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House dance is a freestyle street dance and social dance that has roots in the underground house music scene of Chicago and New York. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is typically danced to loud and bass -heavy electronic dance music provided by DJs in nightclubs or at raves .
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os.This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively.
This is a list of artists who have been involved with house music, a genre of electronic dance music. This includes artists who have either been very important to the house music genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one who has been on a major label). This list does not include little-known local artists. Groups are listed by the first letter in the group ...
House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. [10] It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat.
From the Archives of Country Life: Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden (2011) Judith B. Tankard, Aurum Press, 192 pages, ISBN 1-84513-624-1, ISBN 978-1-84513-624-6.
Afro house (also written as Afro-house or Afrohouse) [1] is a sub-genre of house music mainly developed in South Africa. [2] The genre emerged in the 1990s. This musical style fuses elements of traditional house with African rhythms and sounds, incorporating instruments such as the saxophone, piano and synthesizers, as well as vocals in various African languages.
Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish country dance, and French dance styles in the 17th century.
Dance competitions often involved throwing "shade," or subtle insults directed at one another in order to impress the judges and the audience. The competition style was originally called "presentation" and later "performance." [6] Over the years, the dance evolved into the more intricate and acrobatic form that is now called "vogue". [3] [4] [7]