Dumbo, founding member of Poreotics, was born March 25, 1989 and attended Rancho Alamitos High School, where he graduated in 2008.

At the age of 16, ironically after watching the street-dancing flick, You Got Served, Dumbo was inspired to start dancing. After observing different styles of hip-hop, Dumbo found he wanted to create his own style, something that he’d never seen before.

Though his favorites styles included popping, freestyling and choreography, he had never seen them put together by a unified crew, he came up with a “funk style in choreography with a robotic feel,” that soon became the stamp of Poreotics.

While in high school Dumbo enjoyed experimenting with hair, which led him to apply at Paul Mitchell the School in Costa Mesa, where he is still currently attending. He also did most of the crew’s hair for their performances during Season 5 of ABDC.

Dumbo’s trademark nickname comes from his awkward talent of moving his ears back and forth, rather impressively, without hesitation. In his spare time Dumbo enjoys playing volleyball, fishing and working on his car.