Dance Music Spaces examines the production of physical and digital spaces in dance music, and how the players–clubs, clubbers, and DJs–use authenticity, branding, and commercialism to navigate them. An in-depth study into three women DJs–The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon, and Peggy Gou–reveals a new concept, “authenticity maneuvering.” In it Danielle Hidalgo exposes how the strategic use of a rave ethos both bolsters acceptance in dance music spaces and hides often problematic commercial practices. This timely, thoughtful, and deeply personal book presents a compelling analysis of the complicated interplay between dancing bodies, digital practices, and spatial offerings in contemporary dance music.

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