Uniontown native motivating others to move on television show
Bradlee Laight of Uniontown
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The cast of Lifetime Network蘑菇视频 new morning talk show, 鈥淒ance It Out,鈥� includes Bradlee Laight, 25, of Uniontown. Laight is one of the professional dancers on the show that inspires audiences to not only watch but get up and get moving. The show airs Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. (Photo courtesy of Lifetime Network)
Bradlee Laight of Uniontown is starring on Lifetime Network蘑菇视频 new morning talk show, 鈥淒ance It Out.鈥�
Uniontown native Bradlee Laight wasn鈥檛 the kind of boy who stayed still for very long. And now, as a cast member of a new kind of morning show on Lifetime Network, Laight is motivating others to move as well.
According to its website, 鈥淒ance It Out鈥� (DIO), which airs Saturday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Lifetime, is the first ever moving fitness talk show hosted by Billy Blanks Jr. 鈥淪hark Tank鈥� celebrity and international fitness icon.
Laight, 25, graduated from Laurel Highlands High School in 2013, and grew up with dancing in his blood 鈥� literally. Laight蘑菇视频 family ran Houck Dance Studio, which now called HDS by Ariel and operated by Laight蘑菇视频 sister, Ariel Vicites. Laight is a son of Brian and Melody (Houck) Laight. As a dancer at the studio, Laight won numerous regional and national dance competitions. He enjoyed all disciplines of dance, including tap, jazz, ballet and gymnastics, but said tap was always his favorite.
鈥淚 enjoyed any form of dance 鈥� I was always looking for a way to be loud, create rhythm,鈥� said Laight.
He also enjoyed golf, basketball, playing video games and just hanging out with friends.
DIO premiered on Lifetime on Feb. 15.
On the show, Blanks leads a high-calorie, fun-filled dance workout with eight professional dancers, one of which is Laight. But the point, Laight said, is really to get the audience moving along with them.
鈥淚t蘑菇视频 like Zumba. It蘑菇视频 kind of like that. It蘑菇视频 for everyone, every age, every fitness level,鈥� added Laight. 鈥淚t蘑菇视频 just to get you up moving. You鈥檙e at home. No one is watching you.鈥�
In addition, every show features inspirational guests who share their stories of overcoming life蘑菇视频 challenges through dance and movement. Celebrities in the world of fitness, music and Broadway also make surprise appearances to dance along with featured guests, according to the website.
Laight, who lives in New York City now, answered the call for dancers from an audition website, along with 500 other people. Laight was one of six main dancers selected from the field of 500. Laight recalled there were male dancers that towered over him.
鈥淚t was pretty crazy. Here I am 5-foot 8 little Bradlee. I did my thing, and I guess they liked it,鈥� said Laight.
This is actually Laight蘑菇视频 second experience in a fitness video. At just 10 years old, Laight was cast in a Denise Austin workout video. As a child actor, he also performed with the famous Radio City Rockettes in the Christmas Spectacular and appeared in a Comcast commercial with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But being cast as a regular on DIO was his first big television role. It was definitely a new experience.
鈥淚 had never filmed a television show,鈥� said Laight. 鈥淚t was eye-opening and a learning experience.鈥�
Laight added that working with Blanks has been an 鈥渋ncredible鈥� experience.
Laight has experienced some amazing things in his young life. It蘑菇视频 not something as a child he could鈥檝e ever imagined. But, he said, anything is possible. He knows there蘑菇视频 talent in Uniontown and around Fayette County.
鈥淓veryone has their own path and may want a career in the industry, but you just need to know who you are inside and out and stick to it,鈥� said Laight.
He also said to make it, really make it, you must be committed to your craft. Laight works two jobs, six days a week just to be able to 鈥減ay the bills.鈥� He蘑菇视频 a dog walker and works for a catering company, where he serves drinks and dances at high corporate special events.
In addition, Laight continues to perfect his skills with voice lessons, dance instruction and other courses.
鈥淵ou have to be one step ahead,鈥� said Laight.
He had one final piece of advice.
鈥淚f a small town kid like me can do it, anyone can. No matter what keep shooting for the starts. Anything is possible.鈥�
The next episode of DIO airs at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 22.