Mikey Castro was born in San Diego, California and started dancing at the end of his freshman year in 2006. In high school, Mikey was a self-taught freestyle dancer, learning from YouTube videos and colleagues around the area. He started taking his dance career seriously near the end of 2009 and has been fortunate enough to train extensively under the guidance of Max Pham Nguyen. He’s also been able to travel to places such as San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Las Vegas to train from very respected hip-hop teachers. Mikey has had the opportunity to perform in various events in Idaho such as the Boise Music Festival, Fusion Magazine Awards Show, Shades of Black, and Billboard’s Top 100 Artist Tyga. On top of that, Mikey was also a choreographer for a local teen pop sensation Kady Richards. He has also had several opportunities to teach outside of Idaho in Arizona, Alaska, and Utah. Currently, he is the Co-Director of, The Armada ID and teaches all levels and various styles of hip-hop. Mikey is a firm believer of dance being used as one of the greatest expressions of art and loves spreading his knowledge to students that are willing to learn.