200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS: #50-41. Continues tomorrow.

PART XVI #50-41 DANCE MUSIC has encompassed a myriad of genres, including: techno, disco, EDM, funk, trance and house. Here are 200 key dance tracks, spanning the decades since the 1960s to the present day. Among them are floor fillers; dance crazes such as The Twist and The Hustle; and groundbreaking tracks to lift any party.	THE CAFFE` LATTE` 200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS
	50 RAY OF LIGHT Madonna Madonna has been a dancefloor favourite since the 1980s. She has astutely collaborated with cutting edge mavericks of new dance trends. "Ray Of Light" is the title track of her 1998 album, which saw her recruiting William Orbit.
	49 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Thelma Houston At first, Motown was reluctant to jump on the disco bandwagon. Once it relented, it served up some impressive tracks, including the disco classic "Don't Leave Me This Way". Thelma Houston's 1976 remake of the Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes R&B gem topped the US Disco, Soul and Pop charts.
	48 I'M SO EXCITED Pointer Sisters With disco out of favour, The Pointer Sisters ushered in a new approach to dance music in the 1980s, led by the timeless "I'm So Excited" in 1982.
	47 DECEMBER, 1963 Four Seasons The Four Seasons scored countless hits in the 1950s- 60s and enjoyed a chart revival with "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)". It reached #1 in America, Britain and Canada in 1976. The disco song remains a party favourite to this day.
	46 DO YA WANNA FUNK Sylvester In 1982, Sylvester's "Do Ya Wanna Funk" served as a bridge between disco / funk and Hi-NRG.
	45 WE ARE FAMILY Sister Sledge The Sledge sisters delivered a timeless party favourite in "We Are Family". It was one of the results from collaborating with Chic's Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. The funky disco track made the Top 3 in Canada, America and Britain in 1979.
	44 JUST DANCE Lady Gaga The world discovered Lady Gaga via the 2008 synth-pop dance track "Just Dance". It featured Colby O'Donis. It is one of countless pop hits produced by RedOne.
	43 I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive" remains the quintessential disco track, if not also the genre's best known. The American, British and Canadian 1979 #1 smash has been adopted as an anthem by a wide spectrum of groups and communities.
	42 PUMP UP THE JAM Technotronic Belgian act Technotronic helped expose the mainstream to a fusion of deep bass, hip hop, Eurodance and house. "Pump Up The Jam" peaked at #2 in both the USA and UK in 1989-90.
	41 DISCO INFERNO The Trammps The Trammps originally released "Disco Inferno" in 1976. It reached #1 on the US Disco Chart the following year. In 1978, it was included on the mega-successful 'Saturday Night Fever' film soundtrack and achieved wider popularity.