45 Years from An Ómaigh, Omagh (Ireland) at present Newcastle (Great Britain) active since 1998
Originally, from Omagh Northern Ireland now living in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK He has been involved in hip-hop culture since the early 90s, trying graffiti and other elements first before he met the Belfast City Breakers and started learning breaking in the late 90s. BTC relocated to UK in the mid-2000s with a view to develop their skills, battle and make a name for themselves and represent Ireland on the world b-boy scene. He was inspired by crews like Style Elements, Skill Methodz, BCB, RSC, Southside Rockers, Soul Control, Second to None, Rock Force, Massive Monkees, and events like BOTY, Freestyle Session, Out for Fame, IBE, UK Champs and dancers like Poe1, Stuntman, Rawbzilla, Ken Swift, Scotty76 and Mr Wiggles
Hip-Hop theatre performer Toured extensively with BTC in Europe and beyond performing at theatre events in USA, Brazil, France, Portugal, Lithuania, Ireland, and Norway to name a few. BTCs work has also seen them perform at the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 2 UK National Tours, as well as countless appearances at art and dance festivals in the UK.
Event Organiser Co-Organiser: Just Jam Intl and other local small-scale breaking events such as the youth focused Mean Teens
Teaching He has taught breaking since the mid-2000s, with regular classes and workshops in the North East of UK until 2015 and has been instrumental in the development of members of the Battalions Cru
Highlights & Achievements
As a member of BTC I was involved in the following achievements 2001- Scottish B-boy champions, 1st place crew 2003- UK University Championships- Guest crew 2003- To the Beat, Intl B-boy competition, Denmark 2003- Circle Sensation, Intl B-boy competition, Denmark - part of UK crew. 2003- Battle Jam, Chichester- 1st place 2004- World B-boy championships-London. Invited Irish Crew 2004- Princes Trust Festival- London- Invited Irish Crew 2004- Breakdance Session, Poland, Invited UK crew 2004- Breakin Bread Jam- Lithuania- Invited Crew 2004- Summer Breaks, Liverpool, Guest crew 2004- Man of the Moment- Scotland- Invited Crew. 2006- Regional Conflict- Winners Crew 2006 UK B-boy Championships- UK Crew 2008 –B-boy Unit UK Winners Crew 2008- Battle of the Year UK - 1st place crew 2008-Battle of the Year World Finals Germany – Northern Irish Crew 2009 Regional Conflict North - 1st place crew 2010- Evolution UK - 1st Place cREW 2010 : Representing the UK at Evolution World Finals NYC, USA 2010 2011- Tear it Up UK Champions 2013 -Get Down UK - 1st Place Crew
Ireland Breaking Championship National ranking Breaking 1 vs 1 battles in line with the Irish Olympic Committee(IOC), Breaking Ireland and Dance Sport Federation of Ireland (DFI) to ...