Gloving is a form of

modern dance Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert dance, concert or theatrical dance which includes 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 ...

which involves the use of fingertip

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(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, hip hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture, hip hop culture. It is influenced by a wide range of styles that were created in the 1970s and made po ...

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 ''digi ...

finger tutting Finger-tutting is a type of dance that involves intricate movements of the fingers. " 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 refers t ...

, and

popping Popping is a street dance adapted out of the earlier Boogaloo (funk dance), boogaloo cultural movement in Oakland, California. As boogaloo spread, it would be referred to as "robottin'" in Richmond, California; strutting movements in San Francis ...

have influenced gloving, and many of the same dance concepts and techniques can be applied to the dance form. 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

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gloves, which reflected

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

frequently employed at shows. Kline, N. (November 7, 2013
Gloving Is Not A Crime!
Electric Sloth. Sometimes when a person is gloving they grimace, as it's quite a taxing activity. Gloving is also referred to as fingering by some enthusiasts, however this is considered uncouth in some pro gloving communities. In 2010 an

electronic dance music Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as dance music or club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and List of electronic dance music festivals, festivals. It is generally ...

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 ...

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

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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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