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The 16 pages that link to Dance music, each with the reason it gives.

• TempoRelated: Its tempo often supports the movement and energy of a particular dance.

• Renaissance musicRelated: Dance forms supplied instrumentalists with practical, widely circulated repertory.

• BackbeatRelated: The backbeat gives dancers a regular, readily felt point of emphasis.

• Instrumental musicRelated: Instrumental rhythms can organize movement without a sung text.

• RemixNarrower topic: Club-focused remixes adapt songs to dance music’s rhythms, pacing, and performance settings.

• Secular musicRelated: Dance is one of secular music’s oldest and most widespread social uses.

• SoukousNarrower topic: Soukous’s extended guitar passages and propulsive rhythm serve this central function.

• MinuetNarrower topic: The minuet’s musical phrasing grew from movements made for dancers.

• MusicBroader topic: Dance music links musical pulse to coordinated bodily movement.

• Stayin' AliveNarrower topic: The track’s groove has sustained its use in clubs and dance settings.

• Chubby CheckerNarrower topic: Checker’s records linked catchy pop songs to dances audiences could perform themselves.

• BasshunterNarrower topic: Basshunter’s catalog belongs to the broader ecosystem of club and dance music.

• DJ ArafatNarrower topic: DJ Arafat’s songs were built for dance floors and closely linked to choreographed movement.

• Eusèbe JaojobyNarrower topic: Jaojoby’s salegy is built around energetic movement and social dancing.

• Sentimental balladCompared with: A dance track prioritizes bodily movement where a sentimental ballad foregrounds lyrical feeling.

• Sub-Saharan African music traditionsRelated: In many settings, rhythmic structure is designed in close relation to dancers’ movements.