Tecktonik
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Tecktonik (often abbreviated as TCK), also known as Electro Dance, Milky Way or Vertigo, is a style of street dance danced to electro music based on a blend of techno and Hip-hop styles (late 80s vogue, 90s waving and old school breakdancing), and 70s disco, started in the early 2000s in Paris, France, at the club Metropolis.[1][2] It has grown in popularity through word-of-mouth and video sharing sites such as Dailymotion and YouTube.
The term Tecktonik is a registered trademark, and this has created issues for dance events or other uses of the name.[3] The creators of the Tecktonik brand (most notably, Cyril Blanc, the artistic director of Metropolis[4]) sell official products, such as clothes, CDs, energy drinks, etc. Tecktonik was featured prominently at the 2007 Paris Techno Parade on September 15.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Electro dance craze takes Paris by storm", news.sawf.org, 20 September 2007.
- ^ Metropolis (French)
- ^ La tecktonik, nouvelle mode déposée - Newzy.fr (French)
- ^ a b Agence France Presse. Electro dance craze takes Paris by storm. September 19, 2007.
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