discotheque

nightclub
Also known as: disco

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  • history of disco
    • Disco queen Donna Summer, c. 1976
      In disco

      Its name derives from discotheque, the French word for a type of dance-oriented nightclub that first appeared in the 1960s. Disco provided the musical accompaniment for political movements of the 1970s, in particular Gay Pride and LGBTQ+ rights. Its popularity peaked in the late 1970s, and its commercialization contributed…

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    • Discos
      • Studio 54
        In Discos

        To be on the club side of the rope that regulated entrance to Studio 54 was to be in a heaven of sorts. On 54th Street in midtown Manhattan, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager created the most chic disco of the 1970s, taking the energy…

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