Damita Jo Freeman *“Nobody really acknowledges me, when I was working in the Olympics in 1984, the closing ceremony with Lionel Ritchie, I was [the] choreographer.

In retrospect, the most startling aspect of Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl-flasher moment was how unstartling it was. As amply demonstrated that evening, she works so hard at being sexy and ...

A standout talent-wise and personality- wise, Damita Jo could not be overlooked as she drew millions of people to their television sets weekly to watch her unique dance moves, a mix of her ballet ...

Like the Super Bowl stunt, Damita Joe (titled after Jackson’s middle name) smacks of trying too hard. It wants to be all things to all pop fans: There’s some following in Beyoncé’s ...

Janet Jackson “Damita Jo” (Virgin) ** 1/2. First of all, remember, it’s just a CD; you won’t see anything. But don’t underestimate our Janet’s ability to rise to the occasion.

"Damita Jo" isn't exactly a bust, but it's a pretty middling effort. It continues Ms. Jackson's evolution from that fist-crossing, chair-tossing power dancer she was in the late '80s and toward ...

“Relax, it’s just sex,” Janet Jackson reminds us in the midst of her first post-Super Bowl XXXVIII album, “Damita Jo” (Virgin). For those of us who thought Jackson’s halftime grab-and ...

Ask not what Janet Jackson has done for you lately, ask what you can do for Janet now. Producers of “Top of the Pops” say they got fed up with Damita Jo’s (a.k.a. Jackson’s) hospitality ...