Jean-Michel Cruel showcases an electrifying breakdance pose at Red Bull Dance Your Style 2025 in Hong Kong, energising the iconic venue with dynamic Red Bull spirit on April 14, 2025
Jean-Michel Cruel of France stands confidently in a branded Red Bull tee at the Red Bull Dancers Summit 2025 in Cesena, Italy, representing the energy and style of the international dance community

Jean-Michel Cruel

France

France

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Dance

Jean-Michel Cruel is a French hip-hop dancer and Juste Debout champion, formerly known as Diablo.

Place of birth

Nice, France

Nationality

France

France

Career start

2002

Disciplines

dance

Jean-Michel Cruel, has always been on another wave. As a solo freestyler, he made a name for himself as a unique hip-hop dancer. He flexed his creative dexterity, skills, and raw swag with ease from the outset. He then clocked up underground clout and huge respect for his abilities to swerve across genres while being a master of his own.

Jean-Michel Cruel started dancing at nine years old when hip hop found him. "It's not deep or a mad story. A friend of mine asked me if I wanted to dance for no reason. Then I started dancing like that. We were doing hip-hop, but he didn't tell us what style or anything. We were just dancing to hip-hop music on the floor in his building. He would open the door to his television and dance to the music blasting from the TV."