Jerel Maddox, left, Adrian Clemons and Timothy Smith are on a team that dances in the J-Setting style. Here they tape a “Funny or Die” comedy segment. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
The Prancing Elites on the set of “Funny or Die.” (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
The Elites’ Clemons, left, Smith, Maddox, Kentrell Collins and Kareem Davis make up a group that formed a decade ago. J-Setting mixes a form of hip-hop with cheerleader-like movements. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
The Prancing Elites tape a “Funny or Die” segment. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
“We come from not having a lot of support to people tweeting us about how we inspire them,” says an Elites dancer. “We’re still trying to figure out if it’s real.” (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
