| Who doesn't know disco? Who hasn't heard of it? | | | | elements. You have the "Stepping side to side," typical |
| Well, I guess, everybody from all walks of life, may it | | | | gap filler in between disco moves. Then there is the |
| be young or old knows this dance and dances it well! | | | | "Revolving hands and raising arms, just in time for the |
| When did Disco become a hit? It was in the 70's when | | | | beat in a classic disco dance. As inspired by Latin |
| disco hit the club scene. There were films like | | | | moves, there are moves like the hip and pelvic |
| "Saturday Night Fever" by John Travolta and the | | | | movement. And disco dancers love the "shoulder tilt up |
| famous Studio 54 in NYC. I bet you learned how to | | | | and down" move as they step forward and back. |
| dance disco by just watching this movie! | | | | Disco dancing is much enjoyed with repetitive rhythm |
| Early disco was about deejays to maintain a rhythm | | | | to the point of inducing a trance, pretty much like music |
| between cuts. They put in some strobe lights, disco | | | | at the raves and house dance parties of the 1990's. |
| balls and their colourful costumes to complete the act. | | | | Disco dancing never entertains dead air, where |
| If you think that disco just came out of nowhere, you | | | | dancers will have a chance to stop. Disco is about |
| are wrong. Latin dances such as samba, cha-cha, | | | | continuity, fluidity of moves. One of the defining groups |
| meringue, tango and mambo pretty much inspired | | | | that said a lot about disco dancing is the BEE GEES! I |
| disco. If we talk about classic disco, then you must | | | | bet you know of their songs, "Staying Alive!" Then |
| have heard of "the bump" and "the hustle." The latter | | | | there are these other disco groups such as the Village |
| has many variations such as the NYC hustle, | | | | People who popularized the songs YMCA, Donna |
| considered as the classic one, the Latin hustle; southern | | | | Summer and Funkadelic and so many other bands. |
| California skater influenced street hustle and tango | | | | You might not be a real dancer, you may find dancing |
| hustle. | | | | as a challenge, but you can never say no to DISCO! |
| What are the steps? How can you learn how to | | | | So start learning the moves and feeling the grooves |
| dance disco? Well, disco dance steps share common | | | | and join a class on how to dance disco! |
