00:00It is time for the final round of the King and Queen of 2015 Essence Festival.
00:07Are y'all ready? Y'all ready? Alright, so each one of our pairs has been backstage
00:13working really, really hard preparing a 30-second dance duo. They're gonna have a
00:18dance face-off right here and we have two very special guest judges with us.
00:23Put your hands together for Kid and Play.
00:28Hello, hello. What's up, what's up, what's up, what's up, what's up?
00:32Welcome, welcome. Thank you for joining me. What's good, what's good?
00:36How have y'all been? Very well, very well. Thank you, thank you.
00:39What's up, what's up Essence, what's up? Are y'all enjoying y'all's Essence Festival?
00:43Very much so. They're working us a lot and we're thankful but we're having a good time.
00:47What's not to like? What have you two been up to?
00:50A lot of shows. Yeah, this year has been very busy.
00:53As you may or may not know, it's the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie House Party.
00:57There we go. We're out there promoting that and thanking y'all, the fans, for all the love you've shown us over the years.
01:02Give it ahhh.
01:04Where did the iconic Kid and Play dance come from?
01:07It came out of urgency. Yeah, right.
01:09You know, we were two guys that were used to having dancers behind us in our New York shows, Philly, Jersey.
01:16But when it was time for us to really start touring, we couldn't bring the dancers. It wasn't in the budget.
01:21Got you.
01:22So we had to come up with some dances that still reflected our energy, our good times, excitement and kick-step was part of it.
01:29It works. Did y'all think it would be so iconic everybody's doing it?
01:33Who knew?
01:34I don't think we thought that 25 years later people would still be doing it, but we're glad they are.
01:39So, you know.
01:40Alright.
01:41Do it.
01:42So are y'all ready to judge this competition?
01:43Let's do it.
01:44Alright, so first up we have Julie and Frederick.
01:46What you got?
01:47Alright, go take to the center stage.
01:48Show me what you got.
01:49Alright, here we go. DJ, cue that music.
01:51Uh oh.
01:52Uh oh.
01:53Uh oh.
01:54Uh oh.
01:55Uh oh.
01:56Uh oh.
01:57Uh oh.
01:58Uh oh.
01:59Uh oh.
02:00Uh oh.
02:01He's so serious.
02:02Topic.
02:03Uh oh.
02:04Uh oh.
02:05There you go.
02:06How you doing on it?
02:07Not the right beat for it, but you know.
02:09Uh.
02:10I appreciate the effort.
02:11Uh.
02:12Oh, the bump.
02:13The bump.
02:14Do the bump.
02:15They're doing the bump.
02:16Soul Train.
02:17Alright, there you go.
02:18That's it.
02:19Alright, give them a round of applause.
02:20Somalia and Bernard.
02:22Y'all ready?
02:23Show us what you got.
02:24Here we go.
02:25Ready?
02:26That's what's up.
02:27Cue the music.
02:28Uh oh.
02:29Uh oh.
02:30Uh oh.
02:31What?
02:32Oh.
02:33Oh.
02:34Uh.
02:35To the side.
02:36Back to the middle.
02:37Up to the right.
02:39Back to the left.
02:40Uh oh.
02:41Uh oh.
02:42Uh oh.
02:43Keep fucking with it.
02:45Uh oh.
02:46Big finish.
02:47Big finish.
02:48Big finish.
02:49That was a big finish.
02:50How y'all feeling so far?
02:51That was good.
02:52That just happened.
02:53Yeah.
02:54That was a big finish.
02:55Yes, it did just happen.
02:56He carried it over the threshold.
02:57Alright, our third and final couple.
02:58Monet and Bugsy, y'all ready?
03:00Alright, take to the center.
03:01Alright.
03:02Here we go.
03:03Couple number three.
03:04Here we go.
03:05Do that music.
03:06Uh oh.
03:07Uh oh.
03:08Uh oh.
03:09Uh oh.
03:10Uh oh.
03:11Uh oh.
03:12They're doing the jogging there.
03:13Uh oh.
03:14Uh oh.
03:15Yes, man.
03:16Blah blah blah blah blah blah.
03:18They're doing the fogal.
03:20Uh oh.
03:21Uh oh.
03:22Oh oh.
03:23Oh oh.
03:24Oh oh.
03:25Oh oh.
03:26Oh oh.
03:27Oh no no.
03:28Legs up.
03:29Legs up.
03:30We got children's in the house.
03:31This is a family show.
03:32This is a family show.
03:33I smell bacon.
03:34Give it up one more time for all of our contestants please and thank you.
03:37I smell bacon.
03:38Alright judges, I'm gonna give y'all a moment to deliberate amongst yourselves.
03:41Yeah, let us huddle.
03:42Before we crown the king and queen.
03:44Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:46Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:47I smell bacon.
03:49Everyone give it up for Diane and Ryan.
03:52Uh oh.
03:53What we got?
03:54Oh.
03:55Alright.
03:56So I'm gonna let y'all announce the winners.
03:58Oh, what?
03:59It's up to us?
04:00Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
04:01It's up to y'all.
04:02It's up to y'all.
04:03Who you wanna do?
04:04I give it to the white who jumped up with the arms.
04:05Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
04:06Give it to that one.
04:07Alright, we gonna go with uh.
04:08Wait a minute.
04:09Wait, wait, wait, wait.
04:10Y'all help us out.
04:11Can we turn the music down a little bit?
04:13Y'all help us out.
04:14Uh oh.
04:15Come on, y'all.
04:18Come on.
04:23They did the j-
04:25Whoa.
04:26Oh.
04:27Yo.
04:28They did the jogging man.
04:29People have spoken.
04:30Here we go.
04:31Step to the front.
04:32It's Monet and Bugsy.
04:33They ain't who got the most votes.
04:35Give a big round of applause.
04:36They took that decision.
04:37You took too long.
04:38You took too long.
04:39You took too long.
04:40posados.
04:41You took a given to your wold people.
04:42Down.
04:43Moving.
04:44Equity.
04:45Move.
04:46Continue.
04:47Enjoy UAE.
04:48Move.
04:49Remove.
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