Takenoko-zoku (竹の子族, lit. "bamboo shoot tribe") describes a type of dance group active from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s in Tokyo, especially in Harajuku.
The Takenoko-zoku dance troupe, which translates to "bamboo shoot tribe," was a group of dancers who performed in Tokyo from the 1970s to the 1980s, with a strong presence in the fashionable district of Harajuku.