The term "electronic dance music" (EDM) was used in the United States as early as 1985, although the term "dance music" did not catch on as a blanket term .
Istilah "electronic dance music" (EDM) digunakan di Amerika Serikat pada awal tahun 1985, meskipun istilah "musik tari" tidak menangkap sebagai selimut istilah .