Memphis Jookin: Ballet for the Streets

Memphis jookin, also often called “urban ballet,” is all about the footwork: graceful slides, dizzying toe spins and impossible-looking ankle breaks.

Watch some of Memphis’ best Terrance (a.k.a. G-Nerd) Smith and Jookin Warz winners Bryann Rashadd Alexander (a.k.a. Toe Disciple) and Dra’em Hines dance across Memphis—in the parking lots of Hickory Hill, under an I-40 overpass and on the Riverside Drive basketball courts.

Read the full story here: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13856811/if-cities-could-dance-memphis

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