Michael & Kevin Scheitzbach | From Toronto to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

Who Are Michael and Kevin Scheitzbach?

Michael “Hydroflow” Scheitzbach and his younger brother Kevin “KidXS” Scheitzbach are professional dancers and choreographers from Toronto who perform and teach together as FlowXS. Michael leans toward hip-hop and street styles; Kevin specializes in jazz funk and street styles. Both have trained across many other forms.

When Dance Mogul Magazine first interviewed them in April 2023, they had been in Los Angeles for less than two years. Kevin was three weeks into what became the defining job of his career so far: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. Michael had already danced the Oscars. This update keeps their full interview exactly as they gave it and adds what has happened since.

Toronto Roots: Studios, Taekwondo and Two Parents in the Car

The brothers came up through competitive studios, regional arts training at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Arts Program, drop-in classes and conventions. Michael started dancing at eight. Kevin started by copying him from the corner of the studio until the teacher told their parents to sign him up, even though he was too young for the program.

Before the move, their screen credits already included The Next Step, Disney’s Zombies films and Sneakerella, according to their bios.

Michael credits taekwondo with his work ethic: he trained and taught martial arts before dance became his only focus. Both brothers describe parents who drove them to every class, convention, audition and job, and who taught them the business side of the work: being early, showing up ready and answering emails properly.

On the competition floor they represented Team Canada at the 2019 World IDO Hip Hop Championships in Germany. According to their official bios, they won bronze in small groups, placed ninth as a hip-hop duo, and Michael placed sixth in the Electric Boogaloo solos. In 2021, competing online as FlowXS, they won the adult street dance duo category of the IDO Continent vs Continent event with the highest score of the competition.

“You must learn to love the journey, not just chase the destination.”

Michael Scheitzbach, Dance Mogul Magazine, 2023

Los Angeles, 2021: The Move That Changed Everything

The brothers moved to Los Angeles in 2021. Michael’s first award show came within a year, when he performed at the 94th Academy Awards with the cast of Encanto. In 2022 both brothers danced Coachella with 88rising. Kevin danced Paula Abdul’s White Party in Palm Springs. By the time this interview ran, Kevin was already on the road with Taylor Swift.

Career Journey

The Dance Mogul Magazine Exclusive (2023)

This interview was first published April 6, 2023. Michael and Kevin Scheitzbach’s answers appear exactly as they gave them.

Michael “Hydroflow” Scheitzbach

Dance Mogul: When did you develop a love for dance?

Michael: I've loved dancing since I started dancing at eight years old. I think my love for the art form gained depth when I started freestyling more and entering battles as a teenager and found myself constantly improving. And then, when I realized I could make a lifestyle out of doing what I love, I found a newfound respect for dance and myself because I knew I had worked hard to get to the places I've gone to thus far.

Dance Mogul: How did you develop a work ethic to be progressive and successful?

Michael: I attribute my work ethic to the discipline I learned through taekwondo as a kid. I started martial arts before I began dancing and continued training and teaching in taekwondo until dance became the sole focus. I feel like the lessons I learned growing up in training in taekwondo helped cross over into my rehearsal etiquette as a professional dancer, and it reminded me to be the best me in that space every day. My parents have also taught me a lot and guided me in the right direction regarding the business side of dance: how to be professional, how to represent yourself as a business, being early, showing up ready, scheduling, answering emails properly, etc. And for that, I am extremely grateful they've instilled those teachings into me, and they still, to this day, help me out with how to approach situations.

Dance Mogul: Did you have family support?

Michael: My parents have supported Kevin and me since day one, and it transcends through everything. I'm extremely lucky because even though I was bullied at school for wanting to dance, they never wavered and continued encouraging me to do what I loved. I found out early on that many of my friends didn't have support from their parents when it came to dancing, let alone dance as a career path – so once again, I thank Mom and Dad for being amazing and consistently being there. From the late nights waiting in the car for us to finish class to bringing air horns and Dad's trademark whistle to every competition and show, thank you.

Dance Mogul: When did you realize you could be a professional?

Michael: I realized I could be a professional after I did the Monsters of Hip Hop show in 2016. I hadn't booked any work before that, a few small jobs, but I had been teaching dance and taekwondo weekly for years. Getting cast to be in the Monsters Show has been a dream of mine since I was 15, and when I got to the show in 2016, I felt as if my confidence went up leaps and bounds and that I could be on stage and perform for a long time. I love and thrive in the thrill I get being on stage or in front of a camera, and after doing the show, I felt as if I could do anything. I'd experienced a few big shows before the Monsters show, but having that dream come true and being through that whole process, I knew this was my calling.

“I love and thrive in the thrill I get being on stage or in front of a camera.”

Michael Scheitzbach, Dance Mogul Magazine, 2023

Dance Mogul: What have been some of your most memorable dance moments?

Michael: My first memorable dance moment in my career was when I performed at We Day in Toronto with Austin Mahone in 2013. We were in front of a crowd of over 30 000 people, and I'll never forget that feeling of dancing in front of everyone. As mentioned above, the Monsters show was a pivotal moment in my career, and I will never forget those two weeks. My most recent would be performing at the Oscars last year with the cast of Encanto. That was my very first award show, and it hadn't even been a year since moving to LA when I got to do that, so it holds a very special place in my heart. Every job I've done is so special, and each holds a core memory for me, so it's tough to pick a few.

Dance Mogul: How did you survive the pandemic and overall day-to-day of 2020?

Michael: The pandemic knocked me down a few flights of stairs. Luckily Kevin and I still lived at home, so we had each other, our parents, and our dog and cats. It helped the days go by. Watching movies together every night, and playing video games like Mario Kart and our favorite, Rock Band, made days and nights super fun. It was hard for me, though, as I didn't see Arianna, my girlfriend – now fiancée, much due to social distancing rules. But we made it work. We would plan bike ride dates in the spring and summer; we'd have little backyard Tim Hortons dates, and then when we both went back to work, we luckily worked at the same Physiotherapy clinic, so we were able to see each other more often until the rules loosened up. It was also tough being away from my friends that I was used to seeing weekly at the studios for dance, so we started doing freestyle sessions on Zoom to see each other until we got to meet up at an outdoor park in Toronto where we'd do our sessions in person. So overall, 2020 was a rough year, but we got through it on a mostly positive note, and about 10 lbs extra on my stomach (LOL).

Dance Mogul: How has 2020 affected your artistic decisions and progress?

Michael: As I said, the pandemic took the wind out of me. I stopped dancing for a few months because I was very upset and wasn't enjoying dance as much as I used to past the first three weeks of online classes. I had come off of an all-time high in January of 2020, spending two weeks in LA and then performing a few pieces in Toronto, until it felt like I hit a reinforced brick wall. I lost the inspiration to create, I had no energy or drive to dance or take any classes, or if I did, I wouldn't be fully committed because I knew I could run to my kitchen and grab a snack. On top of putting on some extra weight, I didn't like how dance felt to me because I felt so sluggish, unfocused, and lazy. It wasn't until we started doing the in-person sessions that my love for freestyling slowly came back, and when our dad had set up a surprise Zoom class with about 60 people online ready to learn from us, my drive for creating and teaching returned.

Dance Mogul: What advice do you have for all artists as they work their way back to normalcy?

Michael: My biggest piece of advice I'm still telling myself is to know what's meant to happen for you will come when the time is right. You can't rush the process. You must learn to love the journey, not just chase the destination. Keep working, sharpening your tools, and adding to your Batman utility belt of things you know how to do, and when the opportunity presents itself, seize it with everything you have. Don't forget that you started what you're doing now because you love to do it.

Dance Mogul: What would you like your legacy with dance to look like 20 years from now?

Michael: I want my legacy to outlast me. I want to say I've achieved my dreams in this path called dance. I'd love to say that I've danced for artists and choreographed projects teenage me was writing about in 9th-grade dance class. I am undeniable in my work ethic, adaptability, and presence.

“I want my legacy to outlast me.”

Michael Scheitzbach, Dance Mogul Magazine, 2023

Dance Mogul: Is there anyone you'd like to thank for helping you on your journey?

Michael: I'd love to thank my parents firstly for their unwavering support in me choosing dance as my career. Secondly, my little brother Kevin for always pushing me to be a better dancer and inspiring me as I watched him achieve his goals. To my mentors, who have trusted me, watched my growth, and allowed me to be undoubtedly me. George Jones Jr and Derick Robinson for taking a chance on me and providing me my first chance to be a part of the creative process, allowing me to make the mistakes needed for growth while assisting and performing alongside you. To Nika Kljun for fine-tuning my skills and constantly helping me sharpen myself up how to be a better teacher and educator, as well as always trusting me and pushing me to be better in and out of my comfort zone. To Brian and Scott Nicholson for allowing me to travel, train and create with you and trusting me to demonstrate your work at the highest level in many places. Thank you to all my friends and my tribe; you know who you are for always holding me down and supporting me no matter where I am. Thank you for helping me become a better me. And lastly, thank you to my fiancée, Arianna. Thank you for seeing in me what I didn't see in myself before we started dating, and thank you for all of your support, love, on kindness, in and out of dance. You inspire me to be a better man, and I'm forever thankful I get to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you all so much, thank you.

Kevin “KidXS” Scheitzbach

Dance Mogul: When did you develop a love for dance?

Kevin: I developed my love of Dance from watching my brother Michael start dancing. He started first, and I would watch his recitals and dance along in the corner the entire time, so after a while, the teacher just told my parents to sign me up even though I was too young for the program.

Dance Mogul: How did you develop a work ethic to be progressive and successful?

Kevin: I developed a work ethic to be progressive and successful through the help of my family. My parents always went out of their way to provide us with the best training and tools to succeed as long as we wanted. Also, being constantly inspired by my brother throughout my entire artistic journey helped me elevate and progress.

Dance Mogul: Did you have family support?

Kevin: I have the most supportive family. My parents always tried to provide us with the best training and would go out of their way to bring us to classes, conventions, auditions, jobs, etc. They are the best parents ever.

Dance Mogul: When did you realize you could be a professional?

Kevin: I realized I could be a professional when I booked my first job as a Dancer. It was a tv show called The Next Step, and I was twelve then. After that, I booked various other jobs, but it was not until I did the Monsters of Hip Hop show in 2016 that I truly felt I wanted to be a professional and could do it.

Dance Mogul: What have been some of your most memorable dance moments?

Kevin: Some of my most memorable dance moments include Coachella 2022 for 88rising, The White Party in Palm Springs for Paula Abdul, being a Dancer in Disney's Zombies 2, and being Curtis on the Next Step season 7.

Dance Mogul: How did you survive the pandemic and overall day-to-day of 2020?

Kevin: I survived the pandemic and day-to-day in 2020 by being grateful to spend so much time with my family. But also being able to connect and share knowledge and learn from people worldwide even while trapped inside.

Dance Mogul: How has 2020 affected your artistic decisions and progress?

Kevin: 2020 has affected my artistic decisions and progress by making me realize that anyone can do it; all you have to do is put yourself out there. People were able to share their artistic voices worldwide during that time, so now I always think if I want to do something, I have to do it and put it out there.

“If I want to do something, I have to do it and put it out there.”

Kevin Scheitzbach, Dance Mogul Magazine, 2023

Dance Mogul: What advice do you have for all artists as they work their way back to normalcy?

Kevin: Some advice I have for all artists is not to be scared to put your work out there. If you're passionate about it, share it with people, and it will resonate and connect you with the right people.

Dance Mogul: What would you like your legacy with dance to look like 20 years from now?

Kevin: I would love my legacy with dance in 20 years to remind me of my amazing memories and journeys and the people and places I visited. And I want to share everything I have learned in my career with friends and students who are willing to learn and want to push to be the best they can be.

Dance Mogul: Is there anyone you'd like to thank for helping you on your journey?

Kevin: I would like to thank anyone who has impacted or been a part of my dance journey, as I would not be where I am without any of them. Specifically, I would, of course, like to thank my parents for always supporting me; My brother for always being there for me and always inspiring me. And then my mentors who really took me in and taught me so much about dance and life were Derick Robinson, George Jones Jr, Angela Mahoney, Nika Kljun, Brian and Scott Nicholson, Mitchell Jackson, and Danielle Mucciciato.

Where Are Michael and Kevin Scheitzbach Now?

Since this interview first ran, Kevin has become one of the most recognized dancers in pop, Michael has kept building a wide-ranging stage and touring career, and FlowXS has kept teaching. Here is what has happened, checked against the public record.

Kevin and Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

Kevin was one of the 15 dancers on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which opened March 17, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona, and closed December 8, 2024 in Vancouver after 149 shows on five continents. Guinness World Records lists it as the highest-grossing music tour by a solo artist, at $2,077,618,725 in ticket sales.

The tour played six shows in Toronto in November 2024. When those dates were announced, the brothers’ father, Mark Scheitzbach, posted an emotional video on Facebook about his son performing in his hometown, and Canadian media picked up the story. The tour’s dancers are also part of The End of an Era, the six-part Disney+ docuseries that premiered December 12, 2025, alongside the concert film The Eras Tour: The Final Show. In the series Swift describes handwriting a note for every crew member, and it confirms the bonuses she gave crew members, dancers and musicians.

Music Videos and Reunions

Swift has kept her Eras Tour dancers close. She said her dancers were in the “Karma” video featuring Ice Spice, which she premiered at her May 26, 2023 show at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and the “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” video (August 2024) is built from rehearsal and tour footage. For “The Fate of Ophelia” (October 2025), choreographed by Mandy Moore, Swift said all of the performers fans saw on the Eras stage came back. In “Opalite” (February 6, 2026), a 1990s-themed video with Domhnall Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lewis Capaldi and Graham Norton, Kevin plays a box office attendant.

On April 27, 2026, the 15 Eras Tour dancers, Kevin included, attended American Idol’s first-ever Taylor Swift Night and watched the show from a lounge on the stage. For the occasion they joined guest judge Nikki Glaser in a social video that recreated the tour’s “So High School” choreography.

Kevin the Teacher

Kevin also teaches. In 2026 the Transform Dance Experience in Ottawa announced him as faculty for its August 3–4 intensive, and the event’s announcement says he teaches regularly at Movement Lifestyle and Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles. He holds a Level 1 teaching certification through International Dance Teaching Standards, according to his official bio.

Michael: Mariah Carey, Touring and Care for Dancers

Michael’s official credits include Mariah Carey’s set at the Lovers & Friends festival in Las Vegas (May 6, 2023), work as a swing on Sebastián Yatra’s 2022–2023 tour, Imagine Dragons, Coachella with 88rising and Disney’s Zombies and Zombies 2. He is a dance captain for George Jones Jr.’s The Vibe Xclusiv and for Giulia Tripoli’s E3 Montreal, and a co-founder of 8th Union Crew. He is also a Registered Massage Therapist who specializes in dance and athletic injury prevention and rehabilitation, which gives him a second way to keep dancers working.

FlowXS: The Brotherhood Continues

Together as FlowXS, the brothers teach and choreograph for all ages and levels, judge competitions, and have performed and choreographed at Carnival Choreographer’s Ball in New York and Los Angeles, Club Jete and Choreographer’s Ball Toronto. Kevin said in 2023 that he wanted to share everything he had learned with students who want to be the best they can be. The teaching schedule suggests he is doing exactly that.

Combined Career Credits

What the Next Generation Can Learn From FlowXS

Discipline travels. Michael carried the etiquette of taekwondo into rehearsal rooms. Whatever you trained in first, the habits it built can follow you into dance.

Treat dance as a business early. Both brothers credit their parents with teaching them to be on time, prepared and professional in every email. Those habits are part of why people kept hiring them.

Slumps are part of the story. Michael is honest that 2020 took the wind out of him and that he stopped dancing for months. Freestyle sessions with friends and teaching brought it back. A hard season is not the end of a career.

Put your work out there. Kevin’s advice from 2023 still holds: share what you are passionate about and it will connect you with the right people.

Why This Story Matters to Dance Mogul Magazine

Dance Mogul Magazine shares lived stories that help people become better versions of themselves. The Scheitzbach brothers built their careers the way most working dancers do: years of studio training, competitions, community teaching and small jobs, long before a stadium tour. When Kevin got the Eras Tour, he was ready because he had already put in the work. When Michael stepped onto the Oscars stage, it was the result of discipline from taekwondo, parents who backed them, and every battle and freestyle session before it.

Their story is about self-empowerment as much as success: two brothers who kept pushing each other, thanked their mentors by name, and are now passing it on in the classroom. It shows, again, that dance culture rewards people who honor the process.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kevin Scheitzbach?

Kevin “KidXS” Scheitzbach is a Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based dancer and choreographer who specializes in jazz funk and street styles. He was one of the 15 dancers on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour from 2023 to 2024 and performs and teaches with his older brother, Michael, as the duo FlowXS.

Was Kevin Scheitzbach on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour?

Yes. Kevin danced the Eras Tour, which ran 149 shows from March 17, 2023 to December 8, 2024, including six hometown shows in Toronto in November 2024. The tour’s dancers are featured in the Disney+ docuseries The End of an Era, and the final Vancouver show is the concert film The Eras Tour: The Final Show.

Which Taylor Swift music videos is Kevin Scheitzbach in?

Swift reunited her Eras Tour dancers for “The Fate of Ophelia” (2025), and in “Opalite” (February 2026) Kevin plays a box office attendant. Swift also said her dancers appeared in the “Karma” video with Ice Spice (2023), and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” (2024) is built from Eras rehearsal and tour footage.

Is Michael Scheitzbach a Taylor Swift dancer?

No. Kevin is the brother who toured with Taylor Swift. Michael “Hydroflow” Scheitzbach’s credits include the 94th Academy Awards with the cast of Encanto, Mariah Carey at the 2023 Lovers & Friends festival, Coachella with 88rising, Imagine Dragons and swing work on Sebastián Yatra’s 2022–2023 tour. He is also a Registered Massage Therapist who specializes in dance injury prevention.

What is FlowXS?

FlowXS is the duo name of brothers Michael (Hydroflow) and Kevin (KidXS) Scheitzbach. Together they teach, choreograph and perform for dancers of all ages. As a duo they won the adult street dance duo category of the 2021 IDO Continent vs Continent online competition with the highest score of the event.

Where are Michael and Kevin Scheitzbach from?

They grew up in Toronto, Ontario, training in competitive studios, conventions and the St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Arts Program, and represented Team Canada at the 2019 World IDO Hip Hop Championships in Germany. They moved to Los Angeles in 2021.

Follow Their Journey

FlowXS: @officialflowxs

Michael: @mikehydroflow

Kevin: @kevin_kid_xs

Website: flowxs.com

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Originally published April 6, 2023 — Updated November 3, 2026 by Dance Mogul Magazine

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