Though clubs have been around for a while(in the sense of venues for dance), the 'decade of dance' has only really beenrecognised as starting from the end of the twentieth century, mainly 1988-98 (Meashamet al., 2001). For clubbers, the term refers ... coursework

... (Pearson, 1983; Kohn, 1992). ''Attending late-night clubs to drink, dance and socialise has been a more or less central part of the weekend for considerable numbers of young people for decades.'' (Measham et al., 2001, p.21) The idea of dancing originally was seen by some as a reaction to politics, and a rebellion to middle-class values. ''a part of identity politics, or working-class (male) youthful rebellion against middle-class values through their development of a distinct subcultural style (Hall & Jefferson, 1976)'' (MEasham et al., 2001, p.21 Though dance was very popular in the 1970s, not much research has been done about it (Mungham, 1976). ''Raving'' too has been linked to drug use. For people it means a release from the pressure of life. ''the working-class weekender life cycle of drudgery, anticipation and explosive release'' (Reynolds, 1997, p.110) There is an important link between clubs and youth culture, with the club serving a key social need of young ...

Though clubs have been around for a while(in the sense of venues for dance), the 'decade of dance' has only really beenrecognised as starting from the end of the twentieth century, mainly 1988-98 (Meashamet al., 2001). For clubbers, the term refers ...

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