This book explores dancing from the 1960s to the 1980s; though this period covers only twenty years, the changes during it were seismic. Nevertheless continuities can be found, and those are what this book examines. In dancing, it answers how we moved from the self-control that formed the basis for ballroom dancing, to ecstatic rave dancing. In terms of music, it answers how we moved from the beat groups to electronic dance music. In terms of youth, it answers how we moved from youth culture to club culture. Introduction.- 1. Places to Dance.- 2. Music for Dancing.- 3. Glam Rock and the Society of Spectacle.- 4. Sexuality and Performance in Glam Rock.- 5. The New Romantics: Living in the Society of the Spectacle.- 6. Learning to Rave. Jon Stratton is Adjunct Professor in Cultural Studies for the UniSA Creative Department and a member of the Creative People, Products and Places Research Centre at the University of South Australia. "Reading Stratton's succinct account still comes across as curiously pleasing read. ... Stratton delivers a good overview of the main movements in 30 years of dance history which have left its mark on humanity." (Tara Hill, Dancecult, Vol. 15 (1), 2023)
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