Friday, February 4, 2011

Disco Dancing

By Ram Collins


Although nowadays, disco is not that popular anymore, it is still considered by a lot of people as one of the more influential genres of music and dance style in its time. A lot of our genres of music and dancing styles that we have today seem to take some parts or aspects from Disco back in its time. A lot of modern day sounds and movements bear influences from Disco.

What Is Disco?

The birth of Disco began as a way for people who don't like rock music to get away from rock music. Rock music during that time was demonitized and people simply needed a way to get away from it. Disco was popular among the black gay community at first, then the white gay community in New York adapted Disco which resulted to its introduction the mainstream music. Latinos and women soon went with the vibe of disco after that.

Disco Sounds

Disco music is typically funky, characterized by 8th or 16th note beats that go with a certain rythmic pattern. The vocals soar, accompanied by an electric bass that is syncopated yet prominent. An off beat hi-hat is also included in the music. Electric pianos and guitars are also sometimes included in the track.

Disco Dancing Basics

Dancing disco is fairly simple and does not require any real training. There are no rules to begin with but that does not mean the dance has no direction. Disco dancing has simply requires a certain pattern to your movement. The most basic is moving from left to right and putting your feet together after every move. Keep in mind to stay with the beat of the music or look silly in the simplest form of dancing.

Advance Disco Dancing

To make your style look more stylish and repetitive, you can add certain hand gestures with your dance and do some spins with the ball of your lead foot.

Again, keep in mind to go with beat of the music to avoid looking silly.

What You Should Wear

As for your attire, there is no strict requirement. What matters is you pick a set of clothing you can dance to without restricting your movement on the floor. The only probable rule you need to follow for this type of dance is to dance to the beat or risk looking silly in front of everyone.




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