dance music

noun

: electronic dance music
Fueled by socioeconomic, cultural and technological changes, dance music and club culture have built on the progress of the past to leave a footprint deeper than we've seen before.—Foster Kamer

Examples of dance music in a Sentence

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Techno and dance music were blaring throughout the space next to the San Diego Bay, with separate lines (after the big main line) once participants got inside. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026 Though hipster cool and irony may have ruled the early part of this century, Hot Chip always cut across with their earnest approach to dance music. — David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026 In Ibiza, the dance music capital, Pissenem is the face of this change. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026 Given Central City’s post-pandemic troubles, amid a boom in dance music across culture more broadly, Origin’s founders hope the scene can do it again. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dance music

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dance music was in 1987

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“Dance music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance%20music. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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