PLEASE DON'T STOP THE MUSIC!

I love the genius that is Charo. I was first introduced to her as a child staying up to watch THE LOVE BOAT and FANTASY ISLAND on Saturday nights. Her sequined gowns with thigh high slits, sparkly fringe and plunging necklines were only topped by her HUGE blond cascading wigs, pumped lips, gyrating hips and her cries of COOCHIE COOCHIE COO - I lived for her!!! She was the perfect blend of comedy, glamor and trashiness.

Well, mamacita has stepped into the modern age and taken on modern day diva Rihanna's addictive hit, DON'T STOP THE MUSIC. I betcha RiRi never envisioned this for her song. Flanked by 2 cheesy dancers in lame' shirts and chunky black shoes, Charo serves it up like a bowl of spicy salsa - muy caliente! I LIVE!!!

BUST A MOVE, BOO

Just adorable!

SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER

Nature's original Tailfeather Diva.
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The amazing Helena Barquilla - Triple S - Sex Siren from Spain
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The brilliant Angela Bassett channeling the one and only tailfeather shaker, Tina Turner.

DANCE LINE BATTLE

SOUL TRAIN vs. THE NEW DANCE SHOW

HE'LL STEP RIGHT IN...

Vintage, classic, genius Beverly Crawford and Bobby Jones. Mother let's loose at :33 seconds - girlfriend turned the stage out in those pumps and that drop waist satin dress. Sometimes, we need Him to just step right in...I feel you Bev, get a little step and shout in for me too, girl.

JUST ADORABLE

How cute?!!?!!? This reminds me so much of one of my closest friends.....TIFF!!!!!!

A LIL' TOO MUCH

Now, baby, I have seen it all............



Girlfriend was just trying to save face - you know she must have been humiliated. Child, she came up out of her wig................the girl in the too-tight yellow shirt tried to save her, but it was too late...ROTFL....LMAOOOOOOOO..........................

A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS

...and Papa was moss free.

PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE stands as one of my favorite songs of ALL times. This is one of the coolest, funkiest, most down and dirty tunes ever. That mean base, those rich strings, the lush and varied mix of voices, vocal perfection and the amazingly sad but true to life lyrics all add up to PURE SOUL GENIUS. This song goes down as a pure classic along side songs by James Brown, Aretha, Prince and The Isley Brothers. Not to diminish their talent, but those brothers were wearing the hell out of those tuxedo jumpsuits!!! Nothing like polyester double knit 2 sizes small!!! Don Cornelius had the afro of all life and those SOUL TRAIN dancers were pure fire. THE SOOUUULLLLL TRAIN was the go-to place for the best in soul and R&B, and this classic clip is no exception:

BARACK THAT THANG UP

OK, just so you know, Barack is The Man to me. I just love his straightforward way, sense of reality, compassion, consistency on the issues, his being removed from the political status quo and the sprinkles on the icing of the cake is that he is super cute.

I just love this cute clip from the Ellen Show. Ellen just happens to be one of my favorite dancers. Given 30 more seconds, he was really gonna break it on down!