Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either the whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. However, some genres inadvertently facilitate dancing. crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Genres

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 (Dominican Republic), the cha-cha-cha and Soca (Trinidad & Tobago) Often it is difficult to know whether the name of the music came first or the name of the dance. See Category:Music genres for more. The waltz (G.: Walzer, It. ... Tango music is traditionally played by an orquesta típica, a sextet which includes two violins, piano, doublebass, and two bandoneons. ... The bolero is a type of dance and musical form. ... The Can-can (also spelt Cancan, Can Can) is regarded today primarily as a music hall dance, perfomed by a chorus line of female dancers who wear costumes with long skirts, petticoats, and black stockings, harking back to the fashions of the 1890s. ... A minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two persons, usually in 3/4 time. ... Rock Music article is a good example of actual music history ! Gives credit where deserved, Not biased oriented views on music !!! This article contradicts another Wikipedia article at this link under salsa !!! http://en. ... The jig (sometimes seen in its French language or Italian language forms gigue or giga) is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type, popular in Ireland and Scotland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it easier to understand, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Merengue is a type of lively, joyful music and dance that comes from the Dominican Republic. ... For the dance, see Cha-cha-cha (dance). ...

Folk dance music

Dance music includes a huge variety of music, including traditional dance music such as Irish traditional music, waltzes, rock and roll, country music and tangos. An example of traditional dance music in the United States is the old-time music played at square dances and contra dances. Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic politically divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... The waltz (G.: Walzer, It. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, also known as country and western music or country-western, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. ... Tango music is traditionally played by an orquesta típica, a sextet which includes two violins, piano, doublebass, and two bandoneons. ... West Virginia fiddler Edwin Edden Hammons, with unidentified banjo player Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots in the folk music of many countries, most notably: England, Scotland, Ireland, and the African continent. ... Square dance is often used as a general term for modern Western square dance. ... You may also be looking for a style of classical music called contredanse. ...

Historical dance music

While the combination of dance and music is very ancient (for example Ancient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians) the earliest Western dance music that we can still play with a degree of certainty are the surviving medieval dances such as caroles and the Estampie. The earliest of these surviving dances are almost as old as Western staff-based music notation. Thanks to its hardy nature pottery bulks large in the archaeological record of ancient Greece, and because we have so much of it (some 100,000 vases are recorded in the Corpus vasorum antiquorum) it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of that society. ... A musician plays the vielle in a 14th century medieval manuscript. ... The first detailed descriptions of dancing in Europe date from 1450 in Italy, which is after the start of the Renaissance. ... A carol is a festive song, generally religious but not necessarily connected with church worship, and often with a dance-like or popular character. ... The estampie (also estampida, istampitta, istanpitta and stampita) is both a medieval dance and musical form. ... Music notation is a system of writing for music. ...

In the Baroque period, the major dance styles were noble court dances (see Baroque dance). Examples of dances include the French courante, sarabande, minuet and gigue. Collections of dances were often collected together as dance suites. Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 to 1750 (see Dates of classical music eras for a discussion of the problems inherent in defining the beginning and end points). ... A royal or noble court, as an instrument of government broader than a court of justice, comprises an extended household centered on a patron whose rule may govern law or be governed by it. ... Baroque dance is dance of the Baroque era in Europe (roughly 1600–1750), closely linked with Baroque music, theater and opera. ... Courante is a dance from the Baroque era and of French origin. ... In music, the sarabande (It. ... A minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two persons, usually in 3/4 time. ... The gigue or giga is a lively baroque dance in a compound metre such as 3/8, 6/8, 6/4, 9/8 or 12/16. ... It has been suggested that Suite_de_Danses be merged into this article or section. ...

In the Classical music era, the minuet was frequently used as a third movement in four-movement non-vocal works such as sonatas, string quartets, and symphonies, although in this context it would not accompany any dancing. The waltz also arose later in the Classical era, as the minuet evolved into the scherzo (literally, "joke"; a faster-paced minuet). The Classical period in Western music occurred from about 1730 through 1820, despite considerable overlap at both ends with preceding and following periods, as is true for all musical eras. ... In music, a movement is a large division of a larger composition or musical form. ... Sonata (From Latin and Italian sonare, to sound), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to cantata (Latin cantare, to sing), a piece sung. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The waltz (G.: Walzer, It. ... A scherzo (plural scherzi) is a name given to a piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony. ...

Both remained part of the Romantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like the barcarolle, mazurka, and polonaise. Also in the Romantic music era, the growth and development of ballet extended the composition of dance music to a new height. Frequently dance music was a part of Opera. The era of Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from the early 1800s to the first decade of the 20th century, as well as music written according to the norms and styles of that period. ... A barcarolle (from French; also Italian barcarola, barcarole) is a folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music composed in that style. ... The mazurka (Polish: mazurek, probably named after Polands Masuria district) is a Polish folk dance in triple metre with a lively tempo, containing a heavy accent on the third or second beat. ... Typical rhythm of a Polonaise The polonaise (Polish: polonez, chodzony; Italian: polacca) is a rather slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 time. ... Act 4 of Swan Lake: choreography by Petipa and Nureyev, music by Tchaikovsky. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ...

Before techno, house and electronica music came out; people have danced to older versions of current genres which are now less danceable for newer music. Back when Rock and Roll was a new genre (circa 1950s); people had a hard time dancing to it as it was more upbeat than many ballad-based songs from before than that people slow-danced to. Ironically, Rock and Roll became the ubiquitous dance genre in the 1960s and that slow-dancing rapidly became obsolete. But then, Rock and roll evolved into a less danceable genre in following decades; but New Wave from the 1980s was a major exception to its pattern in declining danceability. Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The term New Wave has been used to describe several movements in art. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

During the aforementioned period prior to Rock and Roll; dancehalls used live bands to orchestrate the music that the people danced to; however, the rise of Disco techs and places where DJs played recorded music have rapidly displaced live bands although a few instances of live band dances have continued on. A notable example of live band dances in pop culture include Back To The Future which takes place in the 50's when the concept was on the verge of being displaced; however, it was used in Idle Hands where it becomes a notable occurrence in modern day where people dance to live punk music which is a relatively rare choice of dancing music. DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Back to the Future is an American comedy science fiction adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in 1985. ... Idle Hands is a 1999 comedy/horror movie starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, and Jessica Alba. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

Nightclubs and raves

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From the late 1970s, the term dance music has come to also refer more specifically to offshoots of late 1970s rock, disco, Funk and Postpunk, These new styles and genres, altogether referred to as Club music, include house, techno and trance. Generally, the difference between a disco, or any dance song, and a rock or general popular song is that in dance music the bass drum hits "four to the floor" at least once a beat (which in 4/4 time is 4 beats per measure), while in rock the bass drum hits on one and three and lets the snare take the lead on two and four (Michaels, 1990). Dance music is a style of popular music commonly played in dance music nightclubs, radio stations and shows and raves. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Funk music was originated by African Americans, e. ... ... Baltimore Club, also called Baltimore Breaks, Baltimore house, and Dew Doo Beat, is a genre of House and Dance music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... Trance is a style of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. ... Four to the floor or four-on-the-floor is a type of dance music characterized by a steady, uniformly accented beat in 4/4 time, popularized in 1960s, and disco music of 1970s. ...

Dansband

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"Dansband" ("Dance band") is a term in Swedish for bands who play a kind of popular music, "dansbandsmusik" ("Dance band music"), to dance partner dance to. These terms came the years around 1970, and before that, many of the bands were classified as "pop groups". This type of music is mostly popular in the Nordic countries. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... Two people doing the Salsa. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Overview map of the region. ...

Nomenclature criticism

Even though dance music is upbeat, people often slow dance to love ballads which are not referred to as dance music upon popular belief. As a result of this, people often stereotype that slow dancing is no "dance" at all.^{[citation needed]} This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ...

Radio Stations that use the dance format

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See also

• Dance as a modern popular music genre
• List of ballroom and social dance albums
• Timeline of dance music
• Live band dance