Kazaky
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Kazaky is an all-male Ukrainian
dance group. Assembled by choreographer Oleg Zhezhel, the group has released several songs which have garnered popularity on YouTube
. The group confronts gender norms by fusing masculine and feminine attributes together, most notably by regularly wearing stiletto heels.
." The band members are reportedly inspired by Japanese culture.
. Their first single "In the Middle" was released at the end of 2010, earning them the award of "Breakthrough of the Year" at the Myway Dance Awards 2010.
Kazaky has been reviewed in the New York Post, GQ, DNA Magazine, Attitude, Dorian, Instinct, L'Officiel, Marie Claire, 10Magazine, Billboard, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and GOSSIPS (Japan).
In June 2011, Kazaky performed at DSquared Men Spring/Summer 2012 runway show.
On 16 July 2011 they made their US debut at Club 57 in New York City and performed their single "I'm Just A Dancer" for the first time.
On 8 August 2011 Francesco Borgato replaced original group member Stas Pavlov who left the group.
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
dance group. Assembled by choreographer Oleg Zhezhel, the group has released several songs which have garnered popularity on YouTube
YouTube
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. The group confronts gender norms by fusing masculine and feminine attributes together, most notably by regularly wearing stiletto heels.
Name
The spelling Kazaky is a variation of the last name Ken Kazaki - the main hero of the popular manga series "LegendzLegendz
is a role-playing game, an anime, a toy, card game, and manga series.The manga is illustrated by Makoto Haruno and the story is by Rin Hirai . The manga was published in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump in Japan, and the manga is published in English by Viz Media...
." The band members are reportedly inspired by Japanese culture.
Background
Kazaky consists of four members: Oleg, Artur, Kyryll and Francesco. Their rise in popularity is mostly due to the viral nature of the internet and YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. Their first single "In the Middle" was released at the end of 2010, earning them the award of "Breakthrough of the Year" at the Myway Dance Awards 2010.
Kazaky has been reviewed in the New York Post, GQ, DNA Magazine, Attitude, Dorian, Instinct, L'Officiel, Marie Claire, 10Magazine, Billboard, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and GOSSIPS (Japan).
In June 2011, Kazaky performed at DSquared Men Spring/Summer 2012 runway show.
On 16 July 2011 they made their US debut at Club 57 in New York City and performed their single "I'm Just A Dancer" for the first time.
On 8 August 2011 Francesco Borgato replaced original group member Stas Pavlov who left the group.
In The Middle
- In The Middle
- In The Middle (Radio Edit)
- Love
- Love (Radio Edit)