Kida the Great
Kida the Great is a Sacramento-born hip-hop dancer and choreographer who shares dance videos, teaches workshops and performs with artists including Kendrick Lamar.
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Kida’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
- So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation2016 · Winner, mentored by Fik-Shun
FOX - Come Around Me (CHANGES: The Movement)2020 · Choreography for Justin Bieber
YouTube - Hit a LickLead dancer with Bailey Sok · Directed by Keone Madrid
Hynt Films - One Soul at KCON LA2026 · Performance with Bailey and RIEHATA
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Overview
- Name
- Leon Burns, known as Kida the Great
- Born
- April 8, 2002
- Hometown
- Sacramento, California
- Work
- Dancer, choreographer and dance teacher
- Breakout
- 2016 winner of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation
Mini bio
How it started.
Kida grew up in Sacramento and began learning from his older brother Shaheem at four. Dance films he watched with his dad helped feed that interest. Formal classes followed, and his crew The ART of Teknique reached The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2010 after a video caught attention online.
The television breakthrough.
In 2016 he won So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation with Fik-Shun as his mentor. He later told Highsnobiety that trying tap, contemporary, jazz and ballroom on the show expanded what he thought he could do. In 2020, he competed on World of Dance alongside Bailey Sok.
From the kitchen to bigger stages.
His Kida’s Kitchen clips helped turn everyday spaces into a place for fans to discover his dancing. Choreographing Justin Bieber’s Come Around Me became a major creative step: he told Red Bull he also had a say in the clothes, camera shots and locations. Recent work includes touring with Kendrick Lamar, teaching workshops and performing with Bailey and RIEHATA at KCON LA.
Creditschronological, newest first
Live performance and teaching
- 2026One Soul, KCON LAPerformer with Bailey and RIEHATA
- 2026BLAZE, Debbie Allen Dance AcademyListed faculty member
- 2025Kendrick Lamar world tourTouring dancer
Music and dance films
- 2020Come Around Me (CHANGES: The Movement)Choreographer
Television
- 2020World of Dance, season 4Competitor with Bailey Sok
- 2016So You Think You Can Dance: The Next GenerationWinner
Awards
Quotes
But honestly, I'm still a student.Kida the Great, Red Bull
Reflecting on how much he still wanted to learn after dance videos, television, battles and music-video work.
Trivia
- His early inspirations included Breakin’ and the Step Up films, which he watched with his dad.
- He told Dance Spirit that science was his favorite school subject.
- He is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and said he would have wanted to play football if he were not a dancer.
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