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As for dancing, just look at Susanne Sundfor, Kate Bush, My Brightest Diamond, Chairlift, etc.
Great stuff.
 
And what about the countless bands that created music for ballet? Jethro tull, Supersister, etc.
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Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:


I love to dance to proggish music or space away or whatever. Especially when there are the really progressive forms of damce, acid jazz, jazzfunk, funk, disco.
A couple of nice bands mixing progrock and dancemusic (and yes, ther are on the website):
 
1. Masfél (mixing prog, funk and drum&bass)
2. ColorStar (mixing, prog, pop, ambient and drum&bass)
3. Ozric Tentacles (mixing spacerock, techno, drum&bass etc.) check out Spirals in Hyperspace and The Floor is Too Far Away.
4. Of course the following wonderful bands: Toto, Chicago and any other great westcoast influenced band.
5. These kinds of progressive artists: Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Jamiroquai, Incognito, Brand New Heavies, Earth, Wind & Fire, also Weather Report is danceable.
 
Then there are some remix-albums of popular artists. I like the Remixomatosis-album of Marillion. More relaxing than danceable though.

Also headbanging, pogoiing etc. count as dancing :)
Funny, I'd rather Headbang to 80's Chicago than dance to modern Ozrics. But there you go.......
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Whenever I see the words `prog' and `dance', I'm always drawn back to this clip with the guy who has the best dance moves EVER in a prog group!



Still can't take my eyes off it no matter how many times I've seen it over the years
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^ it sounded ok until the guy started singing
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Yeah, Cristi, the band seem rather good!

I wonder what became of them...
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Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

Whenever I see the words `prog' and `dance', I'm always drawn back to this clip with the guy who has the best dance moves EVER in a prog group!

Still can't take my eyes off it no matter how many times I've seen it over the years
Man, this is priceless LOL Too bad the second performance is not on Youtube Tongue
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Oh, man, that singer, Sam...it's just...surreal...

Ha, do you think they were going to get a second performance after that?! I'm sure most of America that saw it was probably thinking `What the f*ck was that?!'!
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^ The viewers probably gave money to keep them from playing LOL
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Ha!

Actually, listening to it again....Perhaps Manakin were way ahead of their time?! So they sort of had a chunky Yes/Rush bass thing going on, but there's also quite a New-Wave style to the singing, with the addition of the theatrical element (the mask, etc) that actually reminds of some of the Neo-prog groups?!

I really wish we got an album from them!
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Lots of nice suggestions here! 

This dance-tune should have been a hit: 



- not possible to sit still to this one:



Its easy to find danceable prog really if only look a little outside the symphonic etc...
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I don't think you can dance to most prog. The only song that comes to mind is "I wouldn't want to be like you" by the Alan Parson's Project. Even that isn't really prog although much of the rest of the album is. You could probably also dance to "owner of a lonely heart" and some of the  War of the Worlds album(the original from 1978)which has a disco beat in places. 

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This is sure danceable, and their on Progarchives. So....
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Same goes for this awesome band. Also on Progarchives....
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You don't dance to good music. You listen to it
All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2016 at 16:04
Originally posted by dr prog dr prog wrote:

You don't dance to good music. You listen to it

pfff....
sorry man.. for those who actually have sex lives.. you know.. with living breathing humans or farm animals....not just ones self...  you don't simply listen to music... you dance the sweetest of all dances...
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Jethro tull - Inside
Nektar - many songs
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Beethoven - 7th Symphonie (the dance apoteosis)
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. but you must not dance to prog physically, you must dance close to the edge of your brain


Edited by Devoncir - October 16 2016 at 20:06
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Points: 10377 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2016 at 03:56
Originally posted by dr prog dr prog wrote:

You don't dance to good music. You listen to it

you can dance and listen


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Originally posted by Devoncir Devoncir wrote:

Jethro tull - Inside
Nektar - many songs
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Beethoven - 7th Symphonie (the dance apoteosis)
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. but you must not dance to prog physically, you must dance close to the edge of your brain

When did Dancing Queen become a prog song? Also, when did Beethoven become prog? Tongue
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