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A discothèque (or '''discoteque'''), is an Entertainment venue or Club with Recorded Music played by "Discaires" ( Disc Jockeys ) through a PA System , rather than an On-stage Band . The word derives from the French Word ''discothèque'' (a type of Nightclub ). ''Discothèque'' is a Portmanteau coined around 1941 from '' Disc '' and ''bibliothèque'' (library) by La Discothèque , then located on the Rue de la Huchette in Paris , France (Jones + Kantonen, 1999). Previously, most bars and nightclubs used live bands as entertainment. According to researchers at ''FirstMention.com'' the word was introduced to US audiences in a 1963 article in Time Magazine , which wrote ''"...La Princesse is a definitive discothèque—a private-unless-we-know-you bar that is smoky, chic and expensive."'' Discotheque 1963 1970S AND EARLY 1980S By the late 1970s many major US cities had thriving disco club scenes which were centered around discotheques, nightclubs, and private loft parties where DJ s would play disco hits through powerful PA System s for the dancers. The DJs played "... a smooth mix of long single records to keep people “dancing all night long” " http://www.unesco.org/courier/2000_07/uk/doss13.htm Some of the prestigious clubs had elaborate Light Organ s, which converted audio signals into colored lights that throbbed to the beat of the music or even glass-floored dance floors with colored lights. Some cities had disco dance instructors or dance schools which taught people how to do popular disco dances such as "touch dancing", the "hustle" and the "cha cha." There were also disco fashions that discotheque-goers wore for nights out at their local disco, such as sheer, flowing Halston dresses for women and shiny polyester Qiana shirts for men with pointy collars, preferably open at the chest, often worn with double-knit suit jackets. In addition to the dance and fashion aspects of the disco club scene, there was also a thriving drug subculture, particularly for drugs that would enhance the experience of dancing to the loud music and the flashing lights, such as Cocaine 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. He says that "The relationship of cocaine to 1970s disco culture cannot be stressed enough; ..." (nicknamed "blow"), amyl nitrite " menu for a night out."Peter Braunstein. Available at: http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1999/7/1999_7_43.shtml Famous 1970s discotheques included "...cocaine-filled Celeb hangouts such as Manhattan 's '' Studio 54 '' ", which was operated by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager . Studio 54 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. Other famous discotheques included the ''Loft'', the ''Paradise Garage'', and ''Aux Puces'', one of the first gay disco bars. 2000S |
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