[s1e7] — Our Dancing Days

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

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. [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 is the seventh episode of the first season