
Meet the Team

Programming Coordinator
Christina Navas
Christina is a Northern Virginia native who was born and raised in Arlington. She discovered the breakin' community in 2018 when her son enrolled as a Lil' Breaker at The Lab D.C.
You must all be wondering if Christina is a B. Girl herself... She claims to have two left feet, but she is practicing on spicing up her top rock.
.

Founder
Antonio Castillo
Coach T first saw Breakin' when he was 5 years old in rural Mexico. He then migrated to the USA and found it again. He has been Breakin' since 1996 and has taught thousands of kids, teens and adults to Break. He has also played a role in Breakin' becoming a sport and created the Breakin' scoring system and authored rulebook. His efforts in creating a sport have been featured on national and international media.

Customer Service
Indya Fleet
A former local dance artist from the DMV area. She's had the opportunity to attend a professional dance school for a few years before being excepted into her high school 4 year dance program. Indya's dance background includes modern dance, ballet, and jazz African. Today you can find Indya studying for her bachelors in science Nursing degree.

Customer Service
Angel Cosby
Is a recent graduate of Northwood High School, Silver Spring, MD is now a future freshman of St. Mary's College of Maryland studying Business Management and Accounting.

Customer Care Lead | Coach VA Location
Jorge Sanjines
Coach Jorge is a Bolivian dancer who moved to the USA in 2021 with training in different dance styles with experience teaching since 2016 and a Bboy since 2014.

Customer Service | Substitute Coach
Jon Wright
Coach Jon is a fun loving and passionate coach who thrives on connecting with and inspiring his students, with a goal of helping them use Breakin' to develop a sense of confidence and love for themselves. He started Breakin' with his friends ini the hallways after school growing up, and has pursued art and self expression in many forms ever since.

Head Coach
Daquan "DQ" Williams
DQ is a coach at The Lab DC Breakin' Academy where he has been inspiring the next generation of Bboy & Bgiirls for the past eight years.

Junior Coach
Evan "Zastrow" Sletten
Coach Zastrow is a Takoma local who's been Breakin' for almost a decade. After taking his first class at The Lab at seven years old, he has continued through the Lace curriculum earning his Black Lace in 2019. Now a coach, he hopes to inspire another generation of young Breakers.

Coach
Joseph Cho
Coach Joe is a seasoned and versatile dancer, having dedicated 15 years to dance. Joe was a co-director of a Virginia Collegiate Dance Team called DOP where he lead the team performances and Community driven dance workshops. Joe has danced with Bay Breaks Entertainment in Tampa, Florida as a professional dancer where he also joined his current crew called Bay Rockers. Coach Joe continues his professional dance journey with The Lab where he is continues to empower aspiring dancers to unlock their potential.

Junior Coach
Isaac "Fawzy" Witte
Bboy Fawzy is a DC Breaker. One of the first students at The Lab. Coach Fawzy worked his way through the Lace Curriculum and eventually became the first student to earn a black lace, spreading his knowledge with the next generation of Breakers.

Coach
Chris Moise
Originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut, Coach Chris moved to Virginia in 2022. He discovered Breakin' at 10 years old in 1998 and has been dancing ever since. Coach Chris has over 10 years of coaching experience in Breakin', recreational Gymnastics, Trampoline & Tumbling, Tricking, and Parkour. His favorite element of Breakin' are power moves, flips, freeze transitions, and watching his students gain confidence and find their own unique style.

Coach
Raphael Villacrusis
Coming soon

Coach
Eugene "Happy Feet" Coleman
MC Happy born in DC. Found Breaking at the age of 20 in Rockville Town Center. He performs and Mcs at events such as weddings and bar mitzvahs.

Coach
Sylvana Christopher
Coach Sylvi is a DC dance artist. She discovered Breakin' while earning a BFA in Dance at The Ohio State University. She lives in Brookland with her husband John Lee and son Jasper Christopher.

Junior Coach
Ezra Bailey
Started Breakin' at the age of 8. Ezra has been Breakin' for over 9 years and is one of the Top Breakers in the DMV. He is also a member of The Lab Status Crew who travel and compete around the USA.

Coach
Danney Davalos
Coming soon

Coach
Cindy Rosal
Coach Cindy was born and raised ini Morelia, Mexico. At the age of 8, she trained in Ballet, Folklore, and Flamenco for 5 years. She discovered Hip Hop by taking a class at the University of San Antonio Texas where she was an exchange student for 6 months. When she returned to Mexico, she began training Hip Hop choreography and joined Urban. Street Crew. She has taught Hip Hop classes for kids at the DIF Municipal in Morelia. To continue training in Breakin', she moved to the USA.

DJ
Rex Ford
Rex makes a living as a software engineer at WR Systems. Rex got into Breakin' when he joined James Madison University Break Dance Club in 2008. Since then, Rex has gotten into DJing, Music Production, and Visual Effects. Rex lives in Northern Virginia.

Coach
Sydney Dobyns
Sydney is a bboy who comes from Southwest Virginia with 13 years of breakin’ experience, bringing training from many of the best breakers in the game during his travels through California, where he joined Fallen Kingz Crew with Olympic breaker Bboy Morris. Known for his blowups and power moves, he’s been heavily involved in the battle scene up & down the east coast but since decided to take the path of coaching & teaching! He’s excited to share what he’s learned along his journey and ready for the next chapter!