MU121 Chapter 9: 9 Disco-I Should Be Dancin'- A New Dance Craze
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I should be dancin": a new dance craze. Dance oriented disco became popular in us in late 70s. Disco"s popularity is attributed to new interest in enjoying music through physical movement. Dancers frequenting small clubs specializing in spinning dance records late at night. Especially in new york at dance clubs like 12 west, the 10th floor, the loft, paradise. Among first disco hits were george mccrae"s rock your baby and van mccoy"s the. Songs blended direct dance beat with catchy pop hook. Rock artists viewed disco hits as novelty tunes rather than serious threats to rock world order. Djs created extended versions of dance songs not available to buy. Other extended versions formed a new dance market. Reference to larger disc size needed to hold longer tracks. Many hippies cut their hair and put on sleek polyester shirts, and headed out to dance clubs.
