dancepop

English

Alternative forms

• dance-pop

Etymology

dance +‎ pop

Noun

dancepop (uncountable)

1. (music) A popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s, intended for nightclubs and contemporary hit radio.
   • 2012 March 2, Nick Minichino, “A Quick Primer On Freestyle: 1980s Dancepop's Most Underheralded Genre”, in The Village Voice‎^[1]:

     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, […]

   • 2017, James Arena, Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop, McFarland, →ISBN, page 90:

     In addition, he was one of the key players who helped develop the hit sound of the international dancepop icon Sandra.

Further reading

• dance-pop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia