Paula Abdul, some might be surprised to know, was one of the biggest choreographers of the day in the ’80s and early ’90s. As a Laker girl, she strutted her stuff courtside before helping big-name stars like Janet Jackson figure out their moves for videos and the stage (ever seen the video for “Nasty Boys”? Paula is in there as one of Janet’s friends, big ’80s hair and all). These days, she’s best known to the young’uns as the wacky judge from “American Idol”, but back in the day she could hoof it with the best of them. Now, some dancers are going to see their dreams come true when she plays guest judge on “So You Think You Can Dance”.

The guest spot is for one night only–tonight–and she’ll be joined by Fox Sports hottie Erin Andrews.

@crazicoolgirl Definitely! More chat for #sytycd! Can't even wait to watch @PaulaAbdul as a guest judge! Super excited! 🙂

— Raymarc Badillo (@MantaRaymarc) July 9, 2013

Definitely NOT counting! LOL! xoP RT @rihbdulxo: @PaulaAbdul 10 more hours…not that I'm counting #sytycd

— The Real Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) July 9, 2013