A discothèque (or discoteque) (pronounced disko-tek) is an entertainment venue or club with recorded music, played by "Discaires" (Disk jockeys), rather than an on-stage band. The word derives from the French word discothèque (a type of nightclub). Discothèque is a portmanteau coined around 1941 from disc and bibliothèque (library) by La Discothèque, then located on the Rue de la Huchette in Paris (Jones + Kantonen, 1999). Previously, most paid entertainment in public venues used live bands. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Recreation. ... A club is generally an association of people united by a common interest or goal, as opposed to any natural ties of kinship. ... Methods and media for sound recording are varied and have undergone significant changes between the first time sound was actually recorded for later playback until now. ... Disc jockey at a nightclub. ... A live band dance is an event where the means of serving the dancefloor involves the use of a live band. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Clubbing, also known as a disco A nightclub (often shortened to club) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967) as a 33 â…“ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and ending near the center of the disc. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land...

Today the term discothèque is usually synonymous with nightclub. The term "disco" was originally a 1960s U.S. abbreviation of discothèque, a place where "disco music" was played. Clubbing, also known as a disco A nightclub (often shortened to club) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Some historical discothèques

• Ad Lib, in London, opened 1963 by Nicholas Luard and Lord Timothy Willoughby
• La Discothèque, in London, opened 1960
• Chez Regine, in Paris' Latin Quarter, opened 1957 by Régine
• La Discothèque, in Paris (on rue Hachette), opened 1941
• Whisky à Go-Go, in Paris, opened 1947 by Paul Pacine
• 2001 Odyssey, in Brooklyn, New York (was rechristened as The Spectrum in 1987; club demolished in late 2005)
• Arthur, in New York City, opened 1965 by Sybil Burton at site of the defunct El Morocco
• Aux Puces, in New York City, one of the first gay discos
• Cheetah, in New York City, at Broadway and 53rd Street
• Civic Theatre Disco in New Orleans owned and operated by Glen Tortorich. A converted Art Deco theater was billed as the world's largest disco accommodating over 1500 and referred to as the Studio 54 of the South.
• Dlux club Caspe dlux.es
• Down The Street, in Asbury Park, New Jersey, open until 1999
• Electric Circus, opened 1967 on St. Mark’s Place
• Il Mio (an Italian "discoteca"), in New York City,
• L’Interdit, in New York City
• La Dom, downstairs from Electric Circus; run by Andy Warhol
• Le Club, in New York City, opened 1960 by Olivier Coquelin, a French [[expatriate]
• Ones Discotheque, New York City 1972-1982
• Peppermint Lounge, in New York City, opened 1961
• Shepheard's, in New York City,
• Studio 54, in New York City, operated by Steve Rubell; depicted in the 1998 film 54; parodied in the 2002 movie Austin Powers in Goldmember as Studio 69.
• The Loft, in New York City, opened 1970 by David Mancuso
• The Sanctuary, in New York City, a famous early-1970s gay disco; part of the movie Klute was filmed there
• Whisky a Go Go, in Chicago
• Whisky a Go Go, in West Hollywood, California, opened 1964

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Disco

Main article: Disco

The term disco is derived from discothèque. It generally refers to a specific style of music and dance that coincided with this cultural landmark. This article is becoming very long. ... Dance (from Old French dancier, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...

See also

• List of nightclubs
• Hot Dance Music/Club Play, a Billboard chart starting in 1974 (originally called "Disco Action")
• List of number-one dance hits (United States) (begins with 1974)
• 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing
• Go-Go dancer

The following is a list of notable nightclubs from around the world. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... The Berlin discotheque bombing of April 5, 1986 was a terrorist attack on the West Berlin La Belle discotheque that was frequented by U.S. soldiers. ... Go-Go dancers are scantily-clad erotic dancers who dance on stages in an erotic revue, or on elevated platforms or in bird cages above the crowd in clubs, bars or discothèques to set the tone or increase the energy of a dance floor. ...

References

• American Heritage: Disco (history)
• History of the Discotheque
• Village Voice article "King of Clubs", on The Loft