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The UCLA gymnastics team has earned a reputation for their stellar floor routines in recent years, and junior Margzetta Frazier has been in the center of the spotlight. In yearâs past, the athlete graced headlines after some of her routines included both voguing and soul-inspired dance moves. More recently, Frazier competed with a routine to Janet Jacksonâs music â and the singer loved it so much that she personally thanked the gymnast.
After a video went viral of Frazier nailing a floor routine to a medley of Jacksonâs music, the singer was able to get in contact with the gymnast. During their FaceTime call, captured by TMZ, Jackson gushed over Frazierâs skills and even asked to be her student:
âI would one day love to tumble. And if I do, I would for you to teach me. I did it once in the video âThe Pleasure Principleâ and the way it was shot, people didnât think that it was me, but it was me doing the back flip. I would love for you to teach me. Hopefully I wonât break anything. But I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for sharing your talent, it was so beautiful to see you tumble, it was really inspiring. It just inspired me to want to do more, do better, and be stronger. I loved it, absolutely loved it. [âŠ] I would love to meet you next time Iâm in LA and just sit down and chat, I really would.â
New @JanetJackson floor routine, same @IAmMargzetta magic pic.twitter.com/7ezacUijIy
â UCLA Gymnastics (@uclagymnastics) February 11, 2021
Jacksonâs words apparently inspired Frazier to âdo more, do better, and be strongerâ because after their call, Frazier headed straight to a meet and performed her best. Per TMZâs report, Frazier recorded personal bests both on the beam and on the vault.
See Frazierâs floor routine above.
