In Chicago, the Step By Step disco dance TV show was launched with the sponsorship support of the Coca-Cola company. Produced in the same studio that Don Cornelius used for the nationally syndicated dance/music television show, Soul Train, Step by Step's audience grew and the show became a success. The dynamic dance duo of Robin and Reggie led the show. The pair spent the week teaching disco dancing to dancers in the disco clubs. The instructional show aired on Saturday mornings and had a strong following. Its viewers would stay up all night on Fridays so they could be on the set the next morning, ready to return to the disco on Saturday night knowing with the latest personalized steps. The producers of the show, John Reid and Greg Roselli, routinely made appearances at disco functions with Robin and Reggie to scout out new dancing talent and promote upcoming events such as "Disco Night at White Sox Park". ARTS IN AMERICA; Here's to Disco, It Never Could Say Goodbye". New York Times. December 10, 2002. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016 . Retrieved February 15, 2017. The " Copacabana", another New York nightclub dating to the 1940s, had a revival in the late 1970s when it embraced disco; it would become the setting of a Barry Manilow song of the same name. In the late '70s, Studio 54 in Midtown Manhattan was arguably the best-known nightclub in the world. This club played a major formative role in the growth of disco music and nightclub culture in general. It was operated by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager and was notorious for the hedonism that went on within: the balconies were known for sexual encounters and drug use was rampant. Its dance floor was decorated with an image of the " Man in the Moon" that included an animated cocaine spoon.

a b Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (August 1, 2003). Dance of days: two decades of punk in the nation's capital. Akashic Books. pp.17–. ISBN 978-1-888451-44-3 . Retrieved March 21, 2011. Lawrence, Tim (March 2011). "Disco and the Queering of the Dance Floor". Cultural Studies. 25 (2): 230–243. doi: 10.1080/09502386.2011.535989. S2CID 143682409. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021 . Retrieved March 20, 2021. Film critic Roger Ebert called the popular embrace of disco's exuberant dance moves an escape from "the general depression and drabness of the political and musical atmosphere of the late seventies." [57] Pauline Kael, writing about the disco-themed film Saturday Night Fever, said the film and disco itself touched on "something deeply romantic, the need to move, to dance, and the need to be who you'd like to be. Nirvana is the dance; when the music stops, you return to being ordinary." [58] Early disco culture in the United Kingdom [ edit ] Trust, Gary (September 23, 2020). "BTS' 'Dynamite' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Becoming the Group's First Leader". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020 . Retrieved September 23, 2020. Frith, Simon; Brennan, Matt; Webster, Emma (March 9, 2016). The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume I: 1950-1967: From Dance Hall to the 100 Club. Routledge. ISBN 9781317028871– via Google Books.Queen of Disco: The Legend of Sylvester". popmatters.com. February 12, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017 . Retrieved June 5, 2017. By 1979 there were 15,000-20,000 disco nightclubs in the US, many of them opening in suburban shopping centers, hotels, and restaurants. The 2001 Club franchises were the most prolific chain of disco clubs in the country. [25] Although many other attempts were made to franchise disco clubs, 2001 was the only one to successfully do so in this time frame. [26] Sound and light equipment [ edit ] Major disco clubs had lighted dance floors, with the lights flashing to complement the beat. The reflective light disco ball was a fixture on the ceilings of many discothèques.

This record was a collaboration between Philip Oakey, the big-voiced lead singer of the techno-pop band the Human League, and Giorgio Moroder, the Italian-born father of disco who spent the 1980s writing synth-based pop and film music." Cater, Evan. "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder: Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved December 21, 2009. Playing favourites: Vince Aletti". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019 . Retrieved February 8, 2019. a b Moore-Gilbert, Bart (March 11, 2002). The Arts in the 1970s: Cultural Closure. Routledge. ISBN 9780415099066 . Retrieved May 30, 2012. The Chill Out Sessions: Serendipia In our latest Chill Out session, "Serendipia," we dive into a world where Deep House, Melodic House, Organic House and Lounge intertwine to create a uniquely soothing experience. This episode carefully avoids the superficial, instead offering a… Reed, John (September 19, 2007). " DVD Review: Saturday Night Fever (30th Anniversary Special Collector's Edition) ". Blogcritics.

Lawrence, Tim (2004). Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979. Duke University Press. p.315. ISBN 0822385112. Echols, Alice (2010). Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture. W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-393-06675-3. Legacy [ edit ] DJ culture [ edit ] Classic DJ Station. A DJ mixer is placed between two Technics SL-1200 MK 2 turntables. In 1974, New York City's WPIX-FM premiered the first disco radio show. [52] Early disco culture in the United States [ edit ]

Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi (1999). Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books. ISBN 978-1556524110. a b Gootenberg, Paul 1954– – Between Coca and Cocaine: A Century or More of U.S.-Peruvian Drug Paradoxes, 1860–1980 – Hispanic American Historical Review – 83:1, February 2003, pp. 119–150. "The relationship of cocaine to 1970s disco culture cannot be stressed enough..." The Village People were a singing/dancing group created by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo to target disco's gay audience. They were known for their onstage costumes of typically male-associated jobs and ethnic minorities and achieved mainstream success with their 1978 hit song " Macho Man". Other songs include " Y.M.C.A." (1979) and " In the Navy" (1979).Kornhaber, Story by Spencer. "The Eeriness of the 2020 Disco Revival". The Atlantic. ISSN 1072-7825. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021 . Retrieved February 27, 2021. Sylvester, a flamboyant and openly gay singer famous for his soaring falsetto voice, scored his biggest disco hit in late 1978 with " You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)". His singing style was said to have influenced the singer Prince. At that time, disco was one of the forms of music most open to gay performers. [82] Further, in addition to gay sex being illegal in New York state, until 1973 the American Psychiatric Association classified homosexuality as an illness. [41] This law and classification coupled together can be understood to have heavily dissuaded the expression of queerness in public, as such the liberatory dynamics of discotheques can be seen as having provided space for self-realization for queer persons. David Mancuso's club/house party, The Loft, was described as having a " pansexual attitude [that] was revolutionary in a country where up until recently it had been illegal for two men to dance together unless there was a woman present; where women were legally obliged to wear at least one recognizable item of female clothing in public; and where men visiting gay bars usually carried bail money with them." [43] History [ edit ] 1940s–1960s: First discotheques [ edit ] By far the most successful Euro disco act was ABBA (1972–1982). This Swedish quartet, which sang primarily in English, found success with singles such as " Waterloo" (1974), " Take a Chance on Me" (1978), " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (1979), " Super Trouper" (1980), and their signature smash hit " Dancing Queen" (1976).

Rodgers, Nile (2011). Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny. Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 978-0385529655. Bernard Edwards, 43, Musician In Disco Band and Pop Producer". The New York Times. April 22, 1996. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019 . Retrieved October 10, 2022. As disco waned in the late 70s, so did Chic's album sales. But its influence lingered on as new wave, rap and dance-pop bands found inspiration in Chic's club anthemsSalsoul Records @ Disco-Disco.com". disco-disco.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017 . Retrieved October 27, 2017. It’s Friday, which means it’s DISCO time! From Nu Disco and Funk to Soulful, Rap, and Space Disco, Disco Cherry has everything you need to get your boogie on. From Bengal to boogie: Rupa Biswas, India's rediscovered disco diva". TheGuardian.com. June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021 . Retrieved October 20, 2021. The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list". The Guardian. December 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020 . Retrieved February 27, 2021. In Sacramento, California, Disco King Paul Dale Roberts danced for the Guinness Book of World Records. He danced for 205 hours, the equivalent of 8½ days. Other dance marathons took place afterward and Roberts held the world record for disco dancing for a short period of time. [28]