dancepop
nounEtymology From dance + pop.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music 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: