When there are so many astounding performers out there, it can be hard to impress on a talent show nowadays.
But standing out from the crowd certainly wasn’t an issue for one young man, who left judges speechless with his perfect robot dance moves.
Fik-Shun Stegall was only 18 years old when he entered the popular American dance show, So You Think You Can Dance with a clear determination to prove he had the moves.
His audition was flawless, and he pulled off every body-popping trick in the book.
It was as if he managed to defy the laws of gravity and turn from man into robot! Before long, his expert moves coupled with his hilarious facial expressions put big smiles on all the judges’ faces.
Though nobody had heard of him at the time, he twitched, rolled and twisted his way into the judges’ hearts.
He did some funny moves, wiggling his behind at the judges and cheekily grinning. Some of his over moves were downright impressive. At one point, he dropped into the full splits, before using the ends of his toes to twist in a full 360 on the floor. At another, he rolled his entire chest independently of his head, creating a slightly disturbing visual for the audience.
It didn’t take long for Fik-Shun to get the audience on his side.
They were soon cheering and clapping him along, right until the song finished. Unsurprisingly, when Fik-Shun stood up and took a bow, he received a standing ovation from the three judges. He bounced around on the stage and pumped his arms, clearly happy with the reaction.
The judges waved their cards in the air, and told him that he was through to the next stage.
Well deserved! So, who exactly is Fik-Shun? At the time, he was a nobody—just a young boy who had been dancing since the age of six. He was schooled at a performing arts school called Las Vegas Academy, where he spent many hours of practice developing his talent.
He then became a street performer in Las Vegas, wowing tourists with his talent.
Finally, as a young adult, Fik-Shun was ready to show off his skills to the rest of the world. He entered season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance in Los Angeles, California, and—as we can see—blew the judges away with his performance! Deservedly, Fik-Shun went on to become the male winner of the show.
And it turned out that was only the very beginning of his success story.
Now, having amassed an impressive 1.7 million followers on Instagram, Fik-Shun is a big name in the American entertainment industry.
He went on to enter NBC’s World of Dance, judged by the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo and Derek Hough. He didn’t quite make it to the top this time, but he had already reached stardom.
Fik-Shun now travels the world, performing at shows and teaching classes as a special guest.
He even made an appearance on The Ellen Show to chat about his successes. During the interview, Ellen said:
“Look at your smile, I think that’s what won everybody over. You have this joy about you.”
We certainly agree that Fik-Shun’s cheeky grin and funny expressions add to his character—but there’s no taking away from his impressive robo-moves!
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