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Meaning of "dance music" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DANCE MUSIC

dance music play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DANCE MUSIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dance music is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DANCE MUSIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music.

Definition of dance music in the English dictionary

The definition of dance music in the dictionary is music that is suitable for dancing. Other definition of dance music is Also called: dance. pop music with a strong electronic rhythm.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DANCE MUSIC

dance
dance attendance on someone
dance band
dance card
dance company
dance floor
dance hall
dance hostess
dance of death
dance programme
dance studio
danceable
dancehall
dancer
Dancercise
dancette
dancettee
dancetty
dancey
dancical

WORDS THAT END LIKE DANCE MUSIC

absolute music
art music
background music
chamber music
classical music
country music
electronic music
folk music
gospel music
House music
music
piano music
pop music
popular music
rap music
rock music
sheet music
soul music
swing music
theme music
world music

Synonyms and antonyms of dance music in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dance music» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DANCE MUSIC

Find out the translation of dance music to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dance music from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dance music» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舞曲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

música de baile
570 millions of speakers

English

dance music
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नृत्य संगीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموسيقى والرقص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

танцевальная музыка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

música de dança
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাচের গান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

musique de danse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

muzik menari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tanzmusik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダンス音楽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

댄스 음악
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tari musik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ca múa nhạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடன இசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नृत्य संगीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dans müziği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

musica da ballo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muzyka taneczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

танцювальна музика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muzica de dans
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χορευτική μουσική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dansmusiek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dansmusik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dansemusikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dance music

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DANCE MUSIC»

The term «dance music» is very widely used and occupies the 23.276 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DANCE MUSIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dance music

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10 QUOTES WITH «DANCE MUSIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dance music.
1
Afrojack
Holland is to dance music what Nashville is to country.
2
Afrojack
I'm a DJ who makes dance music who got to play with Sting.
3
Steve Aoki
Dance music is an emotional journey. It's how well you can make people feel something that they haven't felt.
4
Steve Aoki
Dance music is my love, is my passion, is my life. I live for my fans and take my art very seriously.
5
Avicii
Dance music is like a virus: it has affected so many different genres.
6
Afrika Bambaataa
All music is dance music. But when people think of dance music, they think of techno or just house. Anything you can dance to is dance music. I don't care if it's classical, funk, salsa, reggae, calypso; it's all dance music.
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Jack Davenport
Gay nightclubs offer better dance music.
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Jonathan Davis
It's really cool to see glowsticks at the show, to see dance music culture infiltrating and becoming one with the metal community.
9
Brad Delson
Yeah, I always listen to both classic and newer folk-influenced music. Singer-songwriter, alternative music. I also listen to more experimental dance music.
10
Diplo
Dance music is so interchangeable. There's not a lot of face to it. It's a bunch of Dutch DJs with the same haircut.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DANCE MUSIC»

Discover the use of dance music in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dance music and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys, and Techniques
So you want to learn the ins and outs of creating dance music and looking to improve your production? Then this book is just for you.
Rick Snoman, 2013
2
Beyond the Dance Floor: Female DJs, Technology and ...
In this volume, Rebekah Farrugia explores a number of important issues, including the politics of identity and representation, the bonds formed by women within the DJ community, and the role female DJs and producers play in this dance music ...
Rebekah Farrugia, 2012
3
Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music ...
DIVOpening with David Mancuso’s seminal “Love Saves the Day” Valentine’s party, Tim Lawrence tells the definitive story of American dance music culture in the 1970s—from its subterranean roots in NoHo and Hell’s Kitchen to its ...
Tim Lawrence, 2004
4
Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound
Experiencing disco, hip hop, house, techno, drum 'n' bass and garage, Discographies plots a course through the transatlantic dance scene of the last last twenty-five years.
Jeremy Gilbert, Ewan Pearson, 2002
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Dance and the Music of J.S. Bach
More than ever, this book will stimulate both the musical scholar and the performer with a new perspective at the rhythmic workings of Bach's remarkable repertoire of dance-based music.
Meredith Little, Natalie Jenne, 2001
6
LMMS: A Complete Guide to Dance Music Production Beginner's ...
The beginner's guide to exploring, understanding, and rocking in the world of dance music using the free LMMS digital audio workstation.
David Earl, 2012
7
Nor-tec Rifa! : Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the ...
The book is also among the first to offer detailed accounts of Nor-tec music's composition process.
Alejandro L. Madrid, 2008
8
"You Better Work!": Underground Dance Music in New York
Including interviews, photographs, and an extensive discography, this ethnographic account tells the story of a celebration of collective marginality through music and dance
Kai Fikentscher, 2000
9
Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu’s Zaire
In Rumba Rules, the first ethnography of popular music in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bob W. White examines not only the economic and political conditions that brought this powerful music industry to its knees, but also the ways that ...
Bob W. White, 2008
10
Unlocking the Groove: Rhythm, Meter, and Musical Design in ...
A first music-driven study of electronic dance music.
Mark Jonathan Butler, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DANCE MUSIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dance music is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Rhumba Club working on two-day dance music festival to be …
The Rhumba is, of course, one of Scotland's most famous nightlife institutions, their nights in Dundee and Perth attracting dance music fans ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
High times and overdoses in Toronto's EDM scene
The electronic dance music genre has spawned a $20-billion economy of giant festivals, thumping bass and designer drugs. The partygoers ... «Toronto Life, Jul 15»
3
BBC Proms critics blasting inclusion of dance music and hip-hop are …
BBC Proms presenter Suzy Klein has lashed out at critics who slammed the decision to allow dance music and a hip-hop symphony to be ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
All aboard Japan's crazy pro wrestling and electronic dance music
By many criteria, Japan's trains are just about perfect. They're clean, safe, reasonably priced, and almost always on time down to the exact ... «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
5
ZoukOut 2015 sees highest number of debut dance music acts
Dance music festival ZoukOut will see the highest number of music acts making their debut this year in the event's 15-year history. Its organiser ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Nicky Siano Talks 'Lifeless' Modern Dance Music and the Return of …
Billboard caught up with the legendary DJ and producer to get his perspective on shifts in dance music over time and what to expect this ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
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Global dance music event Road To Ultra to make Singapore debut …
Road To Ultra, a series of international dance music parties launched by the producers of famed dance music festival brands Ultra and Ultra ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Catch top DJs as MTV hosts a festival of dance music in Devon
A LINE-up of top DJs are making their way to Devon in July for a once-in-a-lifetime festival of dance hosted by television channel MTV. «Tiverton Mid Devon Gazette, Jul 15»
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Everybody dance now: how Hollywood finally got its rave on
As the kids never used to say: it's all gone a bit Pete Tong. Dance music culture is at least 30 years old, and yet there has barely been a piece of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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5 Reasons Why Bad Royale Are Taking Over Dance Music
Bad Royale, where to begin? Do we start with who they are? Do we start with what they've done? Or what they're about to do? I'm not exactly ... «Your EDM, Jul 15»

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