UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis Is Going Viral—Again—for Another Incredible Floor Routine

January 25, 2021 | 04:12am

“This is what #blackexcellence looks like.”

UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis Is Going Viral—Again—for Another Incredible Floor Routine

Last year, UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis went super viral on the internet for her all-Beyoncé floor routine, and now she's done it again.

The UCLA senior dedicated her latest floor routine to Black culture, according to The Guardian, and incorporated several Black artists into her set music: Kendrick Lamar, Tupac Shakur, Missy Elliott, Soulja Boy, Megan Thee Stallion, and, of course, Beyoncé.

It's an incredible, jaw-dropping performance, and I vote we give Dennis all the gold medals right now. Watch it for yourself, below.

https://twitter.com/uclagymnastics/status/1353398409038680065

Dennis scored a 9.95/10 from the judges and earned high praise from celebrities and fans alike. Missy Elliott herself said the performance was “snappin," while Simone Biles tweeted, “okay @DennisNia do the damn thing girl; this was so fun to watch! keep killing it!." (Dennis responded to Biles, “Thank you, girl.”)

https://twitter.com/MissyElliott/status/1353434461548015617

https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/1353423196754595841

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The love keeps pouring in, too. “Here's your daily moment of WOW: a 9.95 score for this phenomenal, joyous, ferocious floor routine by UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis,” MSNBC's Joshua Johnson tweeted. Another added, “Nia Dennis going viral Again is the best thing of 2021.” And a third said, "every time i see gymnast #NiaDennis on my TL... i CRY, i really do... i’m crying now."

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“This routine definitely reflects everything that I am today as a woman,” Dennis said to the Los Angeles Daily News, “And of course I had to incorporate a lot of parts of my culture. I wanted to have a dance party because that’s my personality and of course I had to shout out L.A., because we out here, UCLA."

After her floor routine went viral last year, Nia Dennis tweeted, “I am overwhelmed with happiness and joy, thank you everyone for such positive messages, it means the world to me to have your support. this is so surreal i can’t even believe it! much love always.. -xx nations.”