Skill Roy "The Father of Hawaiian Breakin"



Roy Ramey “Skill Roy” was his street name and as some who referred to his legacy he would be known by some on the mainland as “The Father of Hawaiian Breakin” a legend among the Hawaii Hip Hop world and the World in general. He got his start from seeing his sister’s son do a routine of a dance move called “Locking” and got inspired and wanted to do it more from a Michael Jackson performance, but there was no one wanting to teach him. He then started to do another dance that would come to Hawaii, which was “Popping” where there was the robot feeling and anti-gravity feel of moonwalking. And then another dance would come out… it would be soon after he would be introduced to “Breaking” for the first time. In 1983 where the Wizard Bboys Crew had leader Tricks invite Crazy Legs from New York to do a performance in Hawaii to introduce the people to what was then a new dance called “Breaking”.

“Skill Roy has so much Aloha for everyone. Even when he was at the top of his game he took the time to pass on his teachings to us kids. He has shown the community that you have to be imaginative, strong hearted, and try things that might not be guaranteed to work. He displays the energy that shows that nothing must define a person's limits, just because they are breaking in Hawaii and the only limit is their soul.” -Baiks808

He is credited with creating a Hawaii-style foundation and comprised a community of other names trying to build a community to bring a masterful team to really make not only a style Hawaii could call its own, but have individuals not bite-off others in copying and try to develop individual styles alongside regional ones as time went on. The moves that are taught by Skill Roy were often considered the best in Hawaii for Breaking in its modifications and musical adaptations to its added personal style. In the early 1990’s he was taught by Rock Steady the Culture of Hip Hop and he would pass that on to his classes, coaching, mentoring, and still practicing.

“It all starts with a foundation. B-boying is like hula, you can’t just go out and move your hands and say I’m doing the hula. There’s history to it, and the same thing with b-boying. It’s more than just going out there and spinning on our heads. It’s rocking the beat and having your own character.” -Skill Roy

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