Mateo Bowles

Teo was probably born with this passion for dance. Adding to that was the example of his brother Ayo who started dancing since he was 5 or 6.

Teo got initiated into dancing at the age of three, when he was practically a toddler. With his brother, they started dancing in their grandmother’s basement and there was no looking back since.

Over the years, he has worked very hard and passionately to develop his skills. He started competing in the school events and graduated to participate in dance competitions. He would do complicated and challenging routines with his brother at home and would record the performances with rudimentary equipment. The more he performed, the more confident he became and gradually took his performances to more public spaces like the streets, parking garages and even the mall.

Teo has developed this unique genre of dancing that has mixed in several popular mainstream ones and had mixed them into something that has become a completely new brand. Glimpses of hip-hop, lockin’ poppin’, freestyle and American rhythm can be found in his brand of dance and the end result is extremely mesmerizing to look at.

Together with his brother, Teo turned towards YouTube to show off his mettle as a dancer and started the channel in 2011. The channel’s content has a healthy mix of original choreography and various in vogue themed challenges.

Mateo’s dance style is unique and the Ayo & Teo duo has been applauded worldwide for creating unique content and choreography with mind boggling dance steps. Mateo has also paid close attention to make his looks quite distinctive with unruly mane of blonde afro hair and always sporting a dog-snout mask on his face. Unlike his brother who is often seen without the mask, Teo has made it a habit to stick with it in all his public appearances.

Mateo Bowles was born on August 29, 1999 at Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Apart from information on his older brother and dancing partner, not much is known about Teo’s family and background. He grew up in the Yipsilanti area of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He plans to build a career in music and dance choreography, taking inspiration from legends like Michael Jackson.