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dance music

vr.tr.dance-music · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain dance music and its styles, relate styles to dances and tempos, support listening, DJing and event questions, and describe history and culture.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain dance music and its styles, relate styles to dances and tempos, support listening, DJing and event questions, and describe history and culture.

Music composed or produced primarily for dancing, from ballroom and social dance music such as the foxtrot and cha-cha-cha and Latin dance music to electronic dance music played in clubs, including underground and regional styles; dance music is defined by rhythm and tempo suited to particular dances, is performed by bands, DJs and producers, and is studied in musicology and popular music history.

What it is for: Music made for dancing.

It can be explain styles; relate styles to dances; support listening and events; describe history and culture.

Distinguishing features

Dance-oriented rhythm

Tempo conventions

Many styles

Live and DJ performance

What it looks like

Not physical; music heard in venues and recordings.

How it is recognised

Rhythm and tempo for dancing

Ballroom, Latin, electronic and more

Concert music is for listening; dance is the activity itself

Related models

is a kind of - category

entertainment music

is related to - a root of many dance styles

blues

is related to - creators of dance music

composer

is related to - the activity

dance

In practice

Families and kinds

ballroom dance music

Latin dance music

electronic dance music

folk and traditional dance music

underground and regional dance styles

Standards and regulation

Copyright and licensing for public performance

Venue licensing and noise rules

Competition dance music tempo rules

Failure modes and hazards

Unlicensed public performance

Hearing damage at loud events

Erasing originating communities of styles

Also called

underground dance musicLatin dance musicfoxtrotvocadanceAdamma Dancecha-cha-chábachataGogotraditional bachataforrójotambolémakossadance band musicforró double meaningelectronic forróforró universitárioball de coquesJotas del EbroManeoJota Aragonesecsárdásfunanáretro-swingforró de favelaKorean traditional dance musicBavarian polkaclub/dance musicballroom dance musicChuntunqui

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.dance-music

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand Dance music styles.

Music.

Styles

Styles and dances.

Styles

Styles.

  1. Which dance music styles correspond to which dances, such as foxtrot and cha-cha-cha, and what tempos define them? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific style? action

Electronic

Electronic dance music.

Electronic

Electronic.

  1. What are the main electronic dance music genres and underground scenes, and how did they develop? provenance
  2. How is credit to originating communities addressed? boundary
Use Listening, playing and events.

Practice.

DJ

DJing and production.

DJ

DJing.

  1. How do DJs and producers create and mix dance music? provenance
  2. Which entry fits music production? action

Events

Events and licensing.

Events

Events.

  1. What licensing, safety and noise rules apply to dance music events? provenance
  2. Is there an emergency at an event now? boundary
Dance Music for dancers.

Practice.

Ballroom

Ballroom and competition.

Ballroom

Ballroom.

  1. What tempo and structure rules apply to competition ballroom and Latin dance music? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific dance? action

Teaching

Music in dance teaching.

Teaching

Teaching.

  1. How do dance teachers choose music for classes? action
  2. Which resources exist? provenance
Learn History and culture.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How has dance music developed from social dance orchestras to club culture, according to historians? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Culture

Culture and communities.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How are dance music scenes tied to communities and places, described in their own terms? provenance
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each style be a separate entry?
  • How should discographies be linked?
  • How should dance entries be linked?
Draft as JSON