The Dance Floor Isn’t Dead. It’s in Detroit.

The Dance Floor Isn’t Dead. It’s in Detroit.

Ms. Blacksher is a lifestyle writer who was born in Detroit.

On a new single from her upcoming album, Charli XCX pronounces: “I think the dance floor is dead.”

I get what Charli is saying. I’ve been to enough clubs and festivals in enough cool-kid locations — Amsterdam, London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Accra, cities that take their nightlife seriously — to know that the dance floor isn’t just for dancing anymore. It’s become just another backdrop for content, for selfies and TikToks, a place to be seen online, usually looking nonchalant or posing, duck-faced, with friends. A dance floor is meant to be a place to feel something, to let go. You........

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