ABSTRACT
During the 80s, English club culture as a spectacle seemed to turn in on itself. In order for a house production to be successful, not only is it necessary to have it played in sequence by a skilled Disc jockey, but it also needs an appreciative audience in a space where people can gather to dance and where dance club technologies can be utilised. Since house music and its related musical forms are mostly functional, they are best enjoyed in the settings for which they have been produced. Flaunting had no other purpose than to flaunt, dancing had no other purpose than to dance. In addition to being a culturally designed physical space, a club is a socially defined space where a crowd can make or break the occasion. Dancing at a pace which is demanding combined with flashing lights and a loud thumping pulsing sound has physiological effects, which are calming, exciting, dehydrating and disorientating.
