My name is Shaka Fahim Perdue, born in Atlanta, Georgia, 1993. I moved with my family to Oakland in 2008, and have been a professional turf dancer since 2009. I work professionally as Shaka the Creator.

I am an experienced battle dancer, whose titles include the 2024 Red Bull Dance Your Style Oakland Qualifier Champion and the 2022 YakFilms Life is Living Battle Champion. I am a member of H.E.A.T. the Dance Team.

Dance has allowed me to express who I am through my joys and struggles, and allowed me to find connection with a broader community of hyphy dancers in Oakland, California and beyond .

I am always evolving and changing, and in my next iteration, I am transitioning from a creator through dance to a conceptual artist who uses dance as my medium to process and communicate ideas about human nature, social justice, stereotypes, identity, and fatalism.

I perform, I teach, and I choreograph, in Oakland and beyond. Find out more about my services here.