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Making Your Dreams Come True through Desire

Paula Abdul is a singer and choreographer who started her life as a poor child from a broken home. She began dreaming about song and dance at the age of four when she saw Gene Kelly on television performing "Singing in the Rain". Paula began taking ballet lessons for free at age seven by cleaning the mirrors and floors of the dance studio. Her mother did not know about the lessons.

Paula Abdul began choreographing musicals when she was five years old, before ever taking any classes. From her condominium, she would conduct neighborhood friends and invite adults to watch her shows. Paula would practice dancing while her mother cooked by holding onto the kitchen sink.

Paula Abdul's mother was encouraging, but in a realistic sort of way. She was always very upfront about the hardships of life as a performer. She frequently saw dreams shattered in young girls while working as a personal assistant for Billy Wilder. Paula knew that she would have to work alone to find success as a performer.

Paula Abdul received a dance scholarship to Juilliard while she was still in high school. She traveled to New York with a friend and quickly realized big city life wasn't for her. She wanted a career in dance, but she didn't have an agent. She was teaching for cheerleading camps, so she decided to audition for a spot as a Laker Girl for the Los Angeles Lakers even though she knew she didn't have the typical body they would be looking for.

Against all odds, Paula was chosen as one of only 12 Laker Girls out of nearly 1000 girls who auditioned. As if that wasn't enough, in her rookie season, she was chosen to form a dance squad. It didn't take long for people to notice big changes in the squad. Fans started calling her for corporate events.

Paula Abdul eventually landed movie roles such as "The African Anteater Dance" seen in "Can't Buy Me Love" with Patrick Dempsey, and at the age of 17, she began choreographing for the Jackson Five. Paula won a choreography award for her work with ZZ Top and Duran Duran. She went on to work with most of the major recording artists of that era choreographing their tours, videos, and live performances.

During the last two years of his life, Paula finally got to meet and even work with her idol Gene Kelly. That same year, Paula choreographed the Academy Awards and received an Emmy nomination. Not wanting to give up her day job as a choreographer, Paula began secretly working her way into the recording business only to become a superstar all over again starting with a song called "Straight Up."

After a plane crash in 1995, Paula Abdul disappeared for a while so she could focus on her health and rehabilitation of injuries. Today, Paula can be seen right along side Simon Cowell on the hit reality television show "American Idol" in which thousands of singers are auditioned down to just one winner. Paula is the judge with a heart who gives constructive criticism in a positive way. She also wrote the foreword of the book "Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul."

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