Alternative dance
| Alternative dance | |
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| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Early 1980s, United Kingdom |
| Typical instruments | Synthesizers |
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| Subgenres | |
| Baggy | |
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| Madchester | |
| Other topics | |
Alternative dance (also known as indie dance or underground dance in the United States) is a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music. Although largely confined to the British Isles, it has gained worldwide exposure through acts such as New Order in the 1980s and the Prodigy and in the 1990s.