31 Aug 2022

Music with Kirsten Zemke: Dance craze songs

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 31 August 2022

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke takes us through the ages with songs that have ended up become dance hits - from the 'Twist' and the 'Hustle' to the 'Macarena' and 'Jerusalema'. What turns a hit song into a dance craze?   Kirsten Zemke is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Auckland's School of Social Sciences.

Dance posters

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