Making Media: The History of Dance Music

The History of Dance Music

Below is an infographic charting the history of Dance Music which has its origins in Traditional African Music. This then developed through the Caribbean, into the USA merging into Disco. If you look at the following graphs, you can see how Disco spread and morphed as it evolved into Dance Music.





TASK: Using the following websites, research the history of Dance Music through the ages.
1. Post a new blogpost titled: History of Dance Music
2. Research each of the following subheadings and write detailed notes about the history of each.
3. Find at least one music video that represents that era of dance music.
4. Comment on the conventions present within that music video that exemplify the dance music genre.



Disco:


House:


Techno:


EDM:


Dance Pop: