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dancepop en · NOUN

Etymology

From dance + pop.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s, intended for nightclubs and contemporary hit radio.
    • In addition, he was one of the key players who helped develop the hit sound of the international dancepop icon Sandra. 2017, James Arena, Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop, McFarland, →ISBN, page 90:
    • 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, […] 2012 March 2, Nick Minichino, “A Quick Primer On Freestyle: 1980s Dancepop's Most Underheralded Genre”, in The Village Voice, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2022:

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