Since finishing in the Top 8 of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 18, Braylon Browner has continued to carve out a dynamic presence both on and off the stage. Currently a sophomore at University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, he’s balancing teaching opportunities at conventions and studios across the country with a growing online fanbase. His improvisational videos, often filmed in Kaufman’s sun-drenched studios, have become viral highlights on Instagram and TikTok. “People message me all the time to say how healing my videos have been for them,” Browner says. “I think they’re drawn to the authenticity of it.”

Browner’s dancing is a unique blend of spontaneity and control, transitioning from intricate floorwork to textbook pirouettes with ease. His social media platforms also serve as a video diary, documenting his process of exploring and expanding upon choreographic phrases. As Browner continues to work toward his degree at USC Kaufman, he has no plans to stop sharing videos of his dancing—but he understands the responsibility that comes with such a platform. “I’m surrounded by such talented people at Kaufman, and I constantly have ideas to feed off of. It’s really inspiring to take choreography that resonates with you and play with it enough that it fully becomes your own.”