Dance Music

Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany dancing.

It can be either the whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. Dance music works usually bear the name of the corresponding dance, e.g. waltzes, the tango, the bolero, the can-can, minuets, salsa, various kinds of jigs and the breakdown. Other dance forms include contradance, the merengue, the cha-cha-cha. Often it is difficult to know whether the name of the music came first or the name of the dance. Although dance is often accompanied by music, it can also be presented alone (Postmodern dance) or provide its own accompaniment (tap dance). Dance presented with music may or may not be performed in time to the music depending on the style of dance. Dance performed without music is said to be danced to its own rhythm. An introduction to classical and modern dance including hip hop dance, what is dance, and the dance music (electronic music, rock and roll, disco, house, techno, trance, etc.)

CONTENTS:

Dance
– Origins of dance
– Dancing and music
– Dance in Indian Canonical Literature
– Dance as an art form in Europe
– Dance studies
– Categories of dance
– Dance as an occupation
– Classical Indian Dance in Modern Times
Alternative dance
Ballet
– History of ballet
Hard dance
Hardcore dancing
– Regional differences
– Criticism
– Technique
– Examples in media
Hi-NRG
– Description
– Association
– Artists
– Records
– – Number Ones
– – Cover Versions in the Hi-NRG style
– Record Labels
– Source
Hip hop dance
– Old school
– New school/new style
– Hip hop at dance studios
Breakdance
– Etymology
– – Origin: From Street to Dance
– Style
– – Breakdance moves
– – Style vs technique
– – Battles
– – Breakdancing as a Folk Dance
– Music
– Culture
– Fashion
– Media
– – Myths
– Shows
– References
– – History links
– – Related links
Social dance
Ballroom dance
– Definitions and history
– – Rogers and Astaire
– – Modern ballroom movements
– Competitive dancing
– – Elements of competition
– – Medal examinations
– Dances
– – International Style
– – American Style
– – Other dances occasionally categorized as ballroom
Waltz
– Origin
– Various styles of waltz
Folk dance
– Types of folk dance
– Terminology
– Folk dancing in the media
Flamenco
– Flamenco history
– Flamenco styles
– – Palos
– – – Toná Palos
– – – Soleá Palos
– – – Fandango Palos
– – – Seguiriya Palos
– Flamenco artists
Mambo
– History
– Mambo musicians
Mazurca
Polka
– Styles
– Organisations
– Samples
– Some polka artists
– Polka Radio
Rumba
– Ballroom Rumba and Rhumba
– Gypsy Rumba
– African Rumba
– Cuban Rumba
– Rumba rhythm
– Reference
Swing dance
– Forms of swing
– – Early Jazz forms of the 1920s and earlier
– – Later forms from the 1930s and 1940s
– – Forms from the 1940s, 50s and later
– Performance, social dancing and competition
– – Competition/performance styles
– – Social swing dancing
– Music
Lindy Hop
– Lindy Hop History
– Lindy Hop Today (2000 to Present)
– – Lindy Hop Scenes around the world
– – Lindy Hop dancing today
– – Social, performance and competition dancing
– – – Social dancing
– – – – Social dancing etiquette and traditions
– – – – Social dancing events
– – – Performance dancing
– – – Competition dancing
– – – – Jack and Jill
– – – – Showcase
– – – – No-rules
– – – – Lindy hop competitions
– – Related swing dances
Tango
– History
– Tango styles
– – Ballroom tango
– – Technique comparison
– Trivia
– Tango in film
Dance music
– Genres
– Folk dance music
– Historical dance music
– Modern Dance
– Nightclubs and raves
– Nomenclature criticism
– Radio Stations that use the dance format
– References
Boy band
– Definition
– Famous boy bands
– Male/Female vocal groups of the boy band era
– Parodies
Dance-pop
Dance-punk
– Origins
– Modern dance-punk
– List of Modern dance-punk bands
– Major post-punk/no-wave influences
– Bands influenced by dance-punk
Darkcore
– Qualities
– DJs
– Darkcore today
Eurodance
– History
Vogue
Walkaround
– References
Disco
– Origins
– Popularity
– Popular disco artists
– Popular non-disco acts who made disco songs
– DJs and producers
– Instrumentation
– Format
– Backlash in U.S. and UK
– – Rock versus disco
– Disco in Germany
– Time of transition
– Regional styles of disco
– Transition from the disco sound of the 1970s to the dance sound of the 1980s
– Disco „spinoffs”: rap and „house” music
– Did it really „die”?
– „Retro” revival
– Radio
– Sources
Beatmatching
– History
– – Selecting appropriate songs
– – Counting
– – Slip-cueing
– – Matching tempos
– Step by step process of beatmatching
Bright disco
Break
– Break beat
– List of notable breaks
– Sources
Amen break
Bass run
– Source
Funky drummer
– Track list
Tramen
– History
Disc jockey
– Origin of term
– Job description
– Equipment
– Techniques
– DJ control and economics
– Types of disc jockeys
– – Radio DJs
– – – Notable Radio DJs
– – Bedroom DJs
– – Club/Rave DJs
– – – Notable Club/Rave DJs
– – Hip Hop DJs
– – – Notable Hip Hop DJs
– – Reggae DJs
– – Mobile DJs
– – – Notable Mobile DJs
– Timeline of events related to the disc jockey
– Bibliography
Audio mixing
Beat juggling
– History
Cutting
– Source
DJ mixer
– Structure
Mixing console
– Structure
Music loop
– Sources
Needle drop
Promo Only
Scratching
– Sounds and Techniques
– – Baby Scratch
– – Tear Scratch
– – Scribble Scratch
– – Chirp Scratch
– – Transform Scratch
– – Crab Scratch
– – Orbit Scratch
– – Tweak Scratch
– World of Scratching
– DJ Q-bert
– Scratching outside hip hop
– Sources
Slip-cueing
– See also
– Source
Disco orchestration
– The decreasing use of orchestras in the Post-Disco period
– The revival of orchestration in the 1990s and 2000s
Euro disco
Italo disco
– History
– Origins, 1978-1985
– Derivative styles, 1982-1989
– Revival, 1993- (Electro)
– Italo disco artists
– Related styles
Discothèque
– Some historical discothèques
– Disco
Electronica
– History
– – Post-rave fusions
– – Growing commercial interest
Folktronica
– The Name
– Examples of Folktronica Musicians
Trip hop
– The Bristol sound
– Post trip hop
– Abstract hip hop
– Musicology
Bitpop
Chiptune
– Technology
– Style
– Today
Downtempo
– Artists and record labels
Glitch
– History
– Notable artists
– References
Intelligent dance music
– Overview
– Spread of IDM
– Sound production in IDM
– Criticisms of the name ‘IDM’
– Criticisms of IDM
Post-rock
– History of the scene
– The post-rock sound
Uptempo
Funk
– Characteristics
– History
– – Origin of funk
– – James Brown and funk as a genre
– – 1970s and P-Funk
– – 1980s and stripped-down funk
– – Recent developments
– Further reading
Funk dance
– References
Popping
– History
– Techniques and styles
– Notable poppers
P-Funk
– History of P-Funk
– – Early Development
– – P-Funk Goes To Motown
– – Transition to Funkadelic
– – Arrival of the Collins Brothers
– – The Reemergence of Parliament
– – P-Funk On The Rise
– – Bootsy’s Rubber Band & The P-Funk Family
– – End For The Funk?
– – P-Funk Lives!
– Key figures in the development of the P-Funk sound
– – George Clinton
– – Bootsy Collins
– – Catfish Collins
– – Eddie Hazel
– – Garry Shider
– – Bernie Worrell
– – Glen Goins
– Notable Songs
Funkcore
– Origins
– Funkcore bands
Funk metal
– Bands
House music
– History
– – Proto-history: from disco to house: late 1960s to early 1980s
– – Chicago years: early 1980s – late 1980s
– – The Detroit Connection: early 1980s – late 1980s
– – The British connection: late 1980s – early 1990s
– – Developments in the United States in late 1980s to early 1990s
– – After the „Summer of Love”: early 1990s to mid 1990s
– – Mid to late-1990s
– – House in the new millennium
– – House music today
– Notable Acts and Music Releases influencing the development of House Music
– Other notable House Music Artists and Releases
– Musicology
– Further reading
– Source
Styles of house music
Acid house
– Etymology
– Notable acid house artists
– References
Ambient house
– Key albums
Chicago house
Ghetto house
Dark house
– Structure
– Examples
Deep house
Electro house
– Roots of electro-house
– Example productions
Freestyle music
– Term usage
– Musical heritage
– – Planet Rock
– – The music
– Early cultural effects
– The Miami scene
– Freestyle as a pop-crossover genre
– The Freestyle Comeback
– Selected freestyle hits
French house
Gabber music
– Origins
– – The term ‘gabber’
– – The origins of the gabber sound
– – Nu style gabber
– Style
– Subdivisions
– Misconceptions
– Notable artists
– Notes
Underground gabber
Garage
– UK Garage
– 2step
– – History
– – Characteristics
– – – Bass kick and snare drum
– – – Other drum sounds
– – – Bass
– – – Heavy shuffle
– – – Tune
– – – DJs
– – – MCs
– – Notable tracks
– 4×4 Garage
– – Notable Artists
Dubstep
– Origins and Early Dubstep
– Forward
– Dubstep Today
– Breakstep
Hard house
– Record labels
Hip house
– List of artists
Kwaito
– History
Latin house
– Origins
– 1990s
– Latin house DJ’s and producers
Microhouse
– Notable artists
Minimal house
Nu-NRG
Progressive electronic music
– Overview
– Progressive house
– Progressive trance
– – Progressive psytrance
– Progressive breaks
– Progressive drum & bass
– Similarities in progressive genres
– Artists and labels
Pumpin’ house
Tech house
– Structure
– Proponents
Tribal house
– Proponents of this genre
Vocal house
New Wave music
– Overview
– New Wave fashion
– New Wave music styles & related generic terms
Darkwave
– In the 1980s
– In the 1990s
– Essentials
Mod Revival
– Differences from original Mods
– Mod revival influence
– Notable Mod Revival bands
New Romantic
– A list of New Romantic performers
New wave of new wave
License
GNU Free Documentation License
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Indexing
– Dance Music
About the author
– Nicolae Sfetcu
– – Contact