Another highlight of each “Soul Train” episode was the scramble board when dancers were chosen to use a series of scrambled letters to spell the names of notable Black people in 60 seconds.

While many dancers say they spent hours choreographing their routines for the show, Davis says most of the time she just did whatever moves came to her at the time. If you watched “Soul Train ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Almost 300 dancers who strutted, shimmied and shook their way down a Soul Train line set a world record earlier this year in Philadelphia... PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Almost 300 ...

The Soul Train line became a cultural phenomenon, where dancers expressed themselves through movement, style, and rhythm. Viewers tuned in weekly not just for the music but for the spectacle of ...

paving the way for today’s cult favorites like So You Think You Can Dance. See photos of Soul Train dancers showing off their moves. Trending Now ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ...

Thousands of people have been dancers on the legendary program “Soul Train,” but did you know that some went on to become famous? Actress/choreographer Rosie Perez used to shake that thang on ...

Freddie Maxie, left, and Edith Lynn Pickens, right (Geoff Edgers/The Washington Post) Freddie Maxie, 60, and Edith Lynn Pickens, 63, were former Soul Train dancers who flew in from Los Angeles ...

a joyous showcase of talented dancers and their newest moves, and a trendsetting platform for Black fashion and style. "'Soul Train' offered Blackness in its funkified essence," wrote Todd Boyd ...

Over the course of 35 years and more than a thousand episodes, Soul Train proved itself to be one of television’s greatest ever showcases for music. Every week, the show featured hip young Los ...

Among the show’s greatest cultural contribution is the “Soul Train” line. Its format was both accessible and aspirational: Two buzzing rows of giddy dancers would face each other ...

a joyous showcase of talented dancers and their newest moves, and a trendsetting platform for Black fashion and style. “‘Soul Train’ offered Blackness in its funkified essence,” wrote Todd ...