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Leon Burns Biography, Age, Height, Dating, Hip-Hop Dancer, Net Worth

Leon Burns Biography

Leon “Kida” Burns is an American professional hip-hop dancer and the winner of America’s Favorite Dancer title in the 13th season of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, also known as ‘So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation’.

 He gained recognition through his Instagram dance videos of popular hip-hop songs such as “Don’t Sleep” by Dorian and “Cut It” by O.T. Genasis

He is more popular by his several stage names, including Kida the Great and Lil Kida. A California native, Burns grew up emulating his father, who was a professional dancer himself. He received his initial training from his elder brother and began dancing at an early age.

After setting up a Vine account, he began to upload six-second videos of his performances and soon garnered a loyal following.

His Instagram account has been equally successful. He has over 1.7 million followers on the platform. In 2016, Burns emerged as the champion on ‘So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation’. That year, he also performed alongside Usher at the 2016 BET Awards.

Leon Burns Age, Height, And Body Measurements

Leon “Kida” Burns is an American professional hip-hop dancer and the winner of America’s Favorite Dancer title in the 13th season of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, also known as ‘So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation’. He was born on 8 April 2002 in Sacramento, California, United States. “Kida” is 17 years old as of 2019. His height and body measurements are still under review.

Leon Burns Early Life and Education

Real name Leon Burns was born on April 8, 2002, which makes the age of Kida The Great be 16 years old as of 2018. His birthplace is in Sacramento, California.

Talking about his parents, he is the son of Leon Burns, Sr.(father) and Tanisha Hunter (mother). Unfortunately, his father died in the year 2014 and the moment Burns lost the person who helped him to find passion in dancing.

Regarding Kida The Great’s siblings, he has an elder brother named Shaheem Sanchez and a younger sister named Savannah.

Burn’s elder brother was his first teacher who started mentoring him from the age of four. His sister is also a dancer and possesses brilliant skills.

It is said that the dancer was inspired by the dance movies like the Step Up series and Breakin’. Getting support from his family, Burns started participating and competing from his early days.

Leon Burns Personal Life

Leon Burns was born on April 8, 2002, in Sacramento, California, United States, to Leon Akida Burns and Tanisha Burns, née Hunter. He has two brothers and four sisters, including Shaheem Sanchez and Savannah. All the members of his family love to dance. His father was a professional dancer himself. In 2014, Leon Burns Sr. died due to complications caused by H1N1 flu. Shaheem Sanchez, who went deaf at the age of four because of bad nerves in his inner ears, is an accomplished dancer in his own right.

He has his own YouTube channel where he posts videos of his performances. Burns received his initial training from Sanchez, who not only helped him learn the intricate steps of hip-hop dancing but also introduced him to the rich heritage of the dance form.

Leon Burns Dating

Excited to know about Kida The Great’s girlfriend detail? Well, he is possibly single and is free from the headache of relationship, dating and girlfriend issues.

Seems like, the dancer is focused on his professional dancing career and has no time for the relationship. However, he might desire to date in upcoming days as he becomes more mature.

Burns father died early because of complications of Influenza A (H1N1) virus in 2014. He is blessed to have other five siblings. He is of black ethnicity background and probably Burns follows Christianity as his religion.

Leon Burns The Meteoric Rise to Fame

Leon Burns started dancing when he was four years old. In 2009, he has crowned the Best Kid Dancer at the Sacramento Music Festival. A year later, he earned the title of Best Kid Dancer at the Sacramento State Fair.
His journey to fame and fortune began on the short-form video hosting site Vine. He soon became popular with his six-second-long hip-hop dance performances. As a child, he used to watch the film ‘Breakin’ and the ‘Step Up’ film series with his father. He later stated that those films had a significant effect on him. In 2010, the video of Burns performing alongside the crew of The Art of Teknique went viral and music celebrities like Ludacris and Tyrese reposted it. He was even invited to perform on Ellen DeGeneres’s show after this. His online popularity resulted in his first appearance on a fictional television show, in Kiefer Sutherland’s short-lived Fox drama series ‘Touch’ in 2012. He also had a small part in the 2012 musical drama ‘Battlefield America’. In September 2014, he received wide recognition for a viral video in which he was seen performing in a dance battle. He was crowned as the Most Inspirational Dancer, which led to appearances on ‘The Queen Latifah Show’ and ‘The Rachel Ray Show’. Burns’ ever-growing popularity caught the attention of the producers of Fox’s dance reality show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. They had planned that the season 13 would be about under-18 dancers. Burns gave a successful audition, earning standing ovations from all three judges, and went on to win the competition itself.

He received the grand prize of $250,000 and the title ‘America’s Favorite Dancer’ for the year 2016. That year, Burns was also featured in the video short ‘Sing It Out’. He has been highly active since his ‘So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation’ win and is presently involved in numerous dance and choreography projects.

Leon Burns Career(Hip-Hop Dancer)

In 2009, Burns earned the title of the Best Kid Dancer during the Sacramento Music Festival. After a year, he won the Best Kid Dancer at the Sacramento State Fair.

When he reached eleven, Burns attended Chapkis Dance Studio based in Suisun City, California. He was trained by Greg Chapkis who is best known for being the contestant of the first season of So You Think You Can Dance.

A video “The Art of Teknique” of Burns being accompanied by his crew was uploaded online which become so popular that famous personalities of the industry like Tyrese and Ludacris reposted it. After that, he and his crew were invited on the stage of The Ellen DeGeneres Show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.

Under the stage name, Kida The Great, Leon Burns performed on The Queen Latifah Show in 2015. He also performed at The Rachel Ray Show.

The show was hosted by Rachael Ray from which Burns was able to draw the attention of the producers of So You Think You Can Dance.

The biggest breakthrough in his professional dancing career was in2016 where he become the most voted America’s Favorite Dancer.

Apart from that, he became the talk of the town when he appeared performing together at 2016 BET Awards with renowned singer Usher. One can also find him contributing to the 2012’s move Battlefield America in the role of Thomas ‘Tommy’ Brown.

Leon Burns Net Worth

Leon Burns’s estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & much more details have been updated below. Let’s check, How Rich is Leon Burns in 2018?

According to Wikipedia, Forbes & Various Online resource, Leon Burns’s estimated net worth Under Review. You may check previous years net worth, salary & much more from below.

Estimated Net Worth in 2019$100K-1M (Approx.)
Previous Year’s Net Worth (2018)Under Review
Annual SalaryUnder Review.
Income SourcePrimary Income source Dancer.

Noted, Leon’s primary income source is Dancer, Currently, We don’t have enough information about Cars, Monthly/Yearly Salary, etc. We will update soon.

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Update: 2024-05-18