TV Guide's Kara Howland recaps the Memphis auditions that aired Wednesday night on Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance." LoHud.com's TV blog also recaps the show, which included a session from Miami, as well. The best dancers were sent on Las Vegas.
Both blogs mention one Marico Flake, who happens to be a Memphis police officer. Flake earned a ticket to Vegas by showing off the Southern hip-hop style known as "jukin'" or "jookin'." Of course, if you've been reading The Commercial Appeal, you already know about Flake, nicknamed The Doctor, and other jookin' and buckin' crews. That story includes a couple of links to jookin' videos, which I'll repeat here and here.
Here are links to stories that ran in The Commercial Appeal when the auditions took place in March. We reported at the time that judges were "disappointed because the talent, at least by the usual expectations for the Tuesday afternoon callbacks, was lagging behind what had been found in other cities."
Both blogs mention one Marico Flake, who happens to be a Memphis police officer. Flake earned a ticket to Vegas by showing off the Southern hip-hop style known as "jukin'" or "jookin'." Of course, if you've been reading The Commercial Appeal, you already know about Flake, nicknamed The Doctor, and other jookin' and buckin' crews. That story includes a couple of links to jookin' videos, which I'll repeat here and here.
Here are links to stories that ran in The Commercial Appeal when the auditions took place in March. We reported at the time that judges were "disappointed because the talent, at least by the usual expectations for the Tuesday afternoon callbacks, was lagging behind what had been found in other cities."
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