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Stop Everything And Watch UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis’ Viral Floor Routine
- UCLA senior gymnast Nia Dennis' near-perfect floor routine is going viral on social.
- Her routine featured music from Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Soulja Boy, Tupac Shakur, and Megan Thee Stallion.
- Dennis received a score of 9.950 for her routine, and people can't get enough of it.
On Jan. 23, UCLA senior gymnast Nia Dennis performed a sh0wstopping, jaw-dropping floor routine that has since gone viral on social media. Her routine celebrated Black excellence, featuring music from all Black artists, including Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Soulja Boy, Tupac Shakur, and Megan Thee Stallion. Nia added in some fun choreography on top of her intense tumbles. (She also earned a score of 9.950.)
Perhaps unsurprisingly, people lost their minds over Dennis' routine after UCLA Gymnastics shared a video of it to Twitter, writing, "This is what #blackexclellence looks like."
Not only did the UCLA Gymnastics tweet received more than 60,000 likes and 17,000 retweets, but a quote tweet from Twitter user Wells P got more than 367,000 likes and 80,000 retweets. So, yeah, viral.
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site."WE GOT A NEW SUPERSTAR," Wells P captioned the video. But another person replied, "nia BEEN a superstar."
Gold medal Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was also blown away, saying on Twitter, "okay @DennisNia do the damn thing girl 🔥 this was so fun to watch! keep killing it!" Dennis replied with a sweet and simple, "thank you girl."
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.In an interview with Los Angeles Daily News, Dennis shared the inspiration behind her routine and the impact she hoped it had on the audience and judges. "This routine definitely reflects everything that I am today as a woman, and of course I had to incorporate a lot of parts of my culture," she said. "I wanted to have a dance party because that's my personality and of course I had to shout out LA because we out here, UCLA."
Last year, Dennis also went viral with her epic floor routine set to Beyoncé, which earned her a score of 9.975 from the judges.
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Dennis took to Twitter at the time to thank her new fans for all their kind messages from her Beyoncé routine. "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."
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.From: Women's Health US
This story originally appeared on: Cosmopolitan - Author:Emily Shiffer
