If you hate dance music, please look away now. Techtonik is the latest craze on the French Capital’s streets and nightclubs, an energetic dance style born out of South-eastern Paris clubland Metropolis. The music is a mix of techno/electro/hiphop, and the clothing is probably familiar to both old and nu-ravers, but it’s those moves that make Techtonik special. The trend has been spreading fast on the internet, with countless videos shot on mobile phones or webcams being posted daily on youtube and dailymotion.

 

There are several places where you can find people dancing techtonik on the streets, they often coincide with skateboard or rollerblading spots, try around Centre Pompidou, Palais de Tokyo or the Trocadero. While the music itself is not to everyone’s taste, the great thing about Techtonik is its ability to bring together kids from very different backgrounds, from the deprived suburbs to the bourgeois of west Paris,  a healthy mix of influences has blended and something new has emerged. Wether it will last is another matter, in any case the kids are too busy having fun to ponder.