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Dance parties
, also known as rave parties
, are gatherings in private houses, bars, [1] [2] nightclubs or community centers where the guests informally dance to dance music such as pop, disco, and/or electronica like house, techno, and trance. The music for dance parties is usually selected and played by a disk jockey (DJ) over a public address (PA) system or a powerful sound system of some kind. Conversation is not an integral part of these parties as those who attend express themselves through their dancing and by gesturing.
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Popularity
Dance parties are very popular amongst
teenagers, to the point that many dance parties are held specifically for teenagers in
nightclubs or other locations, who in some countries are unable to attend such places alone due to
local laws.
[3]
Ambience
Dance parties are usually held at night, using partially
visual and
lighting effects that would not work correctly during the day, such as
strobe lighting and
smoke machines.
Some people who go to dance parties take
illegal drugs such as
MDMA ("
Ecstasy") to evoke powerful emotions of unity and empathy.
[4] People have, however, taken too many drugs to the point they are taken to
hospital due to a
drug overdose.
[5] This practice is discouraged by the
police, and police have arrested dance-partygoers for being in possession of illegal drugs.
One example of a dance party is the
Sensation
event held in several cities on certain dates every year around the world.
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References
- Nightclub dance party to raise money for youth services
- September dance party
- Minors on licensed premises
- Rave Culture and Religion
- 12 overdose at Melbourne dance party
- Ravers descend on Telstra Dome for Sensation party