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  • Oh man, brother.

  • Welcome.

  • Welcome, welcome, welcome.

  • I can't believe I'm here.

  • This is The Ellen Show.

  • What's up?

  • [CHEERING]

  • Now look, just to give you all a little bit of background,

  • I've known Phil for, like--

  • we've known each other for almost 10 years.

  • We started working together on Stomp the Yard.

  • And just to see--

  • [CHEERING]

  • Yeah.

  • Just to see everything that he has worked through and created

  • over this time has been incredible.

  • And, man this-- and what we're talking about now-- oh god, no.

  • Throwback pic.

  • The glow up is real, ladies and gentlemen.

  • Wow.

  • Now, this class that you've got, man, is incredible.

  • Man, what is the Fam Jam?

  • Wow, 2014 I was teaching a class full of kids,

  • and I started to notice that it was

  • a lot of families that were waiting to pick up

  • their kids after the class.

  • So I thought of the clever idea to kind of mix the two.

  • So started the class, and right off the bat I notice

  • an immediate connection-- happiness, love, and joy.

  • And right then and there, I knew it was going to make an impact.

  • It was so great.

  • That's awesome.

  • Now, do you have to be an amazing, professional-level

  • dancer to jump into this?

  • That's the great part about it.

  • You don't have to be a professional dancer.

  • Nowadays, you see all these viral videos.

  • There are such amazing kids and dancers all over the world.

  • You do not have to be in a great--

  • great dancer, professional dancer.

  • Everyone's welcome to do it.

  • Fam Jam is so awesome.

  • Yes, absolutely.

  • Absolute-- and then also, I'm just--

  • I'm just curious too on this.

  • On the first time that it happened,

  • what was the response like for the par-- was it hard

  • getting parents to dance?

  • Oh, well, it was a little tough, depending on the music.

  • I put on a little Earth, Wind & Fire.

  • They were like, hey, OK.

  • [SNAPPING]

  • They said it's hard getting granddaddy to dance to Cardi B.

  • Yeah, exactly.

  • But, no, they were very receptive.

  • And the great thing about is seeing

  • the kids connect with the parents,

  • and it's such a great thing to see.

  • Man, that's awesome.

  • And Phil, we got some big news about the Fam Jam, man.

  • Please share that news with us.

  • Oh my god.

  • I'm so excited because we are official.

  • The Disney's Fam Jam will premiere early 2020.

  • [CHEERING]

  • [CLAPPING]

  • [SCREAM]

  • I love that.

  • You see, it's like-- it's also like,

  • how can you not love this guy?

  • Look how much joy he has on his face.

  • So imagine walking into a dance class and Phil is your teacher.

  • But you can do it.

  • Now, look.

  • We've heard so much about the Fam

  • Jam that'll be a show on Disney Channel soon.

  • Now, let us see what the Fam Jam is about.

  • Let's do it.

  • You all ready for it?

  • Let's go.

  • [APPLAUSE]

  • [MUSIC - EARTH, WIND & FIRE, "LET'S GROOVE"]

  • (SINGING) I'll be there after a while if you want love.

  • We can boogie down.

  • Down.

  • Boogie on down.

  • Down.

  • Boogie on down.

  • Down.

  • Boogie on down.

  • Down.

  • Groove tonight.

  • Share the spice of life.

  • Slice it right.

  • We're gonna groove tonight.

  • Let this groove get you to move.

  • It's all right, all right.

  • Let this groove set in your shoes.

  • It's all right, all right.

  • Groove tonight.

  • Let's groove.

  • It's all right, all right.

  • Let's groove.

  • Let this groove set in your shoes.

  • Groove tonight.

  • All right.

  • Just move.

  • It's all right.

  • [MUSIC END]

  • [CHEERING]

  • That was so good.

  • That was so good.

  • Listen, for more information on the Fam Jam, go to our website.

  • We'll be right back.

  • Phil Wright and the Fam Jam.

Oh man, brother.

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