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dancepop

dancepop noun: a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s, intended for nightclubs and contemporary hit radio.

Noun

dancepop (uncountable)

  1. A popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s, intended for nightclubs and contemporary hit radio.
    • 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
    • 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

Forms of dancepop

alternative formdance-pop

Origin of dancepop

From dance + pop.

Questions about dancepop

What does dancepop mean?
Dancepop means a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s, intended for nightclubs and contemporary hit radio.
What part of speech is dancepop?
Dancepop is a noun.

Words near dancepop in the dictionary

  1. Dancels
  2. dancemaker
  3. dancemakers
  4. dancemaking
  5. dancen
  6. dancepop
  7. dancer
  8. dancer's hip
  9. dancercise
  10. dancercised
  11. dancercises

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