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.
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.