First Non-Black Soul Train Dancer Cheryl Song Recalls How She Got The Show! | American Soul
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- After making a name for herself as the first non-black dancer on "Soul Train," Cheryl Song credits the show for allowing her to work with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
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I remember her!!! I had an uncle who was in love with her. He loved watching her whip her hair around. Lol.
Thank's
@@cherylbarber4493 she has beautiful hair!
Vivica??..
nah I’m good
please Soul Train, who was the other super long hair girl? I was so in love with her as a young boy !!!
That's so dope how back then with all the initial flack she got, she still had enough swag to just do her thing no matter what. She is a G
Correction...she had style.Style is real,swag is pretend
Her long hair raised up her beauty by a lot of points.
Nice picture ha!!!!!
this the woman Dave Chappelle was talking about? lol
@Ms Fairfax While agree there is an unhealthy rift between black men and black women, and an attraction to light skin and long hair, that's not entirely the reason.
It's more to do with why black folks liked Elvis before that time, or Teena Marie and Hall & Oates of that era, or Jon B and Eminem in the 90's, or Nao Yoshioka today. There is always a fascination with the "different," how someone with a different background can become sincerely immersed in a culture stereotypically not theirs.
On the other hand, white folks liked Hootie and the Blowfish so much, perhaps because his stage persona offered them an insipid sense of racial harmony.
I don't think there's anything connected to self-hatred, or something sinister about this woman's popularity on Soul Train. It's only intrigue with the different.
This is an example of humility when embracing a culture outside of your own...It didnt hurt that she had a lil funk in her moves to boot. Beautiful personality....
?????
I don't understand the comment messiah, but she was a great dancer when I was going up watching her, Jodie waltie back in the day lol 😉
I agree.
QueOnda 123 she’s STILL Japanese tho...so wouldn’t it still be apart of her culture ? This comment implies that her being mixed makes her an outsider. Thank you for telling on the Asian community and their anti blackness.
Well said
She's so freaking gorgeous!
Yes people, it's ok to embrace others culture, as long as you respect it
🤔It's crazy how subjective looks can be.
@@LaPetite510 for as old as she is she looks damn good. GO someplace if you gonna be nasty.
@Bitch McBitch nigga wut??
Liking Japanese music is different from fetishizing asian women dumbass.
I prefer black women anyways, so ur point is null and void to me.
just a black guy who likes jpop what the other dude was saying is practice what you preach. you say you like jpop and you are fine doing that as long as you respect it like this chinese girl do. some ppl like to always emphasize this statement only when it comes black culture but at the same time hating on non blacks for embracing black culture like they think it’sbeing stolen from them even if other ppl havent done anything wrong and that double standard that should be fine for black ppl to embrace other culture without being called out for it. just saying.
Risingofthephoenixx x to you
I grew up watching her dance on Soul Train. She was my favorite dancer, I grew up wondering if she was my mother 😂; my parents divorced when I was 4 years old, my father had custody of me and I never knew my mother, but I knew she was Asian and she lived in LA. I finally met my mother at the age of 20. Thank you for sharing her story, it brought back memories ❤
Real question why do so many women keep saying she was there favorite same thing happened with j lo on living color just wondering is it because she’s not black ?
@@keem2153 maybe because she was…
@@glendafreeman6300 is she your mother?
@@keem2153 I mean OP is Asian so it could be that she connected with her, there’s also the factor that they stood out because they were in a predominantly black space. When you’re in a space dominated by ONE race and you’re the outlier that takes a lot of courage, and a lot of talent(you have to over-perform and do a lot more to prove yourself and solidify your space in one that is not usually your own.)
I think maybe bc she stood out, bc she was eye catching bc of a different ethnicity not that she had anymore talent than the rest, but obviously a noticeable difference
I watched Cheryl for years and she was an excellent dancer. She looks great and I'm happy that Soul Train opened many doors for her...
True
She was NOT an excellent dancer. This was Soul Train, come on. You know all she did was swish her long hair. Black men fixated on it and created a "thing" around that kind of hair.
If she were an Asian MALE, dancing at that level -she wouldn't have been invited back.
Good for her that she had fun, but NO DARK SKINNED black women with afro hair were ever spotlighted or advanced above the floor spots. And there were some sisters who could DANCE Dance.
@@trudesoto7807 stop attacking cheryl & get on the producer's then. " She was not an EXCELLENT dancer " my ass. stay pressed. You're discrediting everything this woman has done based on the the theory that black men loved her hair, so that's why she was there. Colorism exists yes, but I'm not bouta let you say that's the only reason why she made it. Cheryl did amazing. Leave sis alone. She worked for what she got, periodt.
Everything you just said were just STATEMENTS- not facts. No one attacked Cheryl. Your just trying to frame me as a racist to cover over what I'm saying about black MALE colorism.
You know Cheryl was not an EXCELLENT dancer. I didn't say she was a bad dancer, but you know THIS WAS SOUL TRAIN!! The dancing levels got much higher than what Cheryl did. When she wasn't doing short, simple choreographed routines with her black male partners (the guy choreographed ) she swished her hair and did the same high kick. It was like disco belly dancing. Cute. Buthe not enough to justify being the #1 spotlighted FEMALE dancer for 15 YEARS! You know that.
*((And could you explain what you mean by "all her hard work"....and "all she has done". You talk like she walked 20 miles a day, backward to the Soul Train Studio and faced water cannons and police dogs to dance. She was brought in and IMMEDIATELY elevated. And Soul Train did the similar for all the other light skinned girls with long hair. After 1984, you could see the pattern was Dark Men &Light Women dominating. But.....you're a black guy, so you will never acknowledge colorism -except in THEORY))*
ruclips.net/video/dE4Lo4TIc8Y/видео.html
Colorism- 5 min. Short on MTV
She was in the "Superfreak" video by Rick James too.
Yes yes, that's right she was with Rick James rhan
She was in the Mary Jane video also. She just has shorter hair.
And Micheal Jackson video Beat It too
yes! I remember Cheryl from the Superfreak video!
And *No Parking on the dance Floor* by-Midnight Star video along w/Soul Train Dancer Denise Payne (in the red Hat)
Cheryl was one of the best dances on Soul Train. It wasn't about color. It was about good dancing and having much fun. We loved her...and her hair was beautiful..she looks the same...
There was a another woman of some Asian ethnicity that danced regularly in the 2000's. Do you know her name or who I'm talking about? She stood out, IMO.
@@machtnichtsseimann she was blk though and Asian
@@saul9050 - I don't know if we are talking about the same woman. The one I saw looked thoroughly of Asian descent. I'm guessing a Filipina? Do you have the name of the woman you're thinking about?
@@machtnichtsseimann yes!!! You are correct!! I remember now there was an Asian sister that rocked it for a long time..
Amen! I wish there were Asian male dancers (or were there???)
What she said really resonates with me. When you're so used to not seeing people who look like you in certain professions, it just doesn't even occur to you that YOU could do that too, despite how much you enjoy and are skilled at it.
Yes! I was in performing arts and modeling, as a kid. I thought just rich or connected people could do it, but found out there were auditions in the paper (1980s-1990s). I didn’t have a stage mom who set it all up. I was always dragging my friends to auditions, to show them anyone can do it! You just have to be interested and show up with a photo and a description/resume. Today, you have to put out videos, but anyone with time can do that. Photos/videos don’t have to be expensive or high quality. The look and talent they want is obvious, and they need ordinary looking people, too, for many roles. Everyone thinks they look or sound ordinary without high production values, but the studios do that! The same goes for many other fields. I started an urban 4-H club, cause I found out that’s not just for country kids. It’s all about helping people find their interests and pursue them. They have talent shows and science contests…so many options. I’m in the substance use treatment field now & would love to do vocational rehab, too. Wherever you come from, there are still so many things you can do & be. When we don’t see people around us doing certain things, we think that’s for “somebody else,” but it’s all in you! ❤
Everybody knew the "Asian girl" from soul train! She was there EVERY week.
EVERY week for 14 years! That's why she's iconic.
I'm a hillbilly white boy we probably had HEE-HAW,HOWDY DUTY or the Grand Ole Opry on while Soul Train was on. Only way I even knew about Soul Train was from my older cousin would sit rite by the TV so she could change the channel to soul train as soon as a commercial would come on. I remembered her rite away I thought she was hot! Can't believe how little she changed if at all! She looks a year maybe 2yrs older from the last time I seen her! And me? I look a pretty rough 40 and I feel like 75 years older! Maybe I should have learned how to dance.
@@roscoep.coltraine6344 I'm black and we watched Hee Haw. My dad was from Kentucky and loved Country and Bluegrass Music.
Exactly! Her name was "the Asian girl"...lol
@@ReginaDillard sorry your dad made ya's suffer through that!🤡 just kiddin! I love blue grass too probly my favorite genre of music. Your father obviously is a man of taste! God bless!
"Who does that high yellow b**** think she is?"🤣😂🤣😂 Girl, it's 2019 and I still hear that 🤣😂
Amanda Sheppard Wow I was on that part when I seen your comment 😂😂
😔
I'm sorry
Amanda Sheppard such a racist thing for people to say...
Lmao that was definitely racist
Everybody loved "that Asian chick" on Soul Train! She was legit!
Narc 1820 What 😂
Narc 1820 I know that you’re saying but it doesn’t make sense in this context. You sound so bitter.
@Narc 1820 You reachin'
Narc 1820 I don’t think this has anything to do with self-hatred It sounds like you have a case of animosity. The world needs more love and more admiration for one another!
Narc 1820 omg !you have too much hate in you. Don’t assume that black people love everything that ain’t black. Let’s all love each other regardless...
I am glad she appreciated us by being on the show. I respect that she breaking a barrier to be on the show . Glad that she gave the Soul Train credit
I remember seeing her and being so obsessed with her hair.
Yes Lord! There was another one up there with long hair too.
Amarra I also remember her; or maybe someone else with super long hair. It was fascinating. I loved Soul Train dancing!
@@ettal5woman I remember 2 girls with super long hair too . This asian girl and I thought another asian . I always thought they was gorgeous with that hair .
I was also obsessed with her and her hair too. I would faithfully watch it every week to see her and her beautiful hair.
Obsessed with HER .period
That hair was iconic.
Yes it was!!!!!
YOU know Black people and long straight hair...
@@DonnahhughesHughes - NOT black people. Black men.
Iconic to WHO? I never tuned in to a black show to see long straight hair. No black woman did.
Good for Cheryl that she got a career in Black culture for having Asian hair, but bad for black people.
@@trudesoto7807 the fact that she even had a following and this video made about her proves my point. If you don't understand that, I can't help you.
She was one of my faves 😍😍😍😍
She was amazing. In China they broadcast Old School Episodes that have Close Captioned.
She was also my favorite...I loved her hair!
me too
Me too
@@kittyvaughn76
That's why black people liked her! Pitiful.
As a Korean girl who grew up in a predominately Black community as a kid, I really appreciated this snippet. I was always a bit of an outcast to everyone. White and Black kids always made fun of me for being Asian. Asians (the fobby ones) thought I was pretending to be something I’m not. It sucked. But then a group of my friend took me to their Black congregated church, so I grew up listening to Kirk Franklin and singing in the choir. Yes, I was the only non Black choir member. And Cheryl’s story reminds me of my childhood! At the end of the day, it wasn’t really about an Asian girl being in a Black choir. They said I could sing and I sang! And that’s that.
As a Black man, I just want to acknowledge
my appreciation for you being mindful and
respectful by correctly capitalizing Black as a proper noun.
Its embarrassing/shameful that most Americans don't
participate in humanity enough to know when they're being disrespectful.
Thank you again for recognizing that a black cat and a Black man shouldn't be
identified the same, because an adjective and a proper noun are mutually exclusive.
Of course I wrote this to edify the ignorant as much as to acknowledge your humanity.
THAT HOW IT REALLY SHOULD BE.
One of the things I have learned about most black folks all over the world, we are the most welcoming .
아이고 고생 하셨습니다. ㅜㅜ 커크 프랭클린 목사님 노래 정말 신나죠
@@marvelouss719 Yes. Once we know it's sincere, we're good.
Why do people give thumbs down🤷🏽♀️ I will never know. This video was so sweet and concise. I like content like this
Lauren Cannon Just to be assholes.
Lauren Cannon...1:26.
No. Blaq- The thumbs down are an acknowledgement that Soul Train was notorious for elevating women with light skin and long hair.
Cheryl should have been allowed on, but she did not have the looks or dancing ability to be made the #1 FEMALE dancer for 15 years on a program black men said they created to show that black people had style, music, and culture.
@@trudesoto7807 you type of black are the equivalent of white supremacist and brainwashed colorist...Smdh
Yeah. Sure. I tell the truth about BLACK MALES being racist and having a fixation on light skin and straight haired women. ......and that makes me racist.
((why do you black males think that everytime you do something wrong, you can get away with it by calling someone racist? That's getting old, you know? Everyone knows that game.))
I’m sure she had a lot of haters but she kept going on top
Mainly the chics, guys was feelin her I bet
Yeah, sad the haters are black.
Fast Furious how are the haters black. When they are the reason she got on the show
@@TeeRose Did you not watch the video? Not everyone on the show was on board with her being there. Hell, I've already seen comments of black people hating on her.
Hating what? She was tired and lame as hell. I'm sure she made herself available to even have the opportunity. Please waste of time.
I would always remember her long hair! She came and into our space, tore it up(in a good way), and she was respectful about it.
She was an icon of the show. I remember the "In Living Color" show doing a comic skit called "Senior Soul Train" and had an asian woman with long grey hair dancing with a walker. 😆😆 The first words out me and my sisters mouths were "The asian lady" and we laughed so hard.
Man I miss that show! A lot of greats came out of that show! :)
i laughed so hard as well lol
Yep, "Old Train"..
Yeah it was called "old train" I loved that especially Damon making fun of the song "she drives me crazy" by fine young cannibals.
Oh i remember that episode! 😂
When she said flipping through the channels and she acted like she was using a knob instead of a remote 🤣🤣🤣🤣 she made sure she was relevant with the time 🤣🤣💀💀💀
What a sweet observation ☺
She was watching tv in the 70s
Oh man. Real talk.
Yeah, being older, we let our old 70s & 80s TVs die out & didn't get a TV with a remote until the late 80s/early 90s
Is flipping. With a knob. Channel by channel. Round & round.
My momma used to call me aaalll the way n2 her room to change HER channel. I was mad as hell...Good times!🤗
Honey I remember when you first came on I was a teenager and I was excited to see you,you and your hair was AMAZING!!!
And I as a African American female apologize to you for anything that was said out of order to you. You were a plus to the show, and I am shocked to know that another African American said that to you because we know how it feels to have another race mistreat us, so my sister thank you for all you did to help keep the show interesting 😊 .Get it girl !!!! 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
Yes bigotry hurts in any way.
I like her, she seems humble and sweet.
😍 As an asian girl who also love Soul train and fan of so many talented black musicians, Makes ME FEEL SO HAPPY hearing her story
she has more soul then any of them, most of them forgot what soul even meant.
Avrand lane ...lmaooo you’re definitely tripping!
@@blessuzo you would understand what it meant if you just thought about it
@Amber Mouzone ok YOU dont think so that person does
I remember watching Cheryl dance on Soul train. I was just a kid but she had an unforgettable way about her. Many years later, I saw her on a TV show... I recognized her immediately! Like finding a long lost relative, I was so HAPPY to see her.
"High yellow" takes on a whole new meaning when applied to Asians, lol😂😂😂
thebeatnumber I’ve honestly never heard of this. What does it mean I get our skin color but is there anything else I’m missing ?
superkoolnar high yellow means a light-skinned black person.
@@superkoolnar Light skinned African Americans used to be called "high yellows" in the past.
@@superkoolnar I don't think she realises she was mistaken for a lightskinned black woman.
thebeatnumber I straight up accidentally had my coffee go up my nose when I heard that 😂😂😂😂
I’m sorry for laughing but it took on a whole new meaning when she was called that because I think the person thought she was a mixed race and didn’t realize she was Asian which made it so much funnier
My mom meet her back in the 80s she and said that Cheryl was soooo sweet to her and her friend.
I always looked for her every Saturday I tuned in. She was a fantastic dancer, and one I would try to immulate as a little girl, and it's not that she was doing a bunch of complicated things she just knew what looked good. I looked at her as family she blended so well with everyone else and it's nice to know she is such a nice person and she humbly respects our culture.
I remember her being in "beat it" and "super freak".
Much respect to her for not letting opposition get in her way.
She was up there with the greats!
Cheryl was one of my Favorites, I always thought she was half black LOL!
I know, right?!
Lisa Hobbs same here! I’m part Asian and I just assumed she was mixed! She fit right in on the show.
I knew she was Chinese
Special K Song is a Korean last name if I’m not mistaken but it could be Chinese too. I can’t find her ethnicity online but she’s still fire
I couldn’t tell what ethnicity she was. I first assumed she was Hispanic or of mixed heritage. Later on I read she was Asian but she never said exactly from where? In the end it really shouldn’t matter. She’s an American icon and she broke barriers. Of that everyone should be proud.
concept: a BET+ or Netflix series. where each episode is focused on a random soul train dancer and their journey on how they came onto the show.
I would watch the hell out of that!
That is a great idea!
There was a soul train dancer on the show 'Intervention', it was so sad.
Great idea and yes to Mickie & Trish!
Sounds like "UNSUNG"?
Cheryl was a soul train icon. We loved to see what she was wearing each week and that long hair was a thing dreams are made for. IDK she was Asian. Just knew she was one of the best dancers on the show. Thank you for this interview. Also she still looks AMAZING!
I think I assumed she was at least part Black, if I even thought about it at all.
Like fine wine 🍷
I kind of assumed she was mixed!
I can't think of SoulTrain and not think of her, she is iconic, this was wonderful to see and to see she is still doing well. Great childhood memories indeed.
Totally one of my favs!!!!! I'm 40 & remember her in the 80's & 90's.
I'm 43 and I remember her too! I always remembered that long, pretty hair!
@@timothymoore6341 I'm 43 also. I was going to make that same statement you've just made lol. She was the one of the main reasons why I watch soul train.
Like they say black don’t crack asian don’t raisin
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Let’s be honest people of any color don’t age✊🏼😎 Whites can stay mad
@zephyra dont ya mean...blackanese?
seriously..is it blackanese or blasian?
@zephyra i used to hear that word in the movie before...i forgot what movie it is...but they used the word "blackanese" for no reason tbh.
@zephyra i see....well thanks for the correction about how we address them tbh.
since i have a friend who is blasian btw.
and good lord she is pretty. mixed races are something else, like you mix pineapple and alcohol to make pina collada...i think?i dunno.
Babe we loved you, and that HAIR was everything!!!
Cheryl was definitely the most memorable Soul train dancer..She was fierce and sassy...Loved watching her back in the day..
She sure was!!! and she could dance her ass off!!!
No she wasn't she wasn't Black that's what made her stand out. You all praise anything not Black 🙄🤡
The hair, and the clothes. Cheryl definitely looked very classy and so memorable. Still looking good girl!
Alisha yes she is pretty
Alisha ya eyes beautiful
I used to always refer to her as ..."that Chinese Girl on Soul Train" and YESSS,...I would always look for her!!! 😍😜
omg me too she was a star
eVERYONE DID, EVEN LATINOS WOULD CALL HER LA CHINA BUT I THINK SHES KOREAN SINCE HER LAST NAME IS SONG
Me too...👍😄
Wait I thought she was Filipino. Anywho, she was fly.
@@tiana1017 i know someone whos chinese with that lastname though
The only queen of Asian soul!😁
She's pretty♡
Soul or Seoul?
SAY THAT !
DAMN RIGHT!
Yes, thats a great way to describe her!
I was a kid when I start watching Soul Train in the 70s, and I did see that Asian girl dancing. I saw she was different, not black, but when I saw that she knew how to dance, I told my sisters and brother to watch you dance, every since our eyes was glued to Soul Train from then on. Thank you 🙏🏽 for giving me a wonderful childhood of entertainment.
You were such an inspiration to us Asian ladies back in the day! You paved the way and I'll never forget that iconic long hair! Thank you for all the great moves, memories, & motivation to rise above!! 😊
Now can you go fix the anit-blackness in your neighborhood, you see black people were not anti-asian.
I don't think her hair was iconic it was just hair she was alright
@Jiggling Baby Both. 😊
I think it must have been cool to see an Asian woman in this capacity in media back then. I think there were very narrow representations of Asian women in American media at that time. I’m glad things are changing and that it was in a black television show that opened the door for that since soul train was also creating positive representation of black people.
@@cynthialyman1319 I'm interested to know how old you are because as someone who watch this woman in my teens I can tell you she was damn iconic and still is to this day.
Beautiful Asian sister with a beautiful soul... The people who are posting negative things about her because she's not black need to check themselves. People who truly respect and love themselves don't have to put others down to do it.
@King Stan And why not? You can't control what someone feels.
Preach!!
wlljohn bey exactly. why are ppl so insecure about her like shes stealing something from them? I see black ppl in asian countries wearing national costumes but do we get threatened and go tell them that they should respect our culture? it’s like they’re watching and waiting for this asian woman to do something that they would see as disrespectful to whine abt it. honestly the insecurity is so real.
King Stan triggered black supremacist spotted.
I keep seeing comments like this but no one is hating on her. Quit trying to start shit
Cheryl is so the epitome of the glamour of those times! Congratulations on your success, Cheryl.
She was a baddie like every other chic on that show.
She was. Had all da moves.
There was another Asian dancer that was a baddie too. Can’t remember her name but she was crazy beautiful
She looks like lovely mimi😊...she aged very gracefully❤
Robins Reality she is lovely
Yes she really does...lol
Do you all wonna sub to each other😊
@Emmia B just subed to u😊
No
Cheryl was the most memorable dancer on Soul Train to me and was my favorite. I looked forward to seeing her every Saturday. Happy to see this segment about her.
Although I knew she was asian, I loved seeing her every week. She fit in so well it never stood out she was non black. I just remembered she could dance and had really long hair.😊
She was one of my favorites back in the day.
Yes! This is my childhood. I remember her and everyone talking about her. I love that these individuals get to finally share their experiences with us.
💕Definitely my idol growing up 🤗 I used to tie a towel on my head to imitate her long hair while
dancing 🤣 but my favorite was putting tights on my head for two long ponytails🤣🤣🤣 Awesome childhood memories 💕
TexasPinklady that’s so cute!
@@mimimosa259 Thank you 🤗
Lol! 2 long thin ponytails.
How about making fingernails out of school glue?
LOL!!! Me Too. My favorite was using my mom's gold shawl with fringes. Good times!
@@MrsDVK that would have been a GREAT idea 🤣
Cheryl Song did her thing I for one loved her and glad she was a groundbreaker!!❤
I remember watching 📺 her on Soul Train 4 years. The fact that she wasn't black, never bothered me. Music 🎵 and dance r universal. 🌏
💯%rite
George Jackson Yes it is
George Jackson it basically means that music and dance is for everyone and not just for one person or one group
George Jackson i know lol thats not my point tho
George Jackson yea but i was saying u can listen to any type of music and dance to anything because it's for everyone
Her part in Beat It was ICONIC!
This lady is one of the SoulTrain dancers that I remember very well.She's Iconic to Soultrain.
I will always remember her and all of that hair. First time seeing anyone with hair that long. Great memories. She’s definitely one of the originals I remember.
Is she the reason why black girls bought weaves????
@@Regalmanok we get it
Go outside and smell the coffee you fossil.
@@Regalman you okay my guy?
She was my fav! I always looked for her when I watched Soul Train. She could dance her ass off! I miss Soul Train. Watched it every Saturday
SWAG HAS NO COLOR! YOU EITHER HAVE IT OR YOU DON'T!
THAT"S RIGHT.
100%
which is why hardly no white people were on the show.
R Alvarez Beg to differ! " SWAG", A BLACK INVENTED SLANG WORD, (ONE OF MULTITUDES) ; IS 99.5 PER CENT BLACK!!! EVEN IF IT IS A HAPLOGROUP AWAY!!!! DANG!!! DON'T LET " EVERYTHANG" GO!!
@@bonitahobbs2097 First off Swag is not a black invented thing. just like every dictionary with words its a white invented thing. Second swag is based on how you carry yourself as a person...Sigh just dig up elvis's grave. you might find more there then listening to me.
That’s sweet MJ remembered her and opened up the door for Cheryl. Soul train was the best...
She is so simple and humble 🥰
*looking at her younger self I would've bet she was Native American, not asian! she's so uniquely beautiful nonetheless*
Native americans are asians...
@Ismaelia Clairsinvil Native Americans arrived in America long ago by crossing the Bering Strait...from ASIA. Did you think they just dropped from the sky? 😂
Natives are actually Asiatic. You're welcome
Last name Song, she could be Hmong.
A lot of them.have Asian decent fl
Now other cultures should treat our people with as much RESPECT.
Amen
King Stan shhhhhh lmao they not supposed to know we know where they came out from 😂😂😂
Maybe you should treat others with the same respect, it takes two to tango
@King Stan my own kind! Lol ! No wonder the race relations here in America will never cease, with people like you! Have a good day sir!
@Ziggy Stardust are you saying other cultures should not respect black Americans? While having a David Bowie pic? David Bowie, who was inspired by lots of black artists and literally asked in an MTV interview why they don't play more music videos by black artists?
Yea i remember her. Especially that long pretty hair ! ! !
LoL
You still looking good baby !
Cheryl was my absolute favorite Soul Train dancer! Nice to see how lovely she is inside too.
Why hate on someone whos having just as much fun dancing like everyone else within the same show and it doesn’t look like she showing off to be centre attention just doing her own thing dancing with all her soul out
Because the music genre was hated
She didn’t hate it? That’s the backwards thing about Black people...you want to ban people from actually appreciating and enjoying the culture, but ban everybody because it’s hated elsewhere? 🤔
@@kyramukyramu9873 no "its not the backwards thing about black people" do you realize that black people in america created blues,jazz,rocknroll,funk,and rap only to have them be heavily vultured by people from other cultures
Back in those days black people were very cautious of who they let into their groups ..you do realize that segregation at this point had only been over for a couple years..
@@MisfitRecords I don't blame them, they wanted something to themselves and I think they were also protecting themselves as a group because racism was still publicly accepted at this point.
Very stupid to post this when black people at that time, our elders at this point, were coming out of fighting for their rights and still had a long way to go beyond the civil rights act and Martin Luther King Jr. She wasn’t welcomed because it was a black space and we still have to protect black spaces even now because people will love our culture yet shit on and outwardly hate black people.
I remember her! She looks familiar was also on rick james video superfreak. Her hair was super longer and gorgeous.😍❤️
She was one of my favs....I always loved her long hair.
Wasn't alive or thought of during the time period, but growing up when I found reruns on TV, they always looked like they were having fun.
I remember watching her as a little girl and thinking she represented all races.
@Mona T. Well said.
Mona T. I'm black and as a kid, it didn't even register to me that she was Asian or non-black. She was just the pretty lady with the long hair. She was just another good dancer.
what a beautiful thought! thanks for sharing :)
@RS Martinez She represented herself just like everyone else on the show represented themselves. If you watch interviews from a lot of former soul train dancers, they said that there was a lot of competition and hating going on amongst the dancers just to get more Camera time.
@RS Martinez Im just saying their was a competition amongst the dancers for the spot light. It didn't matter what race you were to get hated on.
This girl was EVERY boy's crush when I was in elementary school. I'm mean EVERY single boy both Black and White.
No lies told, loved seeing her
Not really,but she was cool.
Cheryl was a crush. All da boys get crush 😋!
@Mike dav I'm a little older.. So it was Maria From Sesame Street! But still Boricua!
Lol!
CHERYL🌷 .you made your mark girl....Everyone remembers you...and you did your thang girl🫶🏾
I loved Soul Train from the beginning to the mid 80s. After that it went downhill fast. I also remember watching an episode toward the end of its run, and was amazed how few blacks were on the show. Especially black women.
When o Bryant song Soul train is Comin 1983 -1987 it blew up and took over American Bandstand was Done.in my book went down after 87 and white people got on there hip hop took over
@@jayjohnson2720 So true!!!
Trying to be inclusive
Esmeralda Gripenasty - More like exclusive 😬 If you’re dark, you’re out!!! They were wrong for that.
I just think Soul Train was too color-struck after the early 1980s. I was 20 when it went to Cali from my Hometown Chicago. My family knew Mr. Cornelius from Dusable high. The Asian girl is nice but l was never impressed with her, but of course l remember her. Her partner was from American Bandstand and personally thought they danced a little 'corny'. 😂😂 Funny how she became even more successful outside the show than Domita Jo Freeman who MADE soul train more popular.
I remember watching her and thinking how amazing she was and because I grew up in a racially diverse neighborhood as well as family I saw her presence as a VERY natural and excellent choice for the show.
I like the way you put that 'natural and excellent for the show' I could not agree more
She is definitely one of the most recognized and memorable dancers from that era. Great interview
I remember as a kid looking foward in watching soul train every Saturday, but who can forget Cheryl.. In my house we couldn't wait to see her dance!
I think she's one of the most memorable dancers from Soul Train and NOT just because she was the first non-black dancer. Cheryl always brought it - you could tell her heart was in it.
Lets be honest she wasn't that great a dancer. She just stood out
@@derricknregina nah. She was a good dancer
@@kyleroberts8823 she was an average or so so dancer. Rosie Perez n Jody watley who both danced on soul train are much better dancers. Black people just have a soft spot for anything that's light.
CHERYL YOU AND LOUIE SKI CARR WERE AND ARE MY ALL TIME FAVORITES SOUL TRAIN DANCERS !!!! ITS SOOOO SAD THAT TODAY'S KID WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE GREAT MUSIC , GREAT DANCERS AND THE FEELIN OF LOVE , PEACE & SOULLLLLLLL !!!
I THINK EVERY YOUNG DUDE HAD A CRUSH ON YOU LOL! RESPECT!!!!!
Cultural Appreciation. When one is conscious of the fact that something of value belongs to a culture and instead of recreating it and claiming it as their own. They choose to attempt to be part of it, be accepted into it, and if so give appropriate credit.
@Beatrice Collins you know damn well if you're black you couldn't go on a show with Asian dancers. They're not having it. Sorry but black people are too soft.
Robert The 3rd well said bro
@762ndTB Bingo.
@Beatrice Collins So you remember the martial arts boom of the 70’s?
Serena Rios Racist trill stalk king black spaces... Alert.
For some reason I'm smiling ear to ear. You go Cheryl!
I loved watching Soul Train as a young girl and always remember her… she was totally amazing ❤❤❤❤❤
I was always curious about her..Glad to learn her story. She was a good dancer and added a different flair..
I’m glad despite that negative comment that she purposely said for you to hear, to try to shake into your core. You did not let her deter your passion for dancing/music and even more, shared it w/ the world💗I would have done the same. I would have stayed focused, kept dancing my ass off, knowing that I’m being watched w/ envy and hated on. Her weakness is my strength🤣👍🏽
She passed the vibe check. Her pass is valid for life!
She was talented and pretty on the show. Time has been good to her.
SO very GOOD!!!
😕
She was great back then! ...She still" looks great too...loved watching Soul Train EVERY Saturday morning- mid afternoon😍
She's definitely a legend along with the shoe and pants rubber from Showtime at the Apollo.
Of all the dancers that I watched religiously each Saturday at 12 noon when i was a kid, She’s the only one that I distinctly and specifically remember because she was the only person I’d ever seen (well her and Crystal Galye) who had that almost floor length hair and I never ever since then (and even now) seen any Asian person with dance moves like Cheryl Song
she did not age at all!! she's so gorgeous
I love her!!!! She was also one of the reasons I watched that show just to see her long hair!!! Lol she’s also the reasons why I let my hair grow long like hers! 🙌🏽😍🔥🔥🔥🔥
Top comments are positive, inner comment sections are hella negative. Interesting
Top comments also use real names like John Smith. Negative trolls use names like hotnjuicy25.
I was WONDERING where they were lol
Wow! I remember watching her on Soul Train as a kid. Still looking good, Cheryl!!
She was the most memorable. I remember her more than anybody because of the hair.
I remembered her and enjoyed watching her dance too. The show was iconic and made Saturday afternoons special. She’s got a good attitude about the cultural challenges she faced hindsight can be a blessing like that.
Who else randomly talks about that Asian woman from Soul Train and reminisce about how amazing Soul Train was over the decades?
I'm 41 and grew up watching Soul Train in the 80's and she was always one of my favorite dancers on the show!
So glad seeing her still look amazing in 2019!
she is very very pretty I love that pretty hair color she's gorgeous
beautiful person inside and out
I was young and never noticed her ethnicity...I was mesmerized by her looong hair!😍🤩😍
Soul train was the only show I knew where Diversity was normal.
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To the people that disagree, I was born didn't grow up in the United States. You guys have no clue how crazy we look to other countries with this whole race and diversity thing.
I agree.
Bringing in one Asian girl isn't diversity. That was one the least diverse shows ever. In later years it got better but for a long time there was none. He would only hire black camera men but here u are hollering it was diverse lol. You would've found more diversity in a southern baptist church.
@@lolasmom5816 that's your opinion.
I actually watched the show
And it was a breath of fresh air from watching ALL white TV all day.
You may not feel it was diverse. But my comment represents my opinion
@Teramisu Someone called a non blk woman high yellow?
@@rihannastan5405 did you not watch the video? A black woman used a racist slur.
She was Absolutely One of my Favorites on Soul Train
I always thought that her male dance partner looked like Al Jarreau
Yes!!!!