Events

Paris 2024 Breaking | Tech Styles International & Clean North Crew

On August 9th and 10th, breaking made its debut in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. During this weekend, four members of Clean North Crew were flown out by Tech Styles International to battle in France at the ‘Not Only Jam’ and spend a weekend in the city where breaking was being broadcasted for the first time on this global platform. They met and reunited with many French and international breakers over the three days, whilst also reaching the semi-finals in the crew battles with only four members. The crew had a busy summer, battling in the UK and putting on a creative and inspiring summer camp for the younger generations of Bradford. Therefore, coming to Paris was the perfect opportunity for the crew to spend quality time with each other and celebrate the achievements of this year. The Bboy and Bgirls arrived early on the Saturday morning, briefly exploring the local area and then travelling straight to the event. As soon as they arrived the energy from the dancers could be felt from outside of the venue. Walking in, the cyphers were already in full swing despite the hot weather and the crew were quickly met with a few familiar faces from the UK. The cypher qualifications began and Bboy Tranquil, Bgirl Labyrinth, Spider and Ammo, set out to show the unique Bradford style, qualifying for top 8.The quarter-final battle against Golden Monkeys Crew from Paris was a hype start to the event and Clean North took it, two votes to one moving on to top 4. The semi-final battle against Paris’ own Badefficience Crew was a close match up and a dope exchange. Although Clean North didn’t [...]

By |2024-09-21T10:35:45+00:00September 21st, 2024|Community, Events, International, National|Comments Off on Paris 2024 Breaking | Tech Styles International & Clean North Crew

Bradford Brawl Breakin Event 2024 | Recap

It has been just over a week since Bradford Brawl 2024 breakin event and what an amazing event it was! This was definitely the biggest Bradford Brawl battles we have had to date. The build up for the team, the bboys and bgirls was incredible. We had special guests arriving earlier in the week and there was excitement and energy across all the classes the closer we got to the event. Each crew had their own targets going into this year’s Bradford Brawl, so everyone was anticipating how the battles and showcases would play out. There had been a lot of preparation and time put in from the breaking community as a whole. Bboy Tobi, representing Recession Squad (Ireland), kicked off Bradford Brawl with his workshop in the morning. The turnout was like no other, with 29 Bboys and Bgirls in attendance! This is the most amount of breakers we have ever seen attend a guest workshop and this includes workshops we have visited in other countries, all over the world. Tobi did an amazing job, he really instilled key Hip Hop values into the Bboys and Bgirls, which was great to see. Bboy Tobi is our first guest from overseas for Bradford Brawl which made this even more special. West Side Breakers were the first showcase opening up the event with an explosive start. It was great to see that they have grown and progressed as a crew, since the last event. The Concrete Roses showcase followed right after and it included a lot of great transitions and tricks. Concrete Roses have some of the more experienced dancers from the new generation within their crew and this could [...]

By |2024-07-17T14:02:45+00:00July 17th, 2024|Community, Events|Comments Off on Bradford Brawl Breakin Event 2024 | Recap

Get Ready For Bradford Brawl | Plus 2023 Event Highlights

The Bradford breakin scene has been growing from strength to strength over the years. Every edition of Bradford Brawl keeps on getting better and better! Among the Bboys and Bgirls of Bradford, this Tranquil Productions internal event is a favourite in the course of the year. The dancers work hard all year round putting together their showcases and preparing for the battles. Everyone wants to be etched in Bradford breakin history by taking the win, but it all comes down to who performs best on the day. With Bradford Brawl 2024 fast approaching, let’s take a quick recap of what happened last year. […]

By |2024-07-17T12:34:55+00:00July 1st, 2024|Events|Comments Off on Get Ready For Bradford Brawl | Plus 2023 Event Highlights

Bordeaux | Tech Styles International & Clean North Crew attend Trocké Dance Battle

Early last year some members of the bboys and bgirls of Clean North Crew got to experience Bordeaux, France for the first time. Since coming back to the Bradford scene, they have shared many memories and experiences from the trip with the rest of the crew and the younger generation of breakers in the city. Only a year later, they were blessed to be returning with Tech Styles International with two extra members of the crew! The Trocke Dance Battle event alongside the Bordeaux hip hop scene made a massive impact on the crews mentality and approach to training and lifestyle, so much so that everyone felt excited to have another opportunity to go. Getting off the plane in the airport for Bboy Tranquil, Jonah and Bgirl Ammo, Labyrinth and Spider was nostalgic but also as exciting as the first time, as they now got to share their favourite parts of the trip with new comers Stylez and Abbie! Throughout the weekend, they returned to many beloved food spots such as the Les Halles Bacalan ( food market), La Toque Cuivree (Canele shop) and Pizza Capri. The delicious food all weekend long provided the crew with great energy that just added to the incredible sights and vibe that the city has. On the first night whilst exploring the city centre, Clean North found an amazing spot to cypher in. Surrounded by the unique architecture and an old style shopping centre, all the members were able to get down and dance together. This was a great feeling and moment as for Bgirl Abbie, it was her first time battling and travelling abroad and this was a great first night, [...]

By |2024-05-24T16:44:46+00:00May 24th, 2024|Events, International|Comments Off on Bordeaux | Tech Styles International & Clean North Crew attend Trocké Dance Battle

Bradford to Houston | Tech Styles International & Clean North Crew attend Bgirl City VII

Our start to 2024 has been incredible and full of so many amazing moments & opportunities. Thanks to God and the hard work and effort by the entire team, we have been blessed to be able to send Bboy Tranquil, Bgirl Labyrinth and Bgirl Ammo all representing Clean North Crew, to Houston Texas for Bgirl City VII. […]

By |2024-05-21T14:01:05+00:00May 13th, 2024|Events, International|Comments Off on Bradford to Houston | Tech Styles International & Clean North Crew attend Bgirl City VII

What Happened at Tech Styles 8?

Tech Styles 8 was one of the greatest breakin/hip hop events ever to hit the city of Bradford. For us it was a dream and something we had been working towards for a very long time. It took things to a whole new level for the bboys, bgirls and the community in the city and was a real celebration of local, national and international creativity, talent and skill. Some of the best dancers in our city were joined by world renowned breakers from Immigrandz crew (Bordeaux), UK Legend ‘Lil Tim’ and the well-respected bboy and social media star, Beast Boogie from Havikoro Crew (Houston, Texas) as well as many other amazing artists in the breaking (breakdance) scene. […]

By |2024-02-20T17:40:33+00:00February 10th, 2024|Events, International|Comments Off on What Happened at Tech Styles 8?

Bradford Brawl | The Return

Bradford Brawl was one of the most incredible events the breakin community of Bradford, has seen in recent years. Due to the lockdowns and general closures, our public events and community gatherings took a major hit but our community, in true hip hop fashion went back underground. This was the first Bradford Brawl event to happen again since 2019 and marked the return of the grassroots hip hop event. Bboys and bgirls from the city gather together to battle and showcase their skills, creativity and style, to friends, family and our local audiences. […]

By |2023-03-09T21:10:10+00:00March 6th, 2023|Events|Comments Off on Bradford Brawl | The Return

What Happened at Tech Styles Local?

Tech Styles Local was an incredible leap of faith and we have to thank God that the event was such a success. It would not have been possible without the culmination of partners, an amazing team, bboys/bgirls and the loyal supporters of Tech Styles International. We have to say thank you to Kala Sangam for being so supportive of our event in such uncertain times, the venue was incredible and the team at Kala Sangam really encouraged us. We have to say a big thank you also to Bradford BID & Bradford Council for contributing to the event along Tranquil Productions for media support and awards for the battles. […]

By |2022-03-01T23:15:43+00:00February 25th, 2022|Events|Comments Off on What Happened at Tech Styles Local?

Tech Styles Local

Get ready for another exciting event brought to you by Tech Styles International. Thanks to the support of Kala Sangam, Bradford Bid and Bradford Council we are going to deliver our first live breakin event of 2021. For this year we are scaling back our event to focus on the local and national scene, celebrating and returning to live spaces.  […]

By |2021-11-05T11:31:53+00:00November 3rd, 2021|Events|Comments Off on Tech Styles Local

Breakin For Love | Summer Unlocked

Tech Styles International has seen one of the most exciting summers to date, working on multiple projects with partners Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Bradford 2025 and The Leap to deliver some amazing projects. The highlight of our summer has been, without a doubt the Summer Unlocked programme. We delivered multiple shows and workshops across outdoor spaces bringing joy and inspiration to so many families. For this project we needed a name that reflected our intentions, something which would immediately speak to people and this is why we named our project ‘Breakin For Love’.  Being able to get back in contact with children, young people and adults, face to face has been truly liberating for us as an organisation and for the people we have come into contact with through our work. […]

By |2021-10-06T13:46:19+00:00October 6th, 2021|Events|Comments Off on Breakin For Love | Summer Unlocked
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