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For many dancers, a key source of inspiration for 1970s disco dancing was the film Saturday Night Fever (1977). Further influence came from the music and dance style of such films as Fame (1980), Disco Dancer (1982), Flashdance (1983), and The Last Days of Disco (1998).
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- Saturday Night Fever. John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller. 235 votes. Put on your boogie shoes and step into the world where a young Brooklynite, played by John Travolta, rules the dance floor!
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick. 161 votes. Let's do the time warp again with this cult classic that brought together an eclectic mix of characters in one wild, intergalactic shindig.
- Car Wash. Richard Pryor, Franklin Ajaye, George Carlin. 121 votes. Grab your suds and lather up for a day in the life at a Los Angeles car wash, where funky jams meet eccentric personalities under one groovy roof.
- All That Jazz. Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking. 70 votes. Behind every amazing Broadway production lies a whirlwind of personal struggles and backstage drama, shown here through Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical masterpiece starring Roy Scheider as a hard-living choreographer juggling career highs with personal lows while trying to keep his head above water in the intoxicating world of showbiz.
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- John Paul Young - 'Love is in the Air' John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air (1978) Australian singer John Paul Young scored a massive hit in 1977 with this romantic disco banger.
- The Hues Corporation - 'Rock the Boat' Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat • TopPop. This 1973 track took a while to become the hit it deserved to be, but thanks to heavy plays in New York clubs, it became a disco favourite.
- The Real Thing - 'You To Me Are Everything' The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (1976) • TopPop. British soul group The Real Thing found fame on Opportunity Knocks, and in 1976 they released this excellent disco tune.
- Boney M - 'Rasputin' Boney M - Rasputin (1978) • TopPop. It's not often you get a dancefloor anthem that's also a mini-history lesson. The Story of... 'Rasputin'
- Disco Music
- Disco Dancing
- Disco Clubs
- Disco Culture
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Disco music blends R&B with funk, soul and dance music. Disco music usually consists of a singer, electric guitars, synthesizer keyboards, electric bass guitar, and a drummer or electronic drum machine.Disco music is often very simple music, with a strong beat and a strong "bass line". Disco music often has many electronic effects.
Disco dancing is often sexually suggestive. When people go disco dancing, they usually wear tight trousers, leather shoes or boots, and glittery clothes. Women going disco dancing often wore tight clothes that revealed body parts such as their thighs or the upper part of their chest. Men going disco dancing often opened up the buttons of their shir...
Disco music is played at disco clubs. In the late 1970s, there were famous disco clubs such as Studio 54in New York City. Disco clubs have a large dance floor and a large pa system. A Disk Jockey (or "DJ") plays records of disco music through powerful amplifiers with a number of high wattage speakers. Disco music was usually played very loud, with ...
Most people who went disco dancing at disco clubs drank alcohol such as champagne and rum. Many people consumed illegal drugs such as cocaine or marijuana, so that they would become intoxicated. People who went disco dancing often had sex with people that they would meet at the disco club.
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Disco moved beyond the clubs and onto the airwaves in the mid-1970s. From 1976 the U.S. Top 40 lists burst with disco acts such as Hot Chocolate, Wild Cherry, Chic, Heatwave, Yvonne Elliman, and Summer.
Disco crossed over from primarily Black and gay audiences into the mainstream following the release of Saturday Night Fever (1978), a popular disco film featuring a soundtrack by the Australian bother trio the Bee Gees.
