May 5, 2015: DISCO PART II

1. Play the video of the Village People on The Merv Griffin Show performing their hit song "YMCA." The Village People were named for New York City's Greenwich Village, an area with a large gay population and where the modern Gay Rights movement began in 1969 with the Stonewall Riots.
2. In your notebooks, please answer the following: 
   • According to the discussion, what is the attraction of a disco?  
   • Why might some people like this atmosphere more than others?
   • How would you describe the costumes and gestures of the Village People in their performance? 
   • How does the success of the Village People as a Disco band reflect the influence of gay culture on the Disco genre? 
   • Can you identify elements of this influence in any of the other videos viewed in this lesson?  Be as specific as you can.