rising gymnastic star’s routine, and not only because of her ability to fly through the air. Nia Dennis, a senior at UCLA, performed a routine celebrating “Black excellence” while incorporating artists like Kendrick Lamar, Tupac Shakur, Missy Elliott, Beyoncé, Soulja Boy and Megan Thee Stallion.
Viewed over 10 million times, she said the floor routine was inspired Black Lives Matter protests. "I had to. . . for the culture," the 21-year-old wrote on Instagram.
The routine wowed the judges and earned praise from celebrities across the spectrum. UCLA tweeted out the routine with the hashtag #blackexcellence and Missy Elliott voiced her approval in a comment: “snappin”.
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