Tecktonik

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Tecktonik (also known as "tck","electro dance""vertigo", "Milky Way") is a form of dance based on a blend of hip hop and techno styles.^[1] Tecktonik style also borrows heavily from cyberpunk. The music goes by a lot of different names: Electro, Jump style, Hard style, Hard core, but the only dance is the Tecktonik.^[2] It originated in Paris, France and has grown in popularity through word-of-mouth and video sharing sites such as Dailymotion and YouTube. Hardstyle is the main music style associated with Tecktonik. However, it has also become a prominent style of dancing to Electro house.

The term Tecktonik is also a registered trademark. This is the first time that the name of a dance has been protected in this way, and this has created copyright issues for dance events or other uses of the name.^[3] The name refers to the clash between music styles from Belgium and the Netherlands (hardstyle and jumpstyle) and more southern influences, similar to the collision of tectonic plates.^[4] However, Tecktonik is not a music style. The creators of the Tecktonik brand (most notably, Cyril Blanc, the artistic director of Metropolis^[5]) sell official products, such as clothes, CDs, energy drinks, etc. Typical dress for Tecktonik dancers include tight-fitting jackets and slim-fit jeans. Dancers also tend to have "futuristic", sometimes even gothic hair cuts and sometimes wear make-up designs such as a star around one eye. The neon colours on shirts are linked to the London Nu Rave fashion scene.

Tecktonik appeared in France in 2000 in Paris in a nightclub called Metropolis.^[6] It borrows heavily from elements of glowsticking, and hip-hop dance moves including popping and locking, vogueing and wacking. Tecktonik was featured prominently at the 2007 Paris Techno Parade on September 15.^[5] It is popular at Gay Pride events in France and was notably so at the event in Nantes and Lyon in June 2007, although it is not specifically associated with the gay subculture.

1 Around the world
- 1.1 North America
2 Music
3 Notable performers
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Around the world

Since its creation in France, Tecktonik has spiked much poulation around the world. Its "catchy beats, and funky moves" have been known to be trendy throughout people all over the world.

[edit] North America

In the early months of 2008, Tecktonik progressed to Canada. The first glimpses of Tecktonik was made in Vancouver, British Columbia. A few students went on an excursion to France and came back, teaching the rest of their peers the dance. Since then, the dance has been moving from person to person. It is being known as "The Tecktonik Phase." Tecktonik is also growing in Montreal, many teams have been forming and performances all around the island have been taking place. The teams found are SYNTONIK MTL, Electro Family, Electro DC, Bang Bang and others.

Not only has the Tecktonik dance spread to Canada, but is becoming increasingly popularized in the United States. In particular, many young people from Yakima, Washington are becoming involved in the dance culture because of the accessibility of hardstyle and Tecktonik videos and websites on the World Wide Web.

[edit] Music

Tecktonik dancing is featured in the music video for these songs:

A Cause des Garçons by Yelle
He! Biloute! Monte L'son! Hein! by Ch'ti Dj
Sucker by Dim Chris
Blink by John Dahlbäck
Alive by Mondotek
Je Vais Vite by Lorie

[edit] Notable performers

Notable Tecktonik musicians include DJ Dess, RV. B, Max B. Grant, and Miss Hiroko and lately David Guetta, Dirty South, and Yelle.

One of the first Tecktonik videos posted on YouTube featured Jey-Jey. Other notable Tecktonik dancers include Cx7, Lecktra, Lili azian, Fredoo, Vavan, Spoke, Agarcia, Boobiz, Micktazz, Bello, BirkeFars, the members of SMDB, Maestro, Junky, Sofy, Treaxy, Natpen, Eliten, Thalia and many others.