YungBBQ Can Be Almost Anyone. Just Watch.
Alexis Feacher, 21, built a following by creating freestyle dance routines emulating a specific era of pop culture.
Alexis Feacher, a.k.a. YungBBQ, has kept us entertained throughout the pandemic. So what’s next?Credit...Aileen Perilla for The New York Times
By Darian Symoné Harvin
April 10, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
Alexis Feacher, 21, has built a following with her freestyle dance impersonations of pop cultural figures and fictional characters. Her improvised movements and elaborate costumes have helped her convey the essence of Tina Turner, Jimmy Neutron, Missy Elliott and so many more.
“People think when you’re on social media everything is an act,” Ms. Feacher said. But performing has been part of her identity since she was a child growing up in St. Petersburg, Fla.