Dance/Genre: Dance Pop and Euro Dance

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> Dance-Pop was an outgrowth of disco. Over a pounding, dance-club beat, there are simple, catchy melodies — dance-pop has more fully-formed songs than pure dance music. Dance-pop is primarily a producer's medium. The producer writes the songs and constructs the tracks, picking an appropriate vocalist to sing the song. These dance divas become stars, but frequently the artistic vision is the producer's. Naturally, there are some major exceptions — Madonna and Janet Jackson have had control over the sound and direction of their records — but dance-pop is music that is about image, not substance.

> Euro-Dance refers to a specific style of club/dance music produced on the European continent during the '80s and '90s. Euro-Dance is generally informed by disco, hi-NRG, and house music, and performed entirely in the recording studio on synthesizers and drum machines; the producers are much more responsible for the finished product than the singers. Like its close relative Euro-Pop, it's usually simple, lightweight, and catchy, with fluffy, repetitive lyrics that don't require much translation among listeners who speak different languages. The main difference between Euro-Dance and Euro-Pop is the exclusive and pronounced dance-club orientation of the former; while Euro-Pop is frequently informed by dance music, it doesn't have to be, and when it is, it doesn't always fit into dance-club playlists. Most Euro-Dance artists concentrate on crafting hit singles, with album releases almost an afterthought.


fonte: http://www.allmusic.com/

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