This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jookin is a dance style ...
A stage celebration of the homegrown Memphis dance style known as "jookin'" begins a national tour here next year. Conceived and choreographed in part by its star, renowned local dancer Lil Buck, ...
This piece originally aired on May. 13, 2014. When you think about traditional street performers, you might not imagine them dancing with the legendary New York City Ballet. But one dancer who has ...
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Society Memphis reopened in late October and is working to become a cultural hub in the Binghampton neighborhood.
Florida is still gassed about their classic sound spreading around the country. Meanwhile, Khaled’s fans in the North had a different reaction. Some attempted to embrace the record as their own once ...
Alumni of their respective hometown street-dance scenes, Memphis’s Lil Buck and Miami’s Jon Boogz saw things they recognized in each other when they met in LA: a certain theatricality, a drive to tell ...
"For people who don't know the style, Memphis Jookin consists of a lot of slides and glides and toe spins and a bounce that's very native to the city. What makes Jookin so original is how we get from ...
Reporting from NEW YORK — Within one month, dancer Charles “Lil Buck” Riley completed a stint on Madonna’s “Rebel Heart” tour, came to New York for a highly praised “Jazz at Lincoln Center” program ...
"For people who don't know the style, Memphis Jookin consists of a lot of slides and glides and toe spins and a bounce that's very native to the city. What makes Jookin so original is how we get from ...