D i s c o

Although many people think Disco began in the 1970's, it actually began during the 1950'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 t-h-e 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.

What is a Disco and how is Hustle danced?

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. Hustle is danced to the contemporary pop dance music of the last 20 years. It is a fast, smooth dance, with the lady spinning almost constantly, while her partner draws her close and sends her away.

Origins of Disco Hustle

Most of disco dancing has strong roots in Swing, Samba, ChaChaCha, Mambo, Merengue, Fox Trot and Tango. The Hustle is believed to have originated in New York in 1970. It went through many variations during the 1970's, with line dances for groups of people, solo movements that came and went, and partnership dances. These partnership dances included the Basic, Hustle, Latin, Spanish, Tango Hustle and the most popular Street, Three-Count or Swing Hustle that originated in California as the Street Hustle by skaters in Venice and Malibu. John Travolta and "Saturday Night Fever" made dancing, the "in" thing for many people, especially men.

Popular disco music of the 70's included The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive", "Night Fever", "More than a Woman", "Everybody Dance" (Chic) and
Donna Summer's "Love to love you Baby".

(Click the Album Cover for The Bee Gees on video)

Andy Gibb †1988 - In Memoriam - Maurice Gibb †2003

This page is in very special dedication to my créme de la créme, superstar disco dance partner "Triple Spin Neal". Thank you Neal for the "Time of my Life" in Sling Hustle dancing, your dance talent, showmanship and passion for the art are second to none. Spinning artistic 'Caribbean Queen' triple-pivot-spin-rounds on the dance floors of the Westpark and Marriott Hotel Discos will forever be my most dearly treasured dance memories.