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Choreographers must think carefully when choosing music for their dances.
The musical backdrop creates a mood or atmosphere for the dance that will color how the audience sees and experiences it.
The rhythm, or pattern of beats in the music, can influence the speed and phrasing of the movement..
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Some of the most popular upbeat genres include house, techno, drum & bass, jungle, hardcore, electronica, industrial, breakbeat, trance, psychedelic trance, UK garage and electro.
There are also much slower styles, such as downtempo, chillout and nu jazz.
Many subgenres of electronic dance music have evolved..
The brain region that causes movement is called the primary motor cortex.
When we hear music, this part of the brain is activated and encourages us to move.
Another brain region is also at work when we listen to music—the limbic system, which is the part of the brain associated with reward and emotions..
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Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing.
It can be either a whole piece or part of a larger musical arrangement.
In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music..
In a 2008 article in Scientific American magazine, a Columbia University neuroscientist posited that synchronizing music and movement—dance, essentially—constitutes a “pleasure double play.” Music stimulates the brain's reward centers, while dance activates its sensory and motor circuits..
In a 2008 article in Scientific American magazine, a Columbia University neuroscientist posited that synchronizing music and movement—dance, essentially—constitutes a “pleasure double play.” Music stimulates the brain's reward centers, while dance activates its sensory and motor circuits..