discothèques
Places for dancing
Discothèques is the plural of discothèque, a nightclub where people dance to recorded music rather than live bands.
The word is French, literally "record library," and was shortened to disco in English during the 1970s dance music craze.
The full form now sounds dated or deliberately fancy: The city's discothèques were packed on Saturday nights.
Evening entertainment venues
- clubsHeavy striking sticks
- dance hallsPublic spaces for partnered movement
- ballroomsLarge formal dancing spaces
- loungesReclines idly or waiting areas
dance floors · Studio 54 · Moulin Rouge · cabarets · music venues · hotspots · establishments · bars
Music mixer performer
- turntablesRecord-playing devices
- mixingCombining into one mass
- beatsPulses or defeats
- Bee GeesDisco-era brother trio
Donna Summer · Gloria Gaynor · ABBA · funk · soul · synthesizers · bass · four-on-the-floor
Energetic, aggressive action
- boogieRhythmic blues music
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- movesChanges in position
- spinningRevolving around an axis
twirling · freestyle · Saturday Night Fever · rhythms · steps · choreography · body movement · sweating
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- seventies1970-1979 period
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- bell-bottomsFlared-leg trousers
platform shoes · polyester · sequins · leisure suits · afros · glitter · glamour · hedonism
nightclubs
Evening entertainment venues
- clubsHeavy striking sticks
- dance hallsPublic spaces for partnered movement
- ballroomsLarge formal dancing spaces
lounges · dance floors · Studio 54 · Moulin Rouge · cabarets · music venues · hotspots · establishments · bars · underground clubs
DJ
Music mixer performer
- turntablesRecord-playing devices
- mixingCombining into one mass
- beatsPulses or defeats
Bee Gees · Donna Summer · Gloria Gaynor · ABBA · funk · soul · synthesizers · bass · four-on-the-floor · playlist
hustle
Energetic, aggressive action
spinning · twirling · freestyle · Saturday Night Fever · rhythms · steps · choreography · body movement · sweating · bumping
1970s
Fourth decade, twentieth century
bell-bottoms · platform shoes · polyester · sequins · leisure suits · afros · glitter · glamour · hedonism · liberation
lights
Sources of illumination
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- mirror ballRotating reflective disco fixture
- lasersAmplified coherent light sources
fog machine · neon · glowing · darkness · loud · crowded · smoky · electric · euphoric · pulsing
discothèquesconcert halls
Venues for musical performances
opera houses · auditoriums · jazz clubs · amphitheaters · theaters
discothèqueslibraries
Public book lending institutions
churches · monasteries · meditation centers · reading rooms · retreats
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