Disco
Disco took shape in the early 1970s in the urban nightlife of New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Its music is built on a steady four-on-the-floor kick, syncopated bass, strings and brass. Clubs such as Paradise Garage and Studio 54 in New York became landmarks. The dancing grew from a partnered revival of swing-based steps kept alive by Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in the city.
Partner hustle dominated the first years of the era; after the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, solo freestyle and line dances such as the Bus Stop took more space on the floor. Disco has returned in several revivals since the 1990s. Today it is also a competitive field: the International Dance Organization lists disco dance, freestyle, show and slow disciplines.
Sources
- Disco — Wikipedia
- 1970s Disco Dances (Richard Powers) — Social Dance at Stanford
- International Dance Organization — Wikipedia
- IDO — International Dance Organization (official site)
Organisations connected with this dance
- International Dance Organization (IDO)
- Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD), Street faculty
- Social Dance at Stanford (Department of Theater & Performance Studies, Stanford University)
Listed as references; being listed is not an endorsement by or of the organisation.