UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis' Viral Floor Routine Was An Ode To Black Culture
3 years, 10 months ago

UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis' Viral Floor Routine Was An Ode To Black Culture

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UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis celebrated Black culture in a floor routine performance over the weekend that has the internet doing flips. Dennis’ electric floor exercise and dance, which earned her a score of 9.950 out of a possible 10, also included nods to California Black culture and to historically Black Greek-lettered sororities and fraternities. Clips of Dennis’ performance have drawn wide praise on Twitter, including an acknowledgment from Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles, who tweeted: “Do the damn thing girl.” “This was so fun to watch! Last year, her lively floor routine featuring a compilation of Beyoncé songs made rounds on the internet, and even landed her an invitation to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

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She’s gone viral and opened the Met Gala. What’s next for UCLA’s Nia Dennis?
2 years, 5 months ago

She’s gone viral and opened the Met Gala. What’s next for UCLA’s Nia Dennis?

LA Times  

Months after she finished her UCLA gymnastics career, Nia Dennis flipped, leaped and danced her way across the iconic Met Gala steps. Dennis’ internet-breaking Met Gala entrance in 2021 marked the former UCLA star’s transition into her post-gymnastics life, a phase that could attract just as much attention as her two viral floor routines. The memorable entrance was planned by …

Viral gymnastics routines gain steam with UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi, Nia Dennis
3 years, 10 months ago

Viral gymnastics routines gain steam with UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi, Nia Dennis

LA Times  

From the concourse level of Pauley Pavilion, where JaNay Honest was perched for UCLA’s season-opening meet against Arizona State on Jan. 23, the former Bruins gymnast and current Pac-12 Networks broadcaster knew almost immediately after Nia Dennis flipped her head back and settled into the finishing pose of her floor routine that Dennis was going to do it again. She …

‘Got back to my roots’: Nia Dennis and the groundbreaking genius of #BlackExcellence
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Got back to my roots’: Nia Dennis and the groundbreaking genius of #BlackExcellence

LA Times  

Nia Dennis placed her hands on her hips as she sashayed onto the floor. “You’re a star!” With her second viral floor routine in as many years, Dennis made another appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” and did interviews via Zoom on “The Today Show” and NBC. A place for expression “I aspire to inspire.” — Nia Dennis BJ Das …

Michelle Obama Gives Special Shout-Out To 'Fierce' UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis
3 years, 10 months ago

Michelle Obama Gives Special Shout-Out To 'Fierce' UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis

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LOADING ERROR LOADING UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis can now add former first lady Michelle Obama to her list of admirers. On Tuesday, Obama joined countless people on social media who have raved over Dennis’s skills after clips of her floor routine from Saturday’s competition in Los Angeles went viral online. Dennis helped her school’s team clinch a win over Arizona …

Gymnast Nia Dennis earns praise for her ‘Black excellence’ routine
3 years, 11 months ago

Gymnast Nia Dennis earns praise for her ‘Black excellence’ routine

CNN  

CNN — The reviews are in for gymnast Nia Dennis’ “Black excellence” floor routine and they’re nothing short of sensational. Keep killing it!” Missy Elliott also gave the routine her approval, tweeting: “Snappin” At the time of writing, the video has gained more than five million views on Twitter. “This routine definitely reflects everything that I am today as a …

UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis goes viral again with #BlackExcellence routine
3 years, 11 months ago

UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis goes viral again with #BlackExcellence routine

LA Times  

UCLA’s Nia Dennis competes on the floor during a gymnastics meet against Arizona State on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. The UCLA senior whose Beyoncé-inspired floor routine went viral last year returned with a dynamic hip-hop routine that gained more than 2 million views on Twitter in less than 24 hours after the Bruins won their season opener against Arizona State …

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