Hi, I’m Mr. Neil
I’m Neil Caliboso, a professional Bboy, instructor, coach, and lifelong student of Breakin’.
Breakin’ has been my North Star for much of my life. It has given me a way to train, create, listen, express myself, and stay honest with who I am.
I’m grateful to have crossed paths with that Breakin’, and I carry that gratitude into the way I practice and teach, with respect for the culture and the people who built it.
What Shaped me
I was shaped through open sessions, battles, performances, community events, classrooms, and studios.
Some of the most important lessons came from watching people work. Someone might be drilling posture and foundation. Someone else might be building power, listening closely to the music, or repeating one idea until it began to feel like their own.
Those spaces showed me that meaningful growth is not always loud. It is often patient, focused, and built over time.
That understanding continues to shape the way I approach Breakin’.
I break movement down so students can understand what is happening. We study weight placement, control, rhythm, entrances, exits, transitions, and the relationship between the body and the music.
Students learn not only what to practice, but how to practice. I provide clear direction while leaving room for them to explore, make choices, and develop movement they can truly own.
The goal is not for students to move exactly like me.
The goal is for them to understand what they are doing well enough to make choices of their own.
MY APPROACH
MORE THAN MOVES
The room matters.
A class is also a place to learn how to take turns, ask better questions, support one another, work through frustration, and stay connected to your own practice while other people are around you.
I want students to become capable movers, but I also want them to develop discipline, confidence, patience, and awareness of how they affect the room.
Progress is personal, but no one develops completely alone.
I share my journey as they discover theirs.
TEACHING & PERFORMANCE BACKGROUND
Over the years, I’ve taught Breakin’ in schools, gyms, studios, and community programs throughout the Bay Area. I’ve worked with students from three years old through adulthood, including complete beginners, large groups, teaching assistants, youth teams, performers, competitors, and students preparing for their first battle or personal project.
My performance background includes The Hip Hop Nutcracker, SF HipHop International, HipHop Cinderella, The Wedding Singer, studio productions, corporate events, and community performances. One of the most meaningful moments was returning to The Hip Hop Nutcracker alongside one of my own students.
As a coach, I’ve prepared youth teams for performances at Stanford basketball games, Santana Row, Christmas in the Park, Art & Wine Festival, parades, Eastridge Mall, school productions, and the Disneyland stage. I’ve also helped teams incorporate Breakin’ into competition pieces for events such as World of Dance.
I’ve trained students who entered Breakin’ and all-style jams, became finalists and winners, performed in school talent shows, and developed projects of their own.
Within five years, I helped grow a studio Breakin’ program from three students to more than 120 and have been able to maintain and continue to grow.
SoleSounds grew from everything I learned through those years and from the desire to continue the practice with greater care, attention, and intention.