The 11-part program was introduced by its director and producer, Damian Woetzel, who described Lil Buck as a "prophet of jookin', " indicating that the now 23-year-old man was committed to taking his dance skills around the country and the world.

WSJ: A Morris Quartet; Lil Buck's Jookin' | Mark Morris Dance Group With Mikhail Baryshnikov | Lil Buck | Yo-Yo Ma | A Jookin' Jam Session at (Le) Poisson Rouge | By Robert Greskovic

The lady's man depicted in the 1883 canvas "Dance in the Country" (pictured here), for instance, was a short-but-suave friend of Renoir's who served as a witness at the artist's wedding, says Colin B.

WSJ: Renoir at the Frick