~B-Boy Ryder~

B-Boy Name: Ryder

Age: 16

Ethnicity: Chinese

Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, CA

B-Boying since: November 2008

Style: Footwork, Threading, Blow-Ups

Interests: B-Boying, Drawing, Gaming, Watching B-Boying, Sushi

~If you know yourself and know your enemy, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles...~ - Sun Tzu

"I don't focus on any particular style when I dance. I let the music move me...and my body naturally just rides with the music, hence. I just try to be myself when I BBoy...basically I started out by just looking at what others did and took little bits of pieces of it, then mashed it in with what I already know. Some may call it biting, but I call it passing down knowledge to the next generation of BBoys. Hopefully I can pass off the knowledge I know to some younger cats that are eager to learn one day. I always stress that musicality and hitting the beats is one of the most overlooked yet vital foundations that most BBoys don't bother adding to their dance. Without the music, there isn't a dance: it's just some fancy steps that involve swinging your legs around and stepping in different directions."

Favorite/Inspirational B-Boys:

Ronnie (Full Force, Seven Commandoz),

Taisuke (All Area, MZK),

Katsu (All Area, MZK),

Thesis (Knuckleheads Cali),

Toyz (Lionz Of Zion),

Domkey (Lionz Of Zion),

YNot (Rock Steady)

Casper (Boogie Brats, MZK)

Nasty Ray (Boogie Brats, The Squadron)

Kid David (Renegades, Break Disciples, The Squadron)

Roxrite (Renegades, Break Disciples)

Morris (Flexible Flave)

Cloud (SkillMethodz)

Differ (TIP, Seven Commandoz),

Menno (Hustle Kids, Seven Commandoz),

Dyzee (SupernaturalZ, Seven Commandoz),

Puzzles (SupernaturalZ),

Bridge (SupernaturalZ),

Noodle (Gamblerz, Soul Train),

Born (Rivers, Floor Gangz, Flava Squad, MZK),

Beast (TG Breakers)

Style-M (Last4One, Floor Gangz),

Taiyou (Last4One),

Joe (Last4One)

Zero Nine (Last4One)

Crazy Guen (Extreme),

Wing (Jinjo, Seven Commandoz),

Vero (Jinjo),

Piecez (M.E.C from Toronto)

Switch B (Floor Assassins Militia, from Toronto)

FloodgateZ (Apex/Elemental Fuzion from Toronto)

Fab (Apex/Zulu Nation Canada)

Pyro (Twisted Ankles from Toronto)

Goals: To represent Canada in an international event/competition

Motto: Impossible is nothing.