1. What got you into break-dancing and what age did you start

My friend David Rich introduced me to the Hip Hop culture and that is when I first saw break dancing. I think I was about 10 or 11 years old.
 
2. When you started what was inspiring you to take things to the next level

I think it was because I saw these kids enjoying their selves so much and they weren’t much older than I was. They were doing some incredible movements. Also at the time there were a lot of films, pop videos and documentaries about the hip hop culture and I just wanted to be like the people I saw.
 
3. How long did it take until you were at a standard to compete

In the early 80’s I started to compete. I was 15/16 years old when we had dance offs in clubs for under 18 year olds. In the mid 90’s I started to enter b’boy competitions in UK and abroad.
 
4. How often did you used to train when you started, and how often do you train know.

I used to wake up in the middle of the night thinking of a dance move and get up and try it out. I was constantly practicing whether I was at home, at a video shoot or waiting for the bus. Today I try and practice every day and if I’m going to enter a competition my training regime gets more intense.
 
5. How would you describe your style of dance

Very explosive, fast, funky, neat and tidy and with some acrobatics. I think my passion for dance shine through when I dance and people can see that I enjoy what I’m doing.
 
6. What have you achieved through breakdancing

People see me enjoy dancing and I have inspired people to take up dancing and other dancers to take it to the next level. Videos, films, theatre shows, commercials, touring.
 
7. What dose breaking bring to your life

Breaking brings pain and happiness. The pain is when people take advantage of your skills and don’t respect what you do as a dancer. When you do a job and you don’t get paid. The UK industry doesn’t give as much love and support as other countries do to their b’boys.
The pain is when you get injured and you can’t dance and your sat in a club or a practise session and they are playing some fat beats and everybody getting down apart from you.
The dancing has given me happiness in life and through dance I have got to see the world and meet lots of amazing people.
Happiness is when you get a move that you have been practicing for a long time.
B’boying is a universal langue and it brings a lot of people together and that’s a beautiful thing.
 
 
8. Have you got any signature moves if so what.

My laugh and my smile lol, speed and my flips plus my personality.
 
9. You teach breakdancing now as well tell us more about that

I have been teaching on and off for the last 10 years but it is in the last 5 years I have properly got in to teaching. I have been teaching at different schools, primary school up to adults, . I got my own company called Breakacise. I think it is very important to break down the move so the students understand the movement in order to understand what they are doing and to be able to do the move properly. It is also easier for them to learn the move. It can also help to prevent injuries because they are aware of how the move should feel.
 
10. Why do you think this dance form is so popular/ and for everyone

Break dancing is exciting to watch, it is the “eye candy” in most music videos, TV adverts, films, TV programmes etc. It will always have the wow factor when it is done properly. Also today people have more accessibility to watch break dancing because of internet, youtube etc.
 
11. If people want to start breaking what would you say is the best way.

Find a genuine teacher who knows their craft and can teach you in a safe way. Look them up and see their background and their experience so you have a better understanding who is going to teach you.
 
12. Have you seen the sport progress throughout the years

Yes it always comes back to the original form of dance that is break dancing. The power moves have evolved i.e. 1990, which is a pirouette in a handstand position on one hand. It started of with one rotation and now some people are doing up to 30 rotations in one spin. The people are taking it to the next level in all the areas of breaking and they are amazing athletes.
 
13. Any last words of inspiration

My inspirational words are never limit yourself because you can do the most amazing things just do don't think PCP, Passion, Creativity and Practice.