The commercial failure of the latest albums by Britain's two biggest dance acts - Fatboy Slim's Palookaville and The Prodigy's Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned - has been coupled with the closure of many "superclubs, " and the folding of three dance music magazines.

BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | Dance music not dead says Fatboy

With a reputation as Britain's finest superclub, Fabric boasts three rooms of dance music, with top resident DJs and unrivalled, bass-heavy sound systems.

CNN: London: Where to be seen

If there's a star to blame here (and, to be clear, I'm not sure there is I'd bet the amateur look and sound of the movie is what kept audiences away), it's lead actress Julianne Hough, whose first three music-and-dance features since leaving "Dancing with the Stars" have all been relative box office disappointments.

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Hopefully they were left with enough happy memories from three days of music, art and dance to keep them going till next year.

BBC: A weekend in Womad world

This music and dance group has now played in three carnival parades.

UNESCO: International Fund for Cultural Diversity

Following dinner, the geisha may dance to music provided by a jikata, who plays the traditional, three-stringed shamisen.

BBC: Kyoto's living art of the geisha

This celebration of music, dance, handicrafts, gastronomy, religious ceremonies and feasting takes place in honour of three Catholic saints: Saint Anthony Abbot, Our Lord of Esquipulas and, most importantly, Saint Sebastian.

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