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Genre

Dance

Dance is a genre. Defining acts include Lady Gaga, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Madonna and Britney Spears, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Its influence carried into Latin dance music, club/dance music, boogaloo, Tango and Bachata, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 5 connections around Dance. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Dance came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
DanceLatin dance musicclub/dance musicboogalooTangoBachata

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Dance connections

Dance went on to shape Latin dance music, club/dance music, boogaloo and Tango. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What Dance shaped

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