dancepop

English

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Etymology

From dance +‎ pop.

Noun

dancepop (uncountable)

  1. (music) A popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s, intended for nightclubs and contemporary hit radio.
    • 2012 March 2, Nick Minichino, “A Quick Primer On Freestyle: 1980s Dancepop's Most Underheralded Genre”, in The Village Voice‎[1]:
      Too many factors to mention contributed to the 1980s’ glory days of dancepop, but one double-edged sword was radio’s fear of hip-hop, […]
    • 2017, James Arena, Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop, McFarland, →ISBN, page 90:
      In addition, he was one of the key players who helped develop the hit sound of the international dancepop icon Sandra.

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