Dance Music

Dance Music – History, Codes and Conventions  Originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It is up- tempo music for dancing.  Dance music was boosted in the UK by the tour in March 1987 of Knuckles, Jefferson, Fingers Inc.  The... More

Dance Music – History, Codes and Conventions  Originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It is up- tempo music for dancing.  Dance music was boosted in the UK by the tour in March 1987 of Knuckles, Jefferson, Fingers Inc.  The second best-selling British single of 1988 was a dance record, the Cold cut-produced "The Only Way Is Up" by Yazz and this was the first house song in the UK.  The music videos for dance music tend to have messages about dancing, love, sexuality, and drugs all underpinned with repetitive arrangements and a steady bass drum beat.  Another code and convention of a dance music video is that it tend to have scantily clad women doing sexy and seductive dance moves. Also, they are usually dressed in clothes that expose their bodies and clothes that will attract a male audience.  A house music video sometimes has a group of people doing dance moves (freestyle) in a circle and people watching them showcase their talent because the theme of t Less