Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - MINI: Lance Savali - A Man Who Has Danced With Beyonce, JLo and More!

Episode Date: October 6, 2021

Kiwi dancer Lance Savali is on the current season of Celebrity Treasure island, and he has danced with the likes of Rihanna, JLo, Beyonce, and many other A listers! It was great as always to catch up with him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits with Jono and Ben, New Zealand's breakfast. Celebrity Treasure Island is on again tonight on TVNZ2. It's a huge show, and one of the stars of the show is Lance Savale. And we wanted to basically get you guys to know a bit more about him because he's done some incredible, incredible things that we want to talk to him about. And he joins us right now. How's it going, Lance? What the hell is going on?

What is up, buddy? How are you? I'm doing, yeah, I'm all good. It's shit weather, but it's all good, bro. Are we enjoying seeing you on the TV every week, three nights a week? Oh, my God. How hilarious is that, bro? I loved it.

I was reading in an article about you in the Celebrity Treasure Island that you watched, you did a bit of research, and how far of one episode did you watch of the last series? Bro, I watched like, oh, probably like half an episode. Well, and then you checked out. Yeah. I don't know, it wasn't my cup of tea, but like, yeah. My game, I didn't really have a strategy. I was just like, I kind of just fooled everyone thinking I had a game strategy, but really I didn't.

Was it harder in any way? Well, you probably didn't give it much thought by the sounds really I don't was it harder in any way well you probably didn't give it much thought by the sounds of it but was it hard I mean what was the hardest thing being hungry being emotional what was the hardest oh dude like freaking when you watch reality tv shows you're like oh my god they're so emotional blah blah but when you get separated from your world put in like this stupid pirate show and get like everything stripped away from you and all you have to deal with is just people and like your emotions are heightened and everything it's actually real intense man but it's like it was such a good experience like i would do it again for sure

yeah you just wouldn't watch it i love watching it but i just think that season was just a little bit whatever. Well, it was a really great season. You're awesome on that. What's it like when the cameras aren't rolling, though? What happens then? Bro, it's the same. They're like, all right, good night, and then they just leave,

and we're just sitting there twiddling our thumbs, listening to Buck tell us stories about the Navy and all that. We're just like, Uncle Buck, we've got to go to sleep, bro. Well, you've become a fan favourite on the show. You're really standing out, Lance. And maybe it's because you give zero stuffs about the competition. Honestly, I have no idea. I'm the crappiest captain. All I do is just delegate.

I'm just like, so what do you guys think? They discuss and then they make up their mind and I'm like, sweet. Now, Lance, a lot of New Zealand getting to know you on the TV show and getting to know your story room. I know we've talked about this before, but an amazing story, hey, you just pretty much went to L.A. off your own bat to become a dancer. Yeah, bro. Just went over there, did my dance thing, danced for who I wanted and all of that.

But now I'm trying to be a DJ. I'm going to release some EDM music, some doof-doof music, bro. Oh, so this is the new thing for you? Yeah, bro. It's going to be a crazy summer. Joined by Lance Savali from Celebrity Treasure Island and also an internationally acclaimed dancer, because you've toured the world with some of the industry's biggest names. Who have you performed with?

Chris Brown, Rihanna, I came to New Zealand with Usher, Duke Coachella, Beyonce, oh, the Super Bowl with J-Lo. Yeah, you're rattling them off like these aren't. Justin Bieber, Janet Jackson, I mean, everyone, right? Oh, bro, I have to brag about them now because my knees don't work the same as what they did like two years ago. Oh, you've got old man knees now. Yeah, bro, that's why I'm doing the DJ thing. they did like two years ago. Oh, you've got old man knees now. Yeah, bro. That's why I'm doing the DJ thing.

It's easier on your knees. Yeah. Because you, like you, Rihanna's people got in touch with you recently about going back over for something, and you're like, oh, no, no, it was because of your knees? Yeah, it was for the Savage Fenty show. I just decided to turn it down just to work on my music. Oh, good. I mean, we've all turned down a Rihanna fashion show.

It wasn't easy. It's my favorite show to do. It wasn't an easy decision, but I just had to bite the bullet on that one. I imagine because you're such a very relaxed demeanor about you and very approachable, Lance. I imagine these huge stars would love you. Do you get along with them all? Yeah. Oh, yeah, I do, actually.

I think I just treat them like a human. And I know we come from a small place, so these big people are like, whoa. But I'm just like, I don't know. I just look at them and just relate to them in a way, rather than being like, oh my God, can I have a photo? I don't know. So you do the New Zealand thing and do a sneaky one off to the side? A hundred percent, bro.

I definitely was doing that my first year. So someone like Rihanna, you sit down, you have a conversation with her, what are you talking about? I don't know, random shit? Yeah, it depends. Like with Chris Brown and Rihanna, I got to do like, I got to build a relationship because we were on tour for so many years together.

So it's more of like a family away from family kind of thing. So we're in each other's face every day. So it just becomes natural to have a conversation or say hi or have lunch and dinner together or go to the after parties together well you know obviously you've been at the super bowl uh with jlo as you said before you performed at coachella with beyonce do you get to a stage where you don't feel nervous when you're out there performing or is there always some nerves before a big dance like that honestly i love feeling nervous bro like if i feel some sort of nerves i a big dance like that? Honestly I love feeling nervous bro

if I feel some sort of nerves I feel like I'm in the right place, you know what I mean? Yeah right, do you think you could teach two awkward middle aged white guys how to cut through shots? To be honest bro, if we're talking about Jono and Ben, I definitely

know Alright, what was it you was just some friends of ours. Other awkward middle-aged white guys. Oh yeah, no, they'll be sweet. Yeah, they'll be sweet. Oh lads, it's so good to talk to you and we are loving you on Celebrity Treasure Island. Have you found, I mean you haven't been out and about obviously because we've been in lockdown

but you're finding a lot of people wanting to ask you about it? Yes, bro. Yes, a lot of white people and I love it because white people don't know who I am. I'm like middle aged white men, they're like did you win Lance? And I'm like I hope so. And then all of a sudden those middle aged white men want you on their radio show? On their white radio show? On the hits? I'm doing something right. We had you before Slippery Treasure Island right

Yeah You said Oh Lance You're an absolute champion mate Really love catching up with you buddy You keep safe alright You too Salt brothers

Thank you See ya mate Jono and Ben on the hits breakfast Friends of Skinny