During the event, Lucious experiences severe ALS symptoms and loses his voice. Unable to deliver the closing speech, he chooses Cookie to speak in his place, snubbing both Andre and Anika.
Lucious hosts a major showcase to charm Wall Street investors. After Anika sabotages the planned headliner, Elle Dallas (played by Courtney Love ), Jamal and Hakeem step in to perform together, successfully winning over the crowd. [S1E7] Our Dancing Days
is the seventh episode of the first season of the musical drama series Empire , which originally aired on February 18, 2015 . This pivotal episode focuses on Lucious Lyon's attempt to present Empire Entertainment as a unified, "family-run" business to potential investors ahead of the company's IPO. Episode Overview Original Air Date: February 18, 2015 Director: Sanaa Hamri Writers: Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, and Attica Locke During the event, Lucious experiences severe ALS symptoms