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Meet Taylor Swift’s Dancer Kameron Saunders, Who’s Stealing the Show on the Eras Tour

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Meet Taylor Swift’s Dancer Kameron Saunders, Who’s Stealing the Show on the Eras Tour

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is beat Records Left and right, but it’s dancer Kameron Saunders who regularly steals the show. Thanks to his iconic line “like ever,” spoken in multiple languages ​​throughout Swift’s hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” Saunders has become a sensation on the tour.
Kameron Saunders is the rising star of the Eras Tour. Photo: @kamnsaunders/Instagram

Every night, fans eagerly await the moment when Saunders shines when Swift hands him the microphone. Whether in English or the local language, the 31-year-old singer’s performance is always met with thunderous cheers. The electrifying performance has made Saunders a star in his own right, adored by thousands at every stop on the tour.

Kameron Saunders and Taylor Swift on stage in France. Photo: @kamnsaunders/Instagram

Read on to learn more about Kameron Saunders.

He is a professional dancer and choreographer.

Saunders’ journey began in St. Louis, Missouri, where his love of movement was sparked by his mother’s West African dance classes, he told VoyageKC. In sixth grade, his mother enrolled him in a performing arts college to nurture his talent and passion.

Kameron Saunders also had a minor role in the film The Color Purple. Photo: @kamnsaunders/Instagram
Highlights of his career to date (aside from being a huge hit on the Eras tour) include his role as a background dancer for Lizzoand a role in the 2023 film The color purple.

He is the only dancer to have a speaking line on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour

Saunders’ moment of fame is particularly notable during Swift’s Eras tour, as he is the only dancer to have a speaking part. Although his “like ever” line during “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is brief, it — and he — have become a fixture of the show that fans have been eagerly anticipating.

Kameron Saunders has been traveling the world with Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, including Sweden, as pictured here. Photo: @kamnsaunders/Instagram

He initially delivered the phrase in English for the first 53 shows of the tour, but as the Eras tour went international, he adapted it to the local language of the city he was performing in, adding a twist that fans can’t get enough of.

His brother, Khalen Saunders, plays in the NFL.

Defensive tackle Khalen Saunders played for the Kansas City Chiefs and now plays for the New Orleans Saints. Photo: Getty Images
Kameron’s brother, Khalen Saunders, played for the Kansas City Chiefs, the same team as Swift’s boyfriend. Travis Kelce – and now plays for the New Orleans Saints. Ahead of the Eras Tour stop in Kansas City, Kameron posted on Instagram, reflecting on his connection to the city and his brother’s life NFL career.
“This weekend is special! This is our home!” wrote Kameron Saunders during the Eras Tour visit to Kansas City. Photo: @kamnsaunders/Instagram

“I’ve lived here on and off for the past four years, my brother played for the Chiefs (2019-2023), and I’ve been to games at this stadium more times than I can count to support my brother, but I’ve never been on the field… It’s all come full circle!” he wrote.

He loved Travis Kelce’s Eras Tour debut

Kameron Saunders said he had the ‘best time of his life on stage with Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce. Photo: @kamnsaunders/Instagram
As reported by NBC News, Swift wowed fans at Wembley Stadium in London when she brought her boy friend Kelce on stage in a tuxedo for his London show.

Saunders quickly shared his excitement over the now-viral moment with an Instagram post: “I know I’m posting pictures that everyone has already seen at this point, but whatever. I wanted to showcase this London moment! Trav… I had the time of my life being a total HAM with you on stage.”

January 25th has been declared Kameron Saunders Dance Day in Kansas City

A Kameron Saunders Dance Day was announced earlier this year to celebrate the artist’s contributions to the city. Photo: @kamnsaunders/Instagram

Earlier this year, Saunders received a special honor for her significant impact on the performing arts in Kansas City, and January 25 “will forever be known as ‘Kameron Saunders Dance Day’ in Kansas City,” Saunders shared on Instagram.

He campaigns for diversity in the dance industry

“I’m one of the first official Big Boy Dancers of @lizzobeeating!” Kameron Saunders shared on Instagram. Photo: @kamnsaunders/Instagram

In a 2022 interview with VoyageKC, Saunders recalled the pressure he was put under by dance instructors to lose weight, which led to self-doubt. In a conversation with The Power Of the Performing Arts, he spoke further: “For the longest time, my struggle was my weight… Until recently, I didn’t realize how much space weight was taking up in my mind, and I’m in the process of undoing those traumas. It’s pushed me toward success because I love proving people wrong.”

Saunders continues to challenge the rigid norms of his industry “to remove the pain I personally feel toward them so that I can further advance this art.”