DLow

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Daryon Martice Simmons (born August 15, 1995), known professionally as DLow, is a hip-hop dancer, rapper, and choreographer from Chicago, Illinois. His stage name "DLow" is an acronym for Determined, Loyal, Optimistic, and Willing to Learn.

He gained recognition through his involvement in bopping, a Chicago-based dance style. He began performing the dance with his own variation and later collaborated with dancer and rapper Lil Kemo (also known as King Kemo). The duo released their first video, DLow and Kemo (Episode 1), in May 2013, which helped them gain local attention.

In December 2013, DLow released the single and dance "The DLow Shuffle", followed by "The DLow Shuffle Part 2" in 2014. He and Lil Kemo performed the dance on national platforms, including The Steve Harvey Show and Good Day Chicago.

In 2015, he released "Bet You Can't Do It Like Me", which gained widespread attention through a viral dance challenge and entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November of that year. DLow was previously signed to Atlantic Records and is currently managed by Manticore Music.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]