Tektonik is one of the fashionable directions of club dance. A large number of young people dream of mastering the basic movements of tectonics, and many consider themselves to be real professionals of this dance.
The history of the emergence of tectonics
The birthplace of this interesting dance style is the capital of fashion - Paris. In 2000, young people began to concentrate in the popular club of the famous city, striving to differ from the gray crowd, often people of non-traditional sexual orientation became members of this club. It was there that the basic concept of tectonic dance was formed. It consisted of rhythmic jumps and leg movements to fast club music. And first the dancer moved one leg, then the other.
The dance gained particular popularity seven years later, in 2007. At the same time, they began to talk about tectonics on radio and television, to shoot video lessons and battles. There was even a special symbolism of tectonics, which began to be applied to garments.
Major movements of tectonics
The main movements of the dance are made up of several sub-styles, which, when combined together, form a single direction - tectonics.
The first group of movements are actions performed by the upper body, namely with the hands. The dancer moves his hands continuously, changing their position in space. At the same time, it produces rhythmic swaying of the body from side to side, trying to give the individual elements smoothness, to merge them together. Such a group of dance movements tectonics forms a sub-style called the Milky Way.
The most recognizable elements of tectonics are leg movements or jumpstyle. The dancer, constantly changing legs, throws one or the other limb forward or backward. A variety of variations of this group of elements are possible. The most important thing in them is a fast continuous rhythm and a strict sequence of legs.
Hardstyle is a complex and rather interesting group of tectonic movements. It is characterized by the fact that both arms and both legs are simultaneously involved in the dance. The movements are clear, sharp and “broken”, imitating a robot. The style uses wide jumps and rough sweeping arm movements.
Sometimes a tectonics dancer performs all of the listed groups of elements at incredible speed, maintaining a pace of about 140 beats per minute. In this case, the main emphasis is on hand movements.
Clear abrupt, non-stop movements of arms and legs, continuous movement around the dance floor characterize the tectonic sub-style, called Electrostyle.
Experienced masters of the considered direction of dancing, taking part in competitions and team battles, alternately perform all groups of the considered movements, skillfully combining them in one dance. At the same time, it is often possible to observe elements of hip-hop, si-wolf and other club dance styles in tectonics.
