JRock and JSmooth teach Ticking and Strobing. The difference between Popping Ticking (contracting the muscles), Bopping Ticking (using dimestops), and Strobing (an effect to create the illusion that someone is moving in a strobe light using dimestops) and Tick Waves.
Variations of Mixing the techniques.
Popping Ticking was created by the Electric Boogaloos, Ticking Will from Fresno was the first to be known for it, later Popin Pete, Skeeter Rabbit, and PopNTaco took the style to the next level.
Bopping Ticking was created by Boppin Andre and inspired by the music box dancer in the Movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Strobing's creator is unknown, but was made famous by dancers such as Flattop, Mr Re, Boppin Andre, Phax and more.