Eurodance

Not to be confused with Eurobeat, Eurodisco, or Europop.

Eurodance
Other names
  • Euro-NRG
  • dancefloor
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins1980s, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, France, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany[4]
Derivative forms
Fusion genres
Regional scenes
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Other topics

Eurodance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of rap, techno and Eurodisco.[2] This genre of music is heavily influenced by the use of rich vocals, sometimes with rapped verses. This, combined with cutting-edge synthesizers, strong bass rhythm and melodic hooks, establishes the core foundation of Eurodance music.[2]

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  3. ^ Ahlers, Michael; Jacke, Christoph (2017). Perspectives on German Popular Music. London & New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Ltd. p. 113. ISBN 9781472479624. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ German punk to Euro dance Archived 25 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 July 2022
  5. ^ Huxtable, Simon (11 August 2014). "What is Progressive House?". Decoded Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016. It was then that the DJs who used to play what was previously known as Euro dance hi jacked the genre and it mutated into the commercial sound people tend to call Progressive House today.