('panda' by desiigner plays) >> cat: also hoping to shine was leon kida burns. >> kida: this is my mom, and this is my family, and we are from sacramento, california. ♪ man i'm the macho like randy ♪ the choppa go oscar for grammy
so you think you can dance on fox, two brothers, four sisters, and we all dance. ♪ black x6, phantom >> cat: what first got you into it? >> oh, well, it all started from my brother. he taught me how to dance.
that's the guy. my older brother. two years ago, 2014, my dad passed away from a flu that, um... that was hitting a lot of people and, um, he was one of 'em. when it hit him, the whole family was, um... ('one call away' by charlie puth plays) today is his birthday, so... ♪ i'm only one call away he was a, a very hardworking man, and um... he loved to watch over his kids.
he was a working man, he worked out every day, we used to work out together. and...now not having him here is kind of hard, but, you know, i just have to—my whole family has to stay strong for, so... when my dad passed away, we found a message in his coat pocket that said: "keep praying, keep learning, keep pushing." so, from here on now, i want to startdoing everything...for him. my dad would be proud. i wish he was here to...see me go through all of this. [audience applauding] >> nigel: and...cue music.
('baby baby' by tropikillaz plays) ♪ come on, come on, c-come on [audience cheers] ♪ come on, come on, c-come on, c- >> jason: let's go! >> nigel: whoa! [judges and audience applauding] [judges exclaiming] nigel: yes sir!
nigel: okay! i wasn't expecting you to be that good. [audience laughing and applauding] >> kida: oh, thank you! >> jason: kida, your— your musicality is so well beyond your years, man. i mean, honestly, it's so dope 'cause it comes out of nowhere. you're not expecting it. you know what i'm sayin'? >> thank you.
>> paula: you're pretty magical. you're seamless. i look at you and i put you right up there with contestants from the past twelve seasons. >> fik-shun, for sure. nigel: what's your mum's name? >> tanisha. nigel: tanisha? when you were having him, did he come out of the womb... [audience laughs] ...like this?
>> tanisha: yes. he's been...like this since he was born. >> excellent. uh, well, there's no question you're gonna go through. uh, i think we're unanimous about you. >> paula: let me think about this. >> nigel: shocked and unanimous so, congratulations. come and get your ticket to the academy!
[judges and audience applauding and cheering]
[family cheering] >> paula: he thought every, every nuance of it. >> cat: still to come...
