Gloving is a form of

modern dance Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which included dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th ...

which involves the use of fingertip light- emitting diode (LED) lights to accentuate fun creative patterns. Gloving performances are called light shows and have become increasingly popular at

rave A rave (from the verb: '' to rave'') is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by DJs playing electronic dance music. The style is most associated with the early 1990s dance mus ...

s in America. Elements of

hip-hop dance Hip hop dance is a range of street dance styles primarily performed to hip hop music or that have evolved as part of hip hop culture. It is influenced by a wide range of styles that were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in ...

including

liquiding Liquid and digits is a type of gestural, interpretive, rave and urban street dance that sometimes involve aspects of pantomime. The term invokes the word ''liquid'' to describe the fluid-like motion of the dancer's body and appendages and ''dig ...

finger tutting Finger-tutting is a type of dance that involves intricate movements of the fingers. The word "tutting" is a street dance style based on angular movements which are supposed to stylize the poses seen on reliefs in the art of ancient Egypt, and ...

, and

popping Popping is a street dance adapted out of the earlier Boogaloo (funk dance) cultural movement in Oakland, California. As Boogaloo spread, it would be referred to as Robottin in Richmond, California, Strutting movements in San Francisco and San ...

have influenced gloving, and many of the same dance concepts and techniques can be applied to the dance form.Pajer, N. (April 10, 2014)
Harsh Vibes – Show Us Your Hands: Inside EDM's Gloving Craze
rollingstone.com Prior to gloving, rave attendees twirled

glow stick A glow stick, also known as a light stick, chem light, light wand, light rod, and rave light, is a self-contained, short-term light-source. It consists of a translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances that, when combined, make light ...

s, and before the addition of LED lights, glovers used plain white

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

gloves, which reflected

black light A blacklight, also called a UV-A light, Wood's lamp, or ultraviolet light, is a lamp that emits long-wave (UV-A) ultraviolet light and very little visible light. One type of lamp has a violet filter material, either on the bulb or in a separat ...

frequently employed at shows.Kline, N. (November 7, 2013)
Gloving Is Not A Crime!
Electric Sloth. In 2010 an electronic dance music promotions company,

Insomniac Events Insomniac (formerly Insomniac Events) is an American electronic music event promoter and music distributor. Founded by Pasquale Rotella, it is the organizer of various music festivals, including its flagship electronic music festival Electric Da ...

, banned gloving from all its events citing drug connotations and safety issues. Insomniac

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

Pasquale Rotella stated, "Between the fire marshals and the media perception, lovingwas putting the events in jeopardy and was not helping the health of the culture."

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