A developing dance music theory

By DTravisB

I've already posted about this in a certain context of discovery but it's so fascinating and transformational that I have to again comment on this trend. Around USC dance parties are where it's at. Our local college station have done 3 of these for fundraisers each bigger than the last, the previous one having a little over 250 people in attendance.

I got to asking myself why the Columbia scene has had this explosion in the popularity of dance music. Well, simultaneously I am working on my History research seminar project that is on the "Big Apple" which was a dance started in Columbia in the early 30's and became a national phenomenon in about 1935, during the Great Depression. Analyzing my evidence and contemplating this contemporary trend I am theorizing that during economically depressed times people turn to more simple pleasure such as dancing for relief. This is the thesis I am developing. Also I believe I could probably make one of those quintessential, awkward marketing reports and sales pitch with this information. . .awesome.