"Disco is music for dancing, and people will always want to dance."
- Giorgio Moroder -
Italian Record Producer, Songwriter and Performer
While it is widely believed that Disco began in the 70's, it actually began during the 50's in the "Peppermint Lounge" in Paris, France where Disc Jockeys began to provide music for many clubs. Disco music is designed to make people move and have fun on the dance floor and while it remains one of the most maligned of all musical genres, it is a music that simply refuses to die and continually returns with new names like techno, rave or even jungle music. |
Disco music's driving beat has a hypnotic feel that makes you want to dance or at least stomp your feet to the beat. In 1978, the film "Saturday Night Fever" starring John Travolta gave birth to the global phenomena that disco dancing has become.
Most of disco dancing has strong roots in Swing, Samba, Cha-Chia-Cha, Mambo, Merengue and Tango.he Hustle is believed to have originated in New York in 1970. It went through many variations during the 70's, with line dances for groups of people, solo movements that came and went, and partneruship dances. These partnership dances included the Basic Hustle, Latin, Spanish, Tango Hustle and the most popular Street, 3-Count or Swing Hustle that originated in California as the Street Hustle by skaters in Venice and Malibu. |
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