[s1e7] Our Dancing Days May 2026

While Lucious promotes family unity, internal tensions between his sons Jamal and Hakeem mount, and the rivalry between Cookie and Anika intensifies as they vie for influence within the company. Plot Highlights

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.

At the end of the episode, Lucious finally gathers his family to reveal his ALS diagnosis, leading to varying emotional reactions, including a breakdown from Andre.

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 and loses his voice. Unable to deliver the closing speech, he chooses Cookie to speak in his place, snubbing both Andre and Anika.

The episode concludes with Anika catching Lucious and Cookie in bed together after the two shared a nostalgic moment following the showcase. Featured Music "Empire" Our Dancing Days (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb