1590s, from French antagoniste (16c.) or directly from Late Latin antagonista, from Greek antagonistes competitor, opponent, rival, agent noun from antagonizesthai to struggle against, oppose, be a rival, from anti- against (see anti-) + agonizesthai to contend for a prize, from agon contest (see agony).
SHARES. Electronic dance music (also known as EDM, dance music, club music, or simply dance) is a set of percussiveelectronic music genres produced primarily for dance-based entertainment environments, such as nightclubs.
A Newbieâs Guide To Popular Genres in EDM. A Genre is a class or a type of particular music, in our context, a subclass of EDM. There are a loads of Genres in Dance Music and various artists have specialized in the different genres. BPM â Beats per minute which defines the rate or the speed of the music being played.