Definitions

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  • noun A type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s and continuing up until today.

Etymologies

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Euro- +‎ dance

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Examples

  • This is about German 16-year-old Kim Petras who has lived as a girl for most of her life, but only had her man-bits remodelled by surgeons last year, and is celebrating by saturating the three-figure end of the charts with her bland Eurodance single, Die For You.

    The Brave One Goes Crazy And Murders Weekend Box Office 2009

  • Smoothly steering between R&B and Eurodance, she's breathily seductive on Motivation – by contrast, guest Lil Wayne is positively anaemic – while I'm Dat Chick updates the jumpy minimalism of Destiny's Child's No, No, No.

    Kelly Rowland: Here I Am – review 2011

  • In 1978 they had had what is called a “Eurodance hit” with a cheesy version of “Rivers of Babylon” that played in every hotel bar from Scottsdale, Arizona, to Mogadishu.

    The Lampshade Mark Jacobson 2010

  • The press release that accompanies it even talks up his forthcoming debut album as a return to the jolly 90s Eurodance and rave-pop of Haddaway, Dr Alban and Ace of Base.

    Mohombi (No 845) 2010

  • Eurodance act Captain Jack re-popularized the tune in Germany in 2001.

    Archive 2006-02-01 Annie 2006

  • Eurodance act Captain Jack re-popularized the tune in Germany in 2001.

    iko iko Annie 2006

  • The Eurodance four-piece, who have not released any new material since 2001, are said to be planning a pop comeback.

    All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News 2010

  • Eurodance-Single Bailando veröffentlicht, die eine Coverversion des belgisch/spanischen Duos

    WN.com - Articles related to Madonna turns photographer 2010

  • Eurodance-Single Bailando veröffentlicht, die eine Coverversion des belgisch/spanischen Duos

    WN.com - Articles related to Madonna turns photographer 2010

  • AIDS-3D, who "screwed" Eurodance hits, making monsters of songs like Rhythm Is a Dancer and Renegade Master.

    Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk 2010

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