Alternative dance

Alternative dance
Alternative dance
Other names	Indie dance; underground dance;
Stylistic origins	Post-disco[1]; alternative rock[1]; indie rock[1]; post-punk[1]; new wave[2]; synth-pop[1]; house[1];
Cultural origins	Mid-1980s, United Kingdom
Typical instruments	Synthesizers[1]
Derivative forms	Electroclash; new rave; grebo;
Subgenres
	Baggy
Regional scenes
	Madchester
Other topics
	Electronic rock; indietronica; industrial rock; big beat; chillwave;

Alternative dance (also known as indie dance[3] or underground dance in the United States[4]) is a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music. Although largely confined to the British Isles, it has gained American and worldwide exposure through acts such as New Order in the 1980s and the Prodigy in the 1990s.

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Alternative dance
Other names	Indie dance underground dance
Stylistic origins	Post-disco[1] alternative rock[1] indie rock[1] post-punk[1] new wave[2] synth-pop[1] house[1]
Cultural origins	Mid-1980s, United Kingdom
Typical instruments	Synthesizers[1]
Derivative forms	Electroclash new rave grebo
Subgenres
Baggy
Regional scenes
Madchester
Other topics
Electronic rock indietronica industrial rock big beat chillwave