There are 421 types of dance music - including Grave Wave and Witch House.
EDM on the rise
Expert statistician Dr Geoff Ellis compiled a list of every EDM sub-genre that exists and found the industry is booming.
The research also shows that British music-goers are attending dance music events well into their 30s and 40s and name Calvin Harris as their favourite DJ.
The research was commissioned to celebrate the release of Ticketmaster's State of Play: Dance Music report - which can be found at blog.ticketmaster.co.uk/stateofplaydancemusic
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