I’m always on the lookout for terms that describe the style of using non-traditional and often non-live music. So far I’ve seen or used:
- iPod dance
- Alternative music dance
- Fusion contra
- Techno contra
- DJ’d contra
Q: What other terms have people seen?
Q: What do the terms mean to you? For instance here is what I understand:
- iPod dance - pre-mixed music, genre unspecified
- Alternative music dance - ditto iPod dance, but livelier
- Fusion contra - ?
- Techno contra - live performance electronic, beat-heavy music
- DJ’d contra - caller and DJ are not the same person?
I’d like to focus this thread on terminology, not what’s bad (or good) about the non-traditional styles. It would be great to have other threads discuss values and preferences, if someone wants to tackle framing that conversation.
I like to mix and call contras to recorded music, so this is really a marketing-related topic for me. Currently I’m using “alternative music contra dance”.
\Bob Peterson