Lions halftime show features group Beale Street Flippers
January 31, 2013
The Beale Street Flippers from Memphis, Tenn., performed twice Jan. 26 at the UNA men’s and women’s basketball halftime shows against West Alabama.
The Flippers’ routine consists of members of the group doing flips and spins across the basketball court floor. During the women’s halftime show, a member of the group flipped over two UNA cheerleaders —and the rest of the group as they crouched to the ground near half court. Another set of flips included a member of the Flippers performing several running flips without placing his hands on the ground for support.
The Flippers performed at Phillips Arena in Atlanta Jan. 25 during halftime of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks-Boston Celtics game.
The group stopped by historic Flowers Hall on the way home to Memphis.
Tommie Bonds, member of the Beale Street Flippers, said his brother started flipping one day in the middle of Beale Street, the historic street in Memphis known for the music it produces.
The group grew from there and even performed on the NBC network’s “America’s Got Talent” in season 4.
“While music blares from the clubs all around them, the Beale Street Flippers astonish the crowds with feats of acrobatic prowess that are, honestly, unbelievable,” according to the Flippers’ website.
The Flippers will travel to Oklahoma City next to perform the halftime show for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder.