Subcultures in Belarus

Nastya Babei

9B

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BELARUS

Gothic subculture is a

contemporary subculture found in many countries. It originated in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s in the gothick rock scene, as an offshoot of the post-punk genre. Gothic subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate the influence of the nineteenth century gothic literature together with horror movies and, to a less extent, BDSM culture.

Styles of clothes within the subculture range from deathrock, punk, androgynous,Victorian, some Renaissance and Medieval style clothes, or combinations of the above, most often with black attire, make-up and hair.

Emo means emotional. They wear an unusual style: they prefer the combination of black and pink. There is a bandage on their hand , a strap with a big buckle, a bag with different signs “Emo”. Emo-boys usually wear tight jeans with many different bright rivets. Emo-girls usually use black or silver to vanish their nails . They also wear bracelets with skulls. They use a black pencil to make their eyes more expressive.

Emo usually don’t smoke, don’t drink alcohol, don’t use drugs. They are always vegetarians. They like old style in clothes, especially checked clothes. An emo is a person, who likes to express his or her feelings and emotions. Specialists say that it doesn’t matter what clothes you wear as you can be an emo inside. They usually have their own opinions and they don’t try to be like other people. They are very positive people. Emo usually cry when they feel bad and laugh when they feel wonderful.

Glamour (beauty, charm) is rich clothes and life style. It’s often pink colors and many jewelers. People who like glamour always take care of themselves.

Glamour style is also very beautiful girls and boys. They usually take a good care of themselves in order to look perfect and smart. Glamour people don’t always have only wonderful appearance but they are often very kind. Everybody likes glamour people because they are very friendly and cheerful. They can help you when you are in trouble. They also like to have a rest with their friends. They are fond of parties and amusements.

Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes , wordplay, and poetry, one of the elements of hip hop music and culture.

Rapping developed both inside and outside of hip hop culture, and began with the street parties thrown in the Bronx neighborhood of New York in the 70s by Jamaican expatriate Kool Herk and others. The parties introduced dancehall and the practice of having a "Master of Ceremonies," or MC, They appeared on the stage with the DJ and shouted encouragements to the crowd (in practice known as 'toasting‘). Soon those shouts of encouragement became longer and more complex and cross-pollinated with the spoken-word poetry scene to evolve into rap.

Tecktonik (also known as "tck","electro dance" "vertigo", "Milky Way") is a form of dance based on a blend of techno styles (late 80s vogue, 90s waving and old school breakdancing). The music Tecktonik usually dances to is Electro house. Tecktonic has not succeeded in creating its own musicgenre , even though multiple attempts have been made.. Tecktonik originated in Paris, France and has grown in popularity through word-of-mouth and video sharing sites such as Dailymotion and YouTube.

The term Tecktonik is also a registered trademark. This is the first time that the name of a dance has been protected in this way, and this has created issues for dance events or other uses of the name. However, Tecktonik is not a music style. The creators of the Tecktonik brand (most notably, Cyril Blanc, the artistic director of Metropolis sell official products, such as clothes, CDs, energy drinks, etc. Typical dress for Tecktonik dancers include tight-fitting jackets and slim-fit jeans. Dancers also tend to have "futuristic", sometimes even gothic hair cuts and sometimes wear make-up designs such as a star around one eye. The neon colours on shirts are linked to the London Nu Rave fashion scene.

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