Skeleton Crew, Superstar Moves (with Jamal Josef)
Leave It On The Dance Floor
Abby Lee Miller
3.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2026
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode of Leave It On The Dance Floor, Abby is joined by choreographer powerhouse and creative visionary Jamal Josef for an inspiring, high-energy conversation you won’t want to miss. Jamal takes us back to how he and Abby first met and shares his journey from discovering dance to building a career on some of the world’s biggest stages. From stepping into Abby’s world as a guest mentor on Mad House to helping choreograph Beyoncé’s iconic Coachella performance and the Super Bowl pre-game show, Jamal gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to create at the highest level. He also opens up about writing his children’s book Black Boys Dance Too, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and what truly sets great dancers apart. This episode is packed with insight, motivation, and unforgettable moments you won’t want to miss.
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| 0:00.0 | dancer extraordinaire, choreographer, and a really nice guy. Jamal Diceff. |
| 0:07.0 | Season two. Season two. Yeah. Matt House. |
| 0:09.9 | Season two. And I came in to be the guest choreographer for that show. When did you start taking |
| 0:16.2 | dance class? Were you three? I was like 19. When you were 19 years old. |
| 0:22.0 | See, there's hope for some of you after all. |
| 0:24.1 | It was probably I was on season one of World of Dance. |
| 0:27.6 | With Jennifer Lumpet. |
| 0:29.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:29.5 | Yeah, you have to be a triple threat and you need to know where your business can go. |
| 0:33.8 | And I've been on sets where they scratched it. |
| 0:36.1 | I've done plenty of music videos that have never seen the light of day. |
| 0:42.5 | I was like, I'm done with dancing. |
| 0:45.3 | And packed my car. |
| 0:47.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:47.6 | Then what happened? |
| 0:49.1 | Then I booked the Beyonce. |
| 0:51.4 | Queen Bee. |
| 0:53.7 | Queen Bee. Hello, everybody. Hello, everybody. Welcome back to leave it on the dance floor. |
| 1:09.4 | Today I have dancer extraordinaire, choreographer, and a really nice guy, too. |
| 1:16.1 | Yes. Please welcome Jamal Dicef. Am I saying that right? Am I pronouncing it? |
| 1:22.2 | Of course, yeah. Okay, Jamal Dicef, it's a great name. Is that your real name? Yes. It is. |
| 1:27.4 | That is my real name. |
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