Disco was the music genre that reshaped the culture during the 1970s. The innovative seductive techno yet mindless sounds captivated people. The lyrics told the stories of the era political like Bee Gees Stayin’ alive, Gloria Gaynor I will survive break-up anthem to party song Michael Jackson Off the Wall. Disco was about liberation, freeing oneself from the constraints of social constructs. Dancers submitted to the disco sound-producing a free-flowing art form. People would let the music dictate their body movement, which lasted for hours on end, as seen in Studio 54 and Soul Train. Salsa is similar in this regard; the sound of the drums, plena, and guitar takes over our body. The power of music immerses the dancer is the moment to point where time is lost. The seductive yet structured moves give the music power and more meaning. Both salsa and disco require one to lose their inhibitions to feel the music truly.

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