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Bling-era dancehall aesthetic

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Term for the mid-2000s dancehall aesthetic of conspicuous jewellery, designer and customised fashion, and displayed wealth performed at street dances and captured on video light, exemplified by acts whose names invoked the look directly, such as Black Blingaz.

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DancehallMag; Jamaica Observer/Gleaner dancehall fashion coverage.

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Dance, body & movementStyle, language, faith & wider cultureSociety, politics & reception

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Story · ProbableThe video light and the floss

When the camera came on, the dance began: how a handful of videographers turned being seen into the point of the party.

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