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Kida Burns
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Leon Burns
April 8, 2002 Sacramento, California, U.S.
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Leon Burns (born April 8, 2002), known as Kida the Great, is a talented American hip hop dancer, choreographer, and actor. He became famous for his amazing dance videos on Instagram, where he danced to popular hip-hop songs. In 2016, Kida won the thirteenth season of So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation. He was voted "America's Favorite Dancer" and took first place!
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Kida's Early Life
Kida Burns was born on April 8, 2002, in Sacramento, California. His parents are Tanisha Hunter and Leon Burns, Sr. Kida is the sixth of his mother's seven children.
How Kida Started Dancing
Kida's first dance teacher was his oldest brother, Shaheem Sanchez Burns. Shaheem started teaching Kida when he was only four years old. Kida also found inspiration from dance movies. He loved watching films like Breakin' and the Step Up series with his father.
In 2014, Kida's father passed away.
Kida's Dance Career
When Kida was 11 years old, he began training at Chapkis Dance Studio. This studio is in Suisun City, California. His teacher there was Greg Chapkis, who was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance Season 1.
Becoming Famous Online
In 2010, Kida posted a video online. It showed him dancing with his crew, "The Art of Teknique." This video became very popular! Famous rappers Ludacris and Tyrese even shared it. Because of this video, Kida and his crew were invited to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
In 2015, Kida performed by himself on The Queen Latifah Show and The Rachel Ray Show. These performances caught the eye of the producers for So You Think You Can Dance.
Winning So You Think You Can Dance
In 2016, Kida Burns won the grand prize of $250,000. He was voted America's Favorite Dancer on the thirteenth season of So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation. He took home first place!
Other Performances and Appearances
Kida has also appeared in music videos and performed with famous artists.
- He was in Chris Brown's music video for the song "Party" with fellow hip-hop dancers Ayo & Teo.
- He performed with singer Usher at the 2016 BET Awards.
- In 2012, Kida appeared in the movie Battlefield America. He played the character Thomas Brown.
- In 2020, Kida took part in the fourth season of World of Dance. He danced alongside Bailey Sok and the group Kinjaz.
- Kida choreographed and appeared in the music video for Justin Bieber's song "Come Around Me."
- He also made a short appearance in the Disney movie Zombies 2.
- In 2024, Kida was a featured dancer in Kendrick Lamar's music video "Not Like Us."
