Taylor Swift’s viral backup dancer pens emotional tribute after final ‘Eras Tour’ show
Kameron Saunders might be one of the most popular backup dancers in the world at the moment.
The 32-year-old choreographer has spent the past 21 months sharing the stage with Taylor Swift as she toured the world for her record-breaking “The Eras Tour.”
Fans have fed off his energy as he stole each show with his ever-changing “like ever” line during the bridge of Swift’s song “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
He was the only backup dancer with a speaking line during the tour and one of the few with their own dance solo.
He also has a brother, Khalen Saunders, who used to be a teammate to Swift’s boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Khalen Saunders now plays for the New Orleans Saints.
“The Eras Tour” came to an end on Dec. 8 and now Saunders is speaking out about the experience — or, at least trying to.
“I have not stopped crying since Sunday,” he began the emotional tribute on Instagram.
The tribute was written alongside a photo of the two embracing following his final dance solo.
“And because of that simple fact, I’m not quite ready with the proper words to encapsulate this entire experience and the past 2 years of my life,” he continued.
Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” kicked off in March 2023 with a show in Glendale, Arizona. Over the next 21 months, she performed 149 shows in 51 cities across 21 countries.
Each show was roughly three hours long and included around 45 songs — and Saunders was by her side every step of the way.
In his post, Saunders asked his fans to “please be patient” with him as he navigates how to best detail the past two years of his life.
“BUT what I can and am ready to do is say thank you to my Boss Lady!” he adds.
Saunders praised Swift for steering the ship “so gracefully,” adding that she did it with such poise, confidence, heart, passion, kindness, utter bravery and love.
“Every SECOND of this with you I felt seen, honored, celebrated, valued, respected…” he wrote.
“Babe, I would follow you anywhere at any time in any universe in EVERY lifetime,” he continued.
Saunders cut his message short because he knew he would have more “overly sentimental” things to say when Swift celebrates her 35th birthday on Dec. 13.
“I won’t get too carried away,” he joked.
Saunders has enjoyed a successful dance career since receiving a choreography fellowship from Jacob’s Pillow in 2018.
Prior to his work on “The Eras Tour,” he was a principal dancer in the 2022 holiday film “Spirited,” starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds.
He was also a principal dancer in the 2023 film “The Color Purple,” where he worked alongside Fantasia Barrino.
