I Was A Soul Train Dancer
One dancer's decade on television's most influential stage.
Erika White spent more than a decade lighting up the Soul Train dance floor, becoming one of the show's most recognizable dancers from 1989 to 2000. Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Erika shares how watching Soul Train as a young girl inspired her love of dance and fueled her dream of one day joining the iconic show herself.
- Language
- English
- Studio
- BETNetworks
- Genres
- Drama
- Episodes
- 16
- Views
- 1.9M
Episodes on YouTube
- Clip 1 · Erika White on Soul Train's Top Fashion Trends, Dance Moves & Memories
- Clip 2 · Sharon Hill On Overcoming Racism, Colorism & Becoming A Soul Train Legend
- Clip 3 · How Rick Carson & Manuel Reed Became Soul Train Icons For Over A Decade
- Clip 4 · Elan Carter Reflects on Becoming A Soul Train Dancer At ONLY 14 & Dating Al B. Sure!
- Clip 5 · Larry “Bobcat” Jeffries Almost Quit Soul Train Over Behind-The-Scenes Drama
- Clip 6 · Queen Turner: The Soul Train Icon Who Ran Away At 14 & Never Looked Back
- Clip 7 · Aretha Jackson Had the Best High Kicks & Designed Every Fit
- Clip 8 · Affion Crockett On How His Dance Moves Got Him Noticed in Comedy
- Clip 9 · Vivica A. Fox Tells the Story of Her Rise From Soul Train to Hollywood
- Clip 10 · Rosie Perez was NOT playing on that Soul Train floor
- Clip 11 · The Best of Rosie Perez on Soul Train
- Clip 12 · Reginald T. Thornton: The Dancer Who Risked It All & Kissed Diana Ross
- Clip 13 · Cheryl Song reveals how a joke landed her YEARS on
- Clip 14 · Cheryl Song: The First Non-Black Soul Train Dancer & the Hate She Faced
- Clip 15 · Ski Carr: The Soul Train Legend Who Turned Style Into a Statement
- Clip 16 · TikTok Dances Go VIRAL But Soul Train Made HISTORY