Poe One

Poe One is a Puerto Rican-born b-boy and breaking educator based in the United States. He has described beginning breaking in 1982 and became known across the 1990s and 2000s within international breaking circles as a practitioner with a strongly personal approach to character and style. His crew affiliations include Style Elements, Rock So Fresh and Mighty Zulu Kingz.

Across his career, Poe developed a teaching philosophy centered on individual character and musicality. He emphasizes that while dancers may begin by studying admired figures, they must eventually contribute their own identity to the form. This principle shapes his approach to workshops and battles, where he discusses timing, strategic response, foundation and personal expression as integrated elements rather than isolated skills.

Poe's authority within breaking became visible through major judging appointments. He served on the jury for the 2005 Red Bull BC One World Final in Berlin alongside Asia One, Ducky, David Colas and Storm. He returned as a judge for the 2015 World Final in Rome, and later served among the main judges at the Silverback Open Championships in 2018. Through these roles and his international teaching, he has used battles and classes to treat breaking as a cultural practice with responsibilities between generations.

Recorded interviews and talks show Poe discussing breaking as more than a catalog of moves. His public demonstrations favor conversational battle presence—changes of level, rhythmic punctuation, and transitions that make foundational vocabulary look authored rather than recited. Into the 2020s, he has continued teaching, judging and documenting more than four decades in breaking through workshops and recorded conversations.