's they had to pay for them! Plus those who get them now don't cook home made meals! They just load their TWO grocery carts down with microwaveable food along with several packages of cookies, ice cream, and loads of chips holding up grocery lines forever and then spend all day on the computers not exercising at all other than setting the microwave timer and that is why so many are fat and acquiring cancer and diabetes! Sad reality!
I think it has more to do with the way food is processed/injected with hormones and yes physical activity. I don't think it has much to do with weather it's free or not. There are plenty of fat people who PAY for every morsel of food they eat!!!! LOL
Rara Ra Who are "these people"?
+Stephanie parker They are DANCERS and dancers TEND to be lean.
I was born in 77 and I have experienced some 70's nostalgia. I even had an afro. 💯🤙🏽
Miss SOUL TRAIN, those good old days.
And the great dancers. January 8, 2023.
I wish that energy and fun would come back to music.
We have try to bring it back
Why was everyone so good looking in the 70s 😂, take me back NOW
No processed foods & LOTS of dancing!
There was no "Super Size" junk food back then --- people ate vegetables instead of a whole bag of chips
The food the air the water were all az lot cleaner than now.The EPA and the Ecology movement was very strong then. Ralph Nader and the consumer protection agency were very powerful among other citizens watch dog groups So people were more community oriented at the time.
Late 70s, early 80's clubbing. Lots of drugs but nobody was spiking other people's drinks in those days. 😎
😁 One of my favourite songs
Damn man ! I have much respect for black dudes they really know how to shake the skeleton.that’s dancing everyone ! Love it🔥🔥
i wish i was born in this era 😒
I was, 73 to be exact, and as a kid in the 70's low crime, killin wasn't big at all, my parents and their friends partied and dance like no other decade, it really looked like they new how to let loose and have fun, unlike how things turned into, people are soo uptight now and don't really know how to let loose. sad af!
disco bear not in all of us my friend, I used to think like that as well.. most have no clue fam, it has to be relearned by the masses.
To every teen of this generation reading this, please make the most of your existence in the here and now and see the good in your generation. This was indeed a beautiful time but we were all born in the time God intended us to be in. Just be the change you want to see. I know we all have our opinions, and I'm not tryna make you change yours just trying to help you see it from a different point of view. I'm also pretty young and I know the feeling of being sad about something you had no control over, like the time you were born in for example. Just thought I'd share that.
you look good girl...enjoy your youth and your time as a young person...remember it only happens once..then its gone...you keep dancin beautiful....
Jalyssa Moss ugh me too😫😫😫