Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music.
Genres within Dance music
There are a lot of sub-genres in dance music dating as far back as the 1910s with ballroom dancing.
Dance music has evolved massively over the last 110 years.
Some examples of subgenres
Breakbeat is both an electronic/dance music and the distinct percussion rythme from which the genre takes its name. It culturally originated in the late 70s in the USA and the late 80s in the UK. Its stylistic origins include Hip hop, freestyle, Miami bass, electro, funk and Turntablism.
In the present day, Breakbeat carries on in the form of regional scenes in the USA and UK. Breakbeats are often used in the production of diverse music genres such as hip hop, jungle or drum and bass, hardcore, UK garage and even pop and rock. Since the 90s, breakbeat has been used a lot as background music to TV adverts as well as in action film soundtracks.
Artists who are known for their Breakbeat music include The Prodigy, Cut La Roc, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method and Propellerheads.
House is a very popular subgenre that originated in Chicago, USA in the early 80s. Its stylistic origins include Boogie, R&B, disco, hi-NRG, New wave, dub, electro, funk, jazz, soul and synthpop.
House had an influence of telling conveying political messages to people who were considered as outcasts of society. It appealed to those who didn't fit into the mainstream American society and was especially celebrated by many black males.
The 2010s saw multiple new sounds in house music from numerous DJs. Sweden saw a huge increase in House music in the form of Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell, Steve Angello (These three formed the electronic dance music trio Swedish House Mafia), Avicii, Alesso and numerous more. Fusion genres derivative of 2000s progressive house returned to prominence, with the help of DJs such as Calvin Harris, Eric Prydz and Mat Zo.
Trance is another very popular subgenre of electronic dance music that culturally originated in the 90s in Germany. The stylistic origins of Trance music include House, Acid house, Techno, Chill-out, Pop Classical, Film score, Synthpop and Ambient.
The term "Trance" refers to the induced emotional feeling, high, euphoria, chills and uplifting run that listeners experience. One of the characteristics of nearly every trance song is the soft mid-song breakdown, beginning with and occurring after the orchestration is broken down and the rythme tracks fade out rapidly.
Another common characteristic among trance music is the use of vocals often sung by a female voice ranging from mezzo-soprano to soprano sometimes without the verse/chorus structure.
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