At a recent dance recital, 6-year-old Johanna Colon wowed audiences when she channeled her inner Aretha Franklin. Take a look at Johanna’s performance and give the girl some R-E-S-P-E-C-T, she certainly deserves it after that performance. So far, this video between Facebook and Youtube has received over 9 million views.
Did Whoopi Goldberg really say my child's name!!!! Oh my goodness, I am floored! Heading to NY now to do Good Morning…
Posted by Johanna Colón on Tuesday, June 9, 2015
“She practiced very hard,” Elissa Colon told TODAY.com. “She would make me play it on Pandora constantly. All eyes were on her from the beginning. As soon as she walked out, everybody was just floored.”
Elissa gave her some background on Aretha Franklin as she learned the song, which became an instant favorite for Johanna.
“She really didn’t know who Aretha Franklin was, and when I told her about her and played it, she said, ‘Ooh, she’s got a lot of sass, mommy,”’ Elissa said.
Plenty of people have admired Johanna’s spunk as well since the video has gone viral.
“I posted it for family and friends because we’re originally from New York, and I did not expect it to take off like this,” Elissa said. “We told Johanna about it, and she’s excited, but she really doesn’t totally understand. She was more excited that she had her last day of school and that she got ice cream for having a great report card.”
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