Bboy Crumbs

Born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979 but moved to Panama before the age of 1. He was raised there until the age of 10. In 1989, Panama became a war zone with the U.S. invading to depose a former ally, Manuel Noriega. During that time his mother relocated both he and his sister to Modesto, California in order to get them away from the chaos in Panama.

In Modesto, California in 1992, is where Crumbs got involved in Breaking and Freestyle dancing. The 209 area of Modesto and Stockton, California was notoriously known for their incredible dance functions and in turn bred some amazing dancers with unique dance styles. In 1993, Crumbs unified with some of these dancers and in 1994 they formed a crew together called Style Elements.

Style Elements Crew quickly took the Breaking world by storm. Winning numerous world titles with their original creative moves and styles. It wasn’t long before other dancers globally started to mimic them and their approach to the dance. Style Elements is now known to be one of the most influential game changing Breaking crews in Hip Hop history.

Crumbs has always had a complex unorthodox approach to the art of Breaking. He is best known for his creative moves, flow, intricate thread combinations, unique blow ups and power style. He also innovated a now popular style called Stacking. Overall he has prided himself on always being original and as well rounded as possible.

In 2003, Crumbs became a mentor member of another crew called Killafornia. This crew consisted of mostly the next generation of Breakers who were in some way, shape or form inspired by his original crew, Style Elements. It’s of no surprise that Killafornia adapted to the Style Elements blue print and mind set on the dance. Killafornia also went on to win countless world titles and became one of the best crews in the world.

Crumbs has consistently attacked both the underground and commercial worlds. His dedication and persistence in the dance has led him to choreograph for some of the biggest names in the business such as Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliot, Black Eyed Peas, and Christina Aguilera to name a few. He has been a featured dancer and choreographer in major dance motion pictures, You Got Served, Step Up 2, Battle Of The Year and How She Move. Some commercials include McDonalds, Coke, Apple, Volkswagen and Toyota. Crumbs is also a main character in Sony PlayStation’s video game entitled, Bboy.

In Crumbs’ career, he has accumulated over 100 1st place titles in some of the biggest national and international competitions by age 25. Those titles being both solo and crew competitions combined. Some notable title mentions are Freestyle Session - 6 times, RadioTron - 2 times, UK Championships and Battle of the Year with Crumbs also taking Best Dancer honors at that event. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Spy Award and has been awarded Most Creative Bboy and Best Crew at the Hip Hop Dance Awards. But for him it’s not all about the world titles and awards. It’s more about the journey, lifestyle, tests and experiences. Today he continues touring world wide to teach, compete, perform and judge events.