Paula Abdul then
Paula Abdul is a singer-songwriter, a dancer, a choreographer, an actress and a TV personality. Not many people know this, but the television host began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers, later becoming the choreographer for the Lakers’ official cheerleading squad. That’s how young Paula Abdul was discovered by the popular pop band The Jacksons, and she started working as the choreographer for their music videos.
Having worked as the choreographer for some of the greatest artists in the industry, Abdul had the confidence to spread her wings and release her own dance/fitness videos, not before embarking on a career as a singer. Appropriately, her first video was titled Paula Abdul’s Get Up and Dance! – encouraging the viewers to get up and dance. Following the success of her first workout video, Abdul released two more exercise tapes, called Cardio Dance and Cardio Cheer.