disco dance
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ballroom dance
- In ballroom dance
the twist, and disco dancing—have also visited the ballroom repertoire at various points in the tradition’s history. Owing to the social and stylistic breadth of the ballroom tradition, the term ballroom dance has often been loosely applied to all sorts of social and popular dancing.
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disco music
popular dance
- In popular art: Popular dance
…styles could be seen in disco dances, but popular dancing had become essentially improvisatory and eclectic.
Read More - In Western dance: Social dance
In the mid-1970s, disco dancing brought a return to dancing with a partner in choreographed steps in dances such as the hustle and the bump. Disco was influenced by modern jazz dancing and became rather athletic, incorporating kicks, turns, and even backflips. Athletic dance moves continued to develop,…
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