A little tidbit about Dance Music... What is dance music? Dance music is composed solely for the purpose of social dancing. Comprised of varieties of music styles, dance music includes country, disco, electronic, house, pop, rock and roll, tango, techno and trance. Waltzes are also considered dance music. Of course since the 1980s, electronic dance music has more or less become popularly referred to as "dance music" alone. Notwithstanding hip-hop, break dancing, drum and bass and other forms of dance music. Often played in night clubs, dance music is also popular at sporting events. Artists who have made dance music what it is today include Tag Team, with their song "Whoomp! There it is!" C&C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat;" M/A/R/R/S' "Pump up the Volume;" and even the Village People's "YMCA," to name a few dance music artists. |
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