"dancescape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dancescapes [plural]
Etymology: dance + -scape Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dance|scape}} dance + -scape Head templates: {{en-noun}} dancescape (plural dancescapes)
  1. A figurative landscape of dancing or dance trends.
    Sense id: en-dancescape-en-noun-CC9tLCXn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scape

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2011, Graham St. John, “Rave from the Grave: Dark Trance and the Return of the Dead”, in Zombies Are Us: Essays on the Humanity of the Walking Dead, page 31",
          "text": "Optimized for the nocturnal condition of psytrance parties and festivals that have flourished globally and which host a range of psychedelic electronic genres, darkpsy possesses fast, sometimes punishing, bpm (beats per minute) starting around 150 and pushing up over 170, typically employing vocal samples and scores from horror cinema produced on tracks which, when performed by DJs in conjunction with the efforts of VJs, lighing technicians, décor artists and stage designers, effect dancescapes infused with suspense during htose hours of the sun's absence.",
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          "ref": "2012, Thomas Guzman-Sanchez, Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era, page 7",
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