Damita Jo Freeman is an American dancer and actress. She started her career on the syndicated television show Soul Train in 1972. She is known as “The Queen of Soul Train” and became an iconic figure the moment famous artists like James Brown and Joe Tex invited her on the Soul Train stage to perform with them. Her resume comprises hundreds of credits, too many to list here. Damita has just released her memoir in a book titled; “Are you that Girl on Soul Train?”
Discover her book!
Are You That Girl On Soul Train?!
by Damita Jo Freeman, Flo S. Jenkins, Editor
“My life, My Story – Before, During & After The World’s History-Making Show” – Vol 1 (Pre-order)
Damita Jo Freeman’s resume is over three pages long. I remember watching the 1984 Summer Olympics closing ceremony when I was 13 and mesmerized by all the street dancers performing on stage. It was a time when Breaking, Popping, and Locking rose to the mainstream through cult movies like Flashdance, Beat Street, Breakin’, and many more. Lionel Ritchie’s single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B, and adult contemporary). In the UK, it peaked at number two on the singles chart.
Somehow, and without knowing, Damita Jo had seeped through all the cracks of my childhood, from Soul Train to naming dance steps, choreographing music videos, the 1984 Olympics, teaching dancers, and so much more. Damita has been instrumental in developing many facets of the dance we know today.
