Born to Dance (with Blake McGrath)

Leave It On The Dance Floor

Hurrdat Media

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

3.6 • 969 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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We’re thrilled to welcome award-winning dancer, choreographer, recording artist, and mentor Blake McGrath to Leave It On The Dance Floor! A powerhouse who has worked with icons from Britney Spears to Janet Jackson, Blake continues to inspire the next generation of dancers around the world. In this episode, Abby and Blake reflect on how their paths first crossed and share stories from their long history in the entertainment industry. They dive into Blake’s early dance beginnings, performing alongside legends, competing and later judging on So You Think You Can Dance, and choreographing for many different big name brands with his viral social media presence. . Tune in next week for Part 2, where Blake opens up about starting his family, his marriage to Taylor Andler, and being honored at the 2025 Industry Dance Awards. From personal milestones to future dreams, this is a conversation no dance fan will want to miss. He also shares behind-the-scenes memories from Dance Moms with Cathy’s Candy Apples and discusses his mentorship program, helping dancers build confidence and sustainable careers. Join us each week as we rewatch and recap your favorite moments/episodes of Dance Moms, Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, Abby’s Studio Rescue, and Mad House, spilling behind-the-scenes secrets, exclusive never-before-seen content, and more! FOLLOW BLAKE: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blakemcgrath/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blakemcgrathofficial Abby Lee Apparel: Use Code: ALDCELITE for 15% OFF your first order today! www.abbyleedancecompany.com Learn more about the Dancers Against Cancer movement and make a one-time or even monthly donation at imadanceragainstcancer.org Shop Podcast Merch! https://shop.hurrdatmedia.com/collections/leave-it-on-the-dance-floor CONNECT WITH ABBY LEE: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/THEREALABBYLEE CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/therealabbylee YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@therealabbyleemiller INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/therealabbylee FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAbbyLeeMiller/ X(TWITTER): https://twitter.com/abby_lee_miller TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@aldctherealabbylee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.9	Hello, everybody. Welcome back to leaving on the dance floor. I have a special guest for you.
0:55.2	This is a professional working dancer, this guy. It's what I always talk about. You know, there's great dancers,
1:02.7	there's competition winners, but then there's employable working dancers. And I am so proud to introduce one of them, a big time one. Yes. This is Mr. Blake McGrath. Say hi,
1:10.0	Blake. I'm so excited to be here. Hi, guys. I'm just so excited because I don't think people know how much history we have together. So I'm so happy that you asked me to do this. I have no idea what you've prepared in those questions, but I'm sure there's some good stuff. So I'll let you take it away. Come on. Come on.
1:27.5	Like, you know, I'd go off script.
1:29.1	It doesn't really matter.
1:30.2	Okay.
1:30.6	I'm ready to have some fun with you.
1:31.7	All right.
1:32.1	So let's talk about how we met, which I can't remember. I do. Okay. Let's go. Oh, my gosh. Okay. So all of your girls were always the title winners.
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