How UCLA women’s basketball started a revolution with viral TikTok videos
Here's a breakdown of how UCLA's unique dance routine led them all the way to a national championship.
How UCLA women’s basketball started a revolution with viral TikTok videos originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . UCLA became the latest women's basketball National Champion with a dominant victory over South Carolina.
So, don't be surprised to see them dance all throughout the celebration. The Bruins' impressive season concluded with just one loss and one added dance routine. As UCLA has cruised through the NCAA tournament this year, the women frequently danced the same routine in the celebration.
Now that UCLA has won, the routine has become synonymous with a championship. Here's a breakdown of UCLA's dancing. Who started the UCLA viral celebration TikToks?
According to the Los Angeles Times , UCLA starter Charlisse Leger-Walker asked the UCLA dance team to teach her, Lauren Betts and Gabriela Jaquez a routine. "One of the dance captains [Kaili Tam] reached out to me, and she was like, 'oh my gosh,' like, if you wanted to ever do a collab with the dance team, we would totally be down," Leger-Walker told Marisa Ingemi. "I was like, totally.