20th century dance music
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The history of 20th century dance music is covered at the articles discotheque and nightclub. This page focuses on the music genres of that era.
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1900s-1910s
During the early 20th century, Ballroom dancing gained popularity among the working class who attended public dance halls.
1920s
Dance music became enormously popular during the 1920s. Nightclubs were frequented by large numbers of people at which a form of jazz, which was characterized by fancy orchestras with strings instruments and complex arrangements, became the standard music at clubs. A particularly popular dance was the fox-trot. At the time this music was simply called jazz, although today people refer to it as "white jazz" or big band.
1930s-1940s
Genres: Swing music
1950s
Genres: Rock and Roll
1960s
The late 1960s saw the rise of soul and R&B music which used lavish orchestral arrangements.
1970s
It was with the rise of disco in the early 1970s that dance music once again became popular with the public. Disco was characterized by the use of real orchestral instruments, such as strings, which had largely been abandoned during the 1950s because of rock music. In contrast to the 1920s, however, the use of live orchestras in night clubs was extremely rare due to its expense. Disc jockeys (commonly known as DJs) played recorded music at these new clubs. The disco craze reached its peaked in the late 1970s when the word disco became synonymous with "dance music" and nightclubs were referred to as discos. The year 1980 was characterized by a lack of dance music as artists rushed on the rock bandwagon in an attempt to continue their careers.Template:Fact
Other genres: Funk
1980s
Genres: New Wave, Synthpop, Funk, Hip Hop, House, Acid House, Techno, Rave, Freestyle, Electro, Eurodisco, Italo Disco, Hi-NRG
1990s
Genres: Eurodance, Euro House, Progressive House, Techno, Trance Music, New Jack Swing, Drum & Bass, UK Garage
2000s
Genres: Hip Hop, Electropop, Snap Music, Crunk, Dance Punk, Nu-Disco, Electro House
Radio formats
The Hot Dance Airplay chart tracks the most popular tracks played by radio stations using a "dance music" format. Dance music is also part of the mix of related formats, such as rhythmic adult contemporary and rhythmic contemporary.
Dance clubs
The Hot Dance Club Play chart tracks which songs are currently most popular in nightclubs.
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