Daily Dance: Leon Else “Dance”

British-born musician and trained dancer, Leon Else releases the lively new music video for “Dance.”

Via press release:

Coming from meager backgrounds, Else hustled and saved to put himself through classes at England’s finest dance schools. These courses would propel Else’s skills, eventually landing him in the Daniel Day Lewis’ film NINE.

Refusing to accept a life in the background, Else returned to music, the craft he used as a distraction from his struggles with ADHD and depression.

“The song is about dancing as a way to make depression go away,” says Else of the new track. “It is about how music can be like medicine and finding ways to get through life by yourself. For me, that’s moving and being physical.”

You can find more on Leon at his official website here.

What do you think about Leon and “Dance?” Leave your comments below.

Daily Dance: JT & Robert “Mr. Bojancgles” SYTYCD

With choreography by Al Blackstone, JT and Robert dance a magical “Mr. Bojangles” on Season 13 of So You Think You Can Dance.

Seriously, look at JT’s technique – the line of his leg, the stretch of his arms in a jump, his musicality – he’s really quite awesome. He’s going to be dangerous on the dance floor when he grows up 🙂