dance music
n
1. (Music, other) music that is suitable for dancing
2. (Music / Pop Music) Also called dance pop music with a strong electronic rhythm
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| Noun | 1. |  dance music - a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancingpopular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
| 2. | dance music - music to dance to music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner beguine - music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance bolero - music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance carioca - music composed for dancing the carioca conga - music composed for dancing the conga flamenco - guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco gavotte - music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte habanera - music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera hornpipe - music for dancing the hornpipe landler - music in triple time for dancing the landler mazurka - music composed for dancing the mazurka minuet - a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite paso doble - music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights polka - music performed for dancing the polka quadrille - music for dancing the quadrille reel - music composed for dancing a reel samba - music composed for dancing the samba saraband - music composed for dancing the saraband tango - music written in duple time for dancing the tango tarantella - music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella techno - a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals waltz - music composed in triple time for waltzing jazz - a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands kwela - a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments |
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