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Alternative dance (also known as indie dance [4] or underground dance in the United States [5]) is a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music. Although largely confined to the British Isles , it has gained American and worldwide exposure through acts such as New Order in the 1980s and the Prodigy and in the 1990s.
Alternative Dance marries the underground sensibility and melodic song structure of alternative and indie rock with the electronic beats, synths and/or samples, and club orientation of post-disco dance music.
Top 98 alternative dance tracks, ranked by relevance to this genre and popularity on Spotify. See also alternative dance overview. This list is updated weekly.
Alternative dance had a major impact on Britain's late-1980s Madchester scene (adapted from Manchester, New Order's home city) and 1990s trip hop and rave scenes. The Haçienda club in Manchester, founded by New Order and Factory Records, became the hub of the genre in 1980s Britain.
Alternative dance was so popular that even many straightahead Alternative Rock artists would create 12-inch dance mixes for club play in the '80s and '90s. In the late '80s and early '90s, alternative dance was alternative rock, for the most part.
Alternative dance (also known as indie dance or underground dance in the U.S.) is a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music. Although largely confined to the British Isles, it has gained American and worldwide exposure through acts such as New Order in the 1980s and the Prodigy in the 1990s.
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Alternative dance (also known as underground dance in the US) [1] is a musical genre that mixes the "melodic song structure of alternative and indie rock with the electronic beats, synths and/or samples, and club orientation of post-disco dance music". [2]
