“I know what a pirouette is now,” says Khalen, who teamed up with Kameron and Movember to promote men’s mental health awareness
Khalen and Kameron Saunders were destined for their respective careers as professional athletes — and now the talented brothers are even tackling one another’s sports!
Khalen, 28, exclusively tells PEOPLE that his brother Kameron, 32, — who is best known as a fan-favorite backup dancer on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — is “getting better” at expanding his football knowledge.
“Obviously, he’s been watching me for a long time now,” says the New Orleans Saints’ defensive tackle, who won two Super Bowls alongside Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce before leaving the Kansas City Chiefs.
“So, he’s just like, who is that? Did he just get a sack? A touchdown?,” Khalen says of Kameron, recalling how the talented brothers and their grandmother would switch off between watching football games and So You Think You Can Dance on Fox.
“Back in the day, he’d be educating…he’d be like, ‘Oh that was a pirouette,’ and telling us whatever they’re doing in the class.”
“So when we get together now, that’s like our safe spaces,” he shares. “We turn on the game and my brother asks me a thousand questions — and he’s getting better.” says Khalen, who teamed up with his brother and Movember to promote awareness around men’s mental health.
And now that Kameron is crushing it alongside Swift at sold-out stadiums all over the world, Khalen is learning some of the iconic choreography from the tour. “Yeah, yeah, I know that when they’re doing them turns, it’s not just spinning,” Khalen says with a laugh.
“I know what a pirouette is now, and I do know — because I took a picture — he had me do a thing where you kick your leg back and put your arm out. But yeah, I know some terms now.”
Khalen even showed off his dance moves on Instagram — earning a like from Kelce — when Kameron taught him the routine for “Karma” during the New Orleans leg of the tour.
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The Saunders brothers have little downtime between their busy schedules, but Khalen says he and Kameron felt it was important to lend their time to the partnership with Movember to promote mental health awareness.
“It’s always a good thing to try and uplift people, to help the future generation with tools they can have to be more healthy physically and mentally,” says Khalen. “I’m happy to get the opportunity to share what Movember stands for and to do it with my brother. It was just a no-brainer for me.”
To encourage fans to check out the movement at Movember.com, the brothers shared a fun video of Kameron teaching Khalen a new victory dance for game days.
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