The origin of our name – red and white labels above five dancers in black suits with glowing blue LED lines, next to the neon blue TRON logo and a light cycle

Hello everyone, in this blog, we will explain why we have decided to give the name Tron Dance to our LED dance shows, what motivated us, and much more.

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GIF 1 – Tron Suits

So, how was the name Tron Dance made?

For the very first time, the name Tron appeared in the movie Tron (1982), but the main movie of the 21st century that made the name famous was Tron Legacy in 2010. For a very long time, a costume which makes light was worn in this movie and everybody loved it! In the real world, it means wearing a suit with LED lights. Because the movie was a big success and many people liked the visuals, few of them tried to make this awesome suit themselves.

Two characters of the Tron Legacy movie in black suits with glowing turquoise lines and light discs on their backs, face to face on a glowing grid with light cycles behind them
Picture 1 – Tron Legacy movie (source: internet)

Who made the first LED dance show in the world?

After the success of the Tron Legacy movie, the first real dance group who made LED costumes was Illuminate. They performed their first well-known show in America’s Got Talent 2011.

The Illuminate dance group – dancers in dark costumes outlined with glowing green, yellow and blue lines and glowing masks, posing together on a dark stage
Picture 2 – Illuminate group (source: Illuminate, Facebook)

Almost at the same time, another Japanese crew Wrecking Orchestra made their own LED suits and named it Tron Dance.

The Wrecking Orchestra crew – a row of dancers in suits outlined with glowing blue, red, yellow and orange lines standing side by side in the dark
Picture 3 – Wrecking Orchestra Crew (source: Wrecking Orchestra, Facebook)

When the main organizer of Czechoslovakia Got Talent & Miss Slovakia saw these videos, he came to our company and told us that he wants to see the Slovak version of it next year in our Talent show. At that time, almost no one knew about LED suits and there wasn’t any software or hardware available on the market to buy. Because we had experience in the LED field (making LED controllers), we decided to agree. It was not easy at all, but we made it!

Our first Tron Show on TV in 2013 – singer contest:

Video 1 – Our first Tron Dance showVideos play from YouTube or Vimeo, which may store cookies once you press play.

You can find more information about our start in this blog.

When we have been thinking about what the name for our new product can be, we have decided to continue on the Tron path, which was expanding. We just loved the Tron Legacy movie, and the name is short and easy to remember for everyone.

What are the similarities between LED costumes and Tron Legacy costumes?

As you can see in the pictures below, the Tron costume looks like theirs, having lights and power implemented inside. The whole effect is that the suits are glowing in the dark and that’s why everyone admires this kind of show. At the time when the Tron Legacy movie was made, the real technology was very simple and not so reliable. It was hard to program and make quality shows without any failure on the stage.

Three Tron Legacy costumes glowing yellow, orange and blue on figures standing on round platforms under the Tron Legacy logo
Picture 4 – Example of the glowing suits in Tron Legacy movie (source: internet)

Since this time, technology in LED suits moved forward from EL wire to LED analog strips, fiber optic cable, and finally LED digital strips. Also, hardware and software are reliable and it is just “more normal” to see an LED show nowadays. We are very curious about what the next Tron movie Ares (premiere not announced) will bring and what challenges we can overcome in the future.

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