Harrods, London’s famous and unique large store, is not in Oxford Street - London’s busy shopping area - but on the other side of London in Knightsbridge.
It offers a good experience even for those who are not interested in shopping.
There are 4.000 staff at Harrods including 500 specialists from 72 different countries. Experts in almost every department advise on every aspect of the store’s 1.2 million goods and 50 separate services.
Many departments have their own separate advice desks to answer customer queries. Food advisors help you plan a menu for a special event, the banqueting department helps you arrange the catering for an important reception, and the wedding and celebration service advise you on buying a weeding gift. Perhaps you need a hair stylist or some clothes dry-cleaning. How about a sightseeing tour of the capital or a personal shopping advisor ?
Tecktonic is not a new style. It was appeared in France in 2000, in Paris in a nightclub called Metropolis. And has grown in popularity through word of mouth and the internet. Tecktonik was featured prominently at the 2007 Paris Techno Parade on September 15.
Also known as “TCK”, “Vertigo” and “Milky Way”, the Tecktonik is a form of dance based on a blend of hip hop and techno styles. It borrows heavily from elements of glowsticking, and hip hop dance moves including popping and locking, vogueing and wacking.
Here’s something interesting about Tecktonik. Did you know it is a registered trademark? Well, this is the first time a dance is protected in this way. It is registered to a French man nammed Cyril Blank. Also, the creators of Tecktonik sell official products, such as clothes, CDs, energy drinks, etc.
There are many famous Tecktonik musicians as DJ Dess, RV. B, Deepack, Max B. Grant, Miss Hiroko and lately David Guetta and Dirty South. Also there are many Tecktonik dancers include Lecktra, Vavan, Spoke, Boobiz, the members of SMDB, Maestro, Treaxy, Jey-Jey, and others !
There are some typical dress for Tecktonik dancers as the tight-fitting jackets and slim-fit jeans. Dancers also move to have “futuristic”, sometimes even gothik hair cuts and wear makeup designs such as a star around one eye. It is popular at Gay Pride events in France, notably at the event in Nantes and Lyon in June 2007. Tecktonik style borrows heavily from cyberpunk. The neon colours on shirts are linked to the London Nu Rave fashion scene.
Nowadays, if you want to stand out at a nightclub you have to practice some of this moves at home in front a mirror, and then let it rock at a club ! I’m sure you will get tons of reactions, positive and negative and who knows what it can lead to?
Most of teenagers like the Tecktonik, a heavy part of old people hate it ! How about you ?
