Lil Buck Swan at Vail International Dance Festival

[@Gmacariyall]

i never thought i'd see someone take gangsta walkin' to the next level, much love for the M-town and much respect to lil buck, what a way to progress my G

[@vasudeva01]

Proof that dance is a living, growing thing, and the classics are not written in stone.

[@melindapressler5946]

A artist that combines classical ballet, contemporary dance to create an art form that is hybrid dance form that is nothing short of miraculous. BRAVO!

[@melissasmith6762]

Zero ballet in this.

[@davidc.8717]

He started learning ballet when he was 16 (saw that on the Versace video..it think.). He would teach hip hop in exchange for ballet lessons. A lot of his pirouettes have a ballet base that he’s put his own spin on...no pun intended. Regardless of what you think, it’s beautiful. This guy is immensely talented and I’m glad he’s being showcased in commercials and getting the recognition he deserves. Come a long way from jookin battles in basements.

[@bluefire5656]

its called mephis jookin a hybrid of hip hop and something similar to ballet

[@melindapressler5946]

@@bluefire5656 Thank you Lil Buck for letting me know and for enhancing us with dance.

[@bluefire5656]

@@melindapressler5946 I spelt memphis wrong but kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHTEkp2tnKulbK8

[@kingmojo9682]

Let it be known that this young man is from Memphis, TN. So many great artists have come from our city and this brother is no exception. Great job brother #pureart!

[@sethholloway5610]

Wuuuut! I was just telling my lady about jookin when seeing this guy dance so well. Glad to know he's representing for the M

[@jamaalwicksmusic]

There's a certain level of awe in watching him perform. To be combined with classical music opens a completely new door in my mind's eye of what is possible. To understand the limitations of "the box" shows you the benefit of thinking outside of "the box." Great job.

[@niquea4702]

Love the way this young man express himself... He is so graceful. Watching him moves me. I believe that our ancestors would be proud of him.

[@davesmith6815]

All mankind can be proud of this man.

[@sherrylpenn1341]

💯%👍👍👍 Lil Buck performance brought tears to my eyes. IT was ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ancestors Are Definitely Proud of Lil Buck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@2berryblondeboys]

I totally got goose bumps from watching - he FEELS that music to his core and moves so beautifully. Wow!

[@joycerayner6533]

OMG what a gift. I am amazed @ how this young man has combined his gift with talent. But, maintained his desire for dance,and not allow us to squeeze him into a mold !

[@2010kiwi2010]

Glad to see Memphis represented positively....Good job. Keep it up

[@cndns2]

Poetry in motion. Lil Buck's dancing defies gravity. Bravo!

[@Mragdoll]

I can be optimistic by seeing things like that. this is the future

[@Jrockit454]

And everyone who is dissing him here is just a punk because you should be thanking him for bring these arts together. To put both street and classic isn't always the easiest thing. Have respect for the art.

[@Mragdoll]

my god, lil buck, that was intense. you're the man. so beautiful

[@Creslin321]

I never appreciated dance until watching this very talented man perform. Amazing. Beautiful. Moving.

[@lmunson1946]

This young man should be offered many scholarships, what incredible control.

[@CaptainWhelk123]

I appreciate ballet in its raw form too, but this guy just made it cool.

[@pkoopsful]

I could watch this kid all day!

[@gangstaminesia]

the perfection of body movements with life showing that whatever mixture of genera everything can be beautiful and well appreciated!

[@MuzikJunky]

Yes, hip-hop culture makes EVERYTHING better! Peace.

[@artofsoul]

As an original bboy I always knew our artform would elvolve, but this. This is art in its purest form. From being shunned by the early establishments to gracing the largest stages on earth. You are a treasure Lil Buck.

[@vargaso]

Incredible. I don't think a dance performance has ever brought tears to me eyes, but this one did.

[@prodigalson333]

My brother that is pure art!!! You are blessed!!! Use that talent to shine your light!!!

[@RL438]

So amazing! To see someone dance with joy and love of moment. A thing of beauty.

[@Crav1nAzn]

Hmm. What's not to like? A young man who brings his style to the table which incorporates break dancing and a mix of ballet. He keeps it fresh yet artistic

[@spillamen1]

It's a dance style from memphis called jooking

[@MrPesante2008]

I always said his jooking style had a ballet style. Very graceful and smooth. Lil is actually the one who got me to like jooking my favorite jooker. He has taken jooking to another level. The king of jooking in my book! Ladia is the queen!

[@ThePopandLocker3000]

my jaw broke watchin dis guy

[@wennoel]

Very inspiring! He has a dance vocabulary all his own and it really brings multiple styles together in an entirely new way! Brilliant!

[@mirandawilliams8609]

The way he moves is like the swan itself is trying to take flight but is dying. The amazing moves left me in awe, it feels like the audience were left in shock and amazement when he showed his moves. This is why I love dancing more than anything else.

[@jayj1705]

whole different level of jookin... but its still.. beauty in its rarity of art form.. "Memphis jookin" great job man..

[@TCJAZZ-MUSIC]

Man ..... that was incredible! Thank Lil' Buck for sharing your talents with us!

[@Cent4man]

His foot work is off the charts. That ending. OMG! It just crushed my heart.

[@BenBopALula]

Un vrai cygne, assurément ! Après 4 mn de Lil Buck, je sens que le monde est meilleur. ♡

[@ganymede627]

OMG. saw this live. one of the most amazing things i've ever seen!!

[@Goddess2rta]

Like he took the moonwalk and raised it to the power of infinity! Amazing.

[@ShadowPoet174]

Plus, the grace and skill he has is on the level of a ballet dancer.

[@CLMCJ55]

This young man is amazing. Kudos to have burst through the norm, into beautiful form. Go Charles!

[@andyvideographer2352]

I've always described this dancing as awesome. Now I can see how beautiful it is!

[@smoothiegodess]

YES! Bravo! Original and fresh tribute to the Dying Swan. This is art at it's finest, thank you for your work!

[@alycedodge1393]

Lil Buck is a great artist

[@lilou5517]

Lil Buck??? extraordinaire!!! 💖 de la poésie et beaucoup d intelligence dans la chorégraphie!!!👑👑👑 so nice! so beautiful!!! thank's Lil !😊💜

[@lilou5517]

une merveille !!!💚💛💜 à sourire et pleurer à la fois!!! Génial Lil Buck!!!👏👏👏

[@se.wellnessblitz]

Love the exceptional art of emotion.

[@poppinsilk]

Artistry Dance in Motion.Bravo!!

[@langstonquin]

Like all dance, 20 years from now some formal dance communities will have these moves named, categorized and catalogued, and will be telling creative kids from humble beginnings that they aren't doing it right.

[@bromortimer]

this is so beautiful it makes me cry.

[@cohn6432]

Wonderful! Just saw him on The Colbert Report and my ankles are still smarting just WATCHING him. I believe he has more strength, (and grace), in his ankles and feet than I do my entire body!

[@kdeala21]

Lil Buck snapped out on that one. Do ya thang Playa.

[@sydswakening6255]

Absolutely stunning performance!!!

[@AshersFromSpace]

absolute wonderful job. he keeps his style but is elegant at the same time. wonderful.

[@rjalili]

Thanks to the Colbert Report for bringing this amazing artist and athlete to our attention. Lil Buck, you'll go far!

[@er1ns]

What a beautiful gift. So glad he shares it with us. 🤍

[@clbert7460]

Amazing! I did a ballet solo to the same music when I was a child and I was no where near as graceful or presented as beautiful a picture as he did! Bravo!

[@mivasair]

Amazing fluidity . . . absolutely brilliant . . . so very sensitive . . . wow.

[@almajohnson9646]

wow. I must say his dance is a art that speaks threw movement

[@kutarq]

2:05 Moon gravity mode activated. So much respect Lil Buck, King of Kings.

[@starlightlake9666]

Perfection.

[@KKP20111]

WOW!!! MORE THAN AMAZING!!!

[@eallaman100]

Fantastic interpretation of the Swan!

[@secretofsinging]

Absolutely GORGEOUS IIIIII I watched this years ago...and left the same comment....how beautiful...AND original ! It was also a personal touch...that he allowed himself to smile in response to the acknowledgement of the audience's appreciation. We (opera) have never been allowed to do it...so I loved his sincerity!!

[@frederickfrison48]

Nice. I love the way he still keeps his "home-style" of dancing to create true work of art. Beautiful job!

[@SaggiScorp]

This is AWESOME, MARVELOUS, WONDERFUL, AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, STUPENDOUS, FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT!

[@Weshcomar]

I'm not crying it's just I'm swet from the eyes >_

[@Countryballsplush]

ok

[@InezLevy]

Amazing talent! Most poignant a video clip! Exquisitely beautiful music marking the death of The Swan.

[@TsubasaDreams]

So beautiful. Just goes to show that music and dance has no boundaries or categories. Beautiful interpretation of the music is beautiful interpretation of the music.

[@nazuniajuan2312]

Que maravillosa interpretación ..Pure gold !!!!

[@Millkstar28]

Yea... He a deep and magic performer of dance and story telling with his move!

[@AircatAerialArts]

Wow! masterfully brilliant!

[@kristintrim6531]

This is beautiful! Like ballet in Jordan's. LOVE it! Great job man, and congrats on your accomplishments. May you be blessed with many more!!

[@bixenjager5749]

🤡

[@mlrojas9127]

I am always mesmerized by this performance.

[@pizee]

This is impossibly beautiful!!!

[@MsBeautifly3]

A-mazing!!!! I got goosebumps and everything....

[@euroforsuro]

i wander if lil buck is reading all this ,,,

[@frankschauer4255]

Absolutely amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazin'. Man this kid right here is bringin' flava, passion, love, dignity, style, softness and power, where every single charactersign of the just called up, needs to be shown, plus he's really exact. Does he have bones. It seems to me, that he hasn't many of them. Whyelse can / could he move like that, almost like a snake. Like the Audience of wwe says sometimes - THIS IS AWESOME. No, seriously, I've never seen someone like him. He's really hard competitive opponent to salah, DNice, the twins or even lilou, although the danced styles are for the biggest part completely different. You gotta love and respect him (Lil Buck) for his efforts as well, 'cause he just teared the house down. Perfect Show and Choreography. Please keep on going like that. Aaaaaiiight.

[@wesleyrussell5300]

I do agree it was brilliant and had passion. Your writing sucks though and WWE is such a bad example to use please do not talk ever again.

[@b1na276]

what do you call the dance he's doing? i'd like to see some tutorials of it.

[@joshuapatrickvidal4954]

@@b1na276 Memphis Jookin

[@whatdoyousuppose]

This is so mesmerizing, what a talented artist ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@twodi4]

How stunning!

[@awoods5856]

Amazing. Blessed.

[@7lionofjudah]

Very moving performance, I can appreciate the music, and this amazing interpretation.

[@natachaquesnel4189]

So nice !!!💙💙👍💙💙💙

[@nolita88]

he is wonderful. i love ballet, he has the same elegance, expression, and musicality of a great ballet dancer.

[@woodywadsworth1072]

He is a trained ballet dancer, although he started out Memphis urban style know as jookin, which is what he is doing here, similar to Brooklyn flexing with more fluid less popping and locking. But we can all thank electric bogaloo late 70s for birthing all these styles of dance.

[@wesleyrussell5300]

Great comment Woody

[@wesleyrussell5300]

Great comment Woody

[@melissasmith6762]

I bet someone could change the music to a completely different song and people would still see musicality here.

[@brand78100]

This is dope, and deeply moving ! His own story is astonishing too !

[@lilibetp]

AMAZING!

[@NekiaAllen]

breath-takingly beautiful. What a gift.

[@ireland1953]

Beautiful and moving.

[@ThatTrellBoii]

Amazing Spins & Tip Toe Action Lil Buck 2 Cold

[@byrondavis3772]

that was fantastic

[@newballet726]

New Ballet Ensemble and School in Memphis TN maintains the copyright to Swan. An improvisational piece, it remains in the repertoire of NBE where it is danced to teach the joy of music to children from poverty. It was originally created by Katie Smythe in collaboration with Buck for an Arts Outreach performance in Arkansas. The organization is deeply proud of Buck, a rare and beautiful dancer, choreographer in his own right, a graduate. Please credit NBE when posting this Swan. Thank you.

[@shelleywilliams6095]

Amazing. Beautifully done. He is a truly gifted dancer.

[@MetaphoricallySlutty]

Incredible!

[@tiyontranduy3821]

So much talent !!!! Love you guy !!!

[@___hi3453]

0:00 to 4:04 is the best part, in my opinion.

[@stopit9280]

@LIVIA WANG Exactly.

[@newtopgifts]

superb, no more words

[@poetsspeakinsnow]

Lil Buck ...Love the Swan!!!! but hey Lil Buck when can I See a Video of Tabla Ture?????? it was SICK!!!!

[@wesleyrussell5300]

I agree that was some of his best work

[@galiciasgone9651]

He is simply amazing

[@scordragon]

INCREDIBLE

[@jamielawrence4749]

Dance is humanity at its best.

[@DaviHexli]

Ballet + Poppin & Lockin + Contortion. Crazy-Cool !

[@spillamen1]

What's he is doing is actually called gangster walk or jooking a memphis dance style

[@mrsixfigures02]

Wow! That was some real art! Great job!

[@marcahiller9504]

So incredibly talented!! Thank you for sharing it with us. The best of luck to you!

[@goodwin7d]

This is NOT break dance, its memphis jookin/gangster walking. but other than that... i agree with your previous statement "just stunning" :)

[@zoelouisethrasher]

I attended this performance!