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What happened at Tech Styles 9?

Tech Styles 9 took things to new heights in 2024, with Bboys and Bgirls arriving from all over the world, the anticipation of the event was magnificent. We were able to connect people from every continent and walks of life, to celebrate and experience the breakin culture and scene here in Bradford. Within the community, this event fueled and kick-started a whole new energy and level for the next generation of Bboys and Bgirls in the city and showed them the possibilities and heights they can reach. The event was a real celebration of Bradford history, bringing hometown legends Dr Candy and Skittles back to the city to share their stories, expertise and experiences will all the generations of Bradford and beyond. It meant a lot for the team to have these incredible dancers join us once again, as if it weren’t for their contributions, the landscape of the Bradford scene would look a lot different. Bradford was also blessed to be the home of so many international and national guests, such as the iconic Bgirl Asia One (USA), one of France’s premier crews and our defending champions Immigrandz! We also saw Beast Boogie return to the judging panel, alongside UK legend Lil’ Tim and the well respected Bboy Marius. The first guest to arrive was very special to the Tech Styles team. Back in 2020, we put on our ‘Tech Styles Digital’ event and through this we were able to connect with many phenomenal dancers from across the world. One of these dancers was called Bboy Rodi, representing Rock Star Crew from Lome Togo (Africa). With the help of the British Council and Bradford 2025, we were finally able to bring Rodi [...]

By Amelie Burch|2025-01-24T16:59:15+00:00January 24th, 2025|Community, Events, International, National|Comments Off

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 Amelie Burch|2024-09-21T10:35:45+00:00September 21st, 2024|Community, Events, International, National|Comments Off

Clean North R&D | Grand Theatre Blackpool | Breakin Convention

Clean North had one of the most incredible weekends they have had as a crew in recent years. As part of the R&D for the creation of theatre, Tech Styles International brought the bboys and bgirls from Bradford’s premier breakin crew to Blackpool to experience the amazing theatre show out of Sadler’s Wells, ‘Breakin Convention’. This took place at the Grand Theatre and had an all-star cast with some of the best dancers in the world, showcasing their skills and artforms. […]

By techstylesdance|2023-06-17T22:19:26+00:00June 17th, 2023|National|Comments Off