dance music
noun
: electronic dance music
Fueled by socioeconomic, cultural and technological changes, dance music and club culture have built on the progress of the past to leave a footprint deeper than we've seen before.—
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Zouglou is a type of dance music that originated in Ivory Coast in the 1990s, known for its upbeat rhythm and lyrics about everyday life.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The frenetic electronics of Nineties dance music have rumbled beneath the surface of indie rock and pop for some time now.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Fred and early 2000s dance music with the addition of the comedian's singular comedic voice.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Hip-hop has also been inextricably linked to dance music since its birth.
—Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 26 May 2026
Carpenter has largely performed well on the company's pop lists and those that don't focus on just one style, but lately, it's been all about dance music.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
European dance music rhythms collide with contemporary hip-hop deliveries and progressive metal bass undertones as if they were always meant to coalesce.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
The first album released was 2022’s Renaissance, which took a macro view of hundreds of years of dance music and zeroed on ballroom as a specific focal point.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
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Tom Burrows, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The frenetic electronics of Nineties dance music have rumbled beneath the surface of indie rock and pop for some time now.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Fred and early 2000s dance music with the addition of the comedian's singular comedic voice.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Hip-hop has also been inextricably linked to dance music since its birth.
—Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 26 May 2026
Carpenter has largely performed well on the company's pop lists and those that don't focus on just one style, but lately, it's been all about dance music.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
European dance music rhythms collide with contemporary hip-hop deliveries and progressive metal bass undertones as if they were always meant to coalesce.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
The first album released was 2022’s Renaissance, which took a macro view of hundreds of years of dance music and zeroed on ballroom as a specific focal point.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Dance music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance%20music. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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