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Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany the action of dancing. The music can either be a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music. There existed attestations of the combination of dance and music in ancient times, for example Ancient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians. However, the earliest Western dance music that we can still reproduce with a degree of certainty are the surviving medieval dances. In the Baroque period, the major dance styles were noble court dances (see Baroque dance). In the classical music era, the minuet was frequently used as a third movement, not accompanying any dancing. Later in the classical era, the waltz arose. These styles remained part of the romantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like the barcarolle, mazurka, ecossaise, ballade and polonaise. Modern popular dance music initially emerged from late 19th century's Western ballroom and social dance music. During the early 20th century, ballroom dancing gained popularity among the working class who attended public dance halls. It was during the 1920's that dance music became enormously popular. In the 1930's, called the Swing era, Swing music was the popular dance music in America. In the 1950's, rock and roll became the popular dance music. In the late 1960's there was a rise of soul and R&B music. The rise of disco in the early 1970's is what led dance music to become popular with the public. It was in the late 1970's, that electronic dance music started to develop. This music,is a style of music commonly played in dance music nightclubs, radio stations, shows and raves. Many sub-genres of electronic dance music have evolved.Alexacig (talk) 20:57, 16 October 2016 (UTC)