Why is electronic music so often presented as dance music?

Howling Glory

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With modern advances in technology, the possibilities for electronic music are extremely open-ended, yet for some reason, it seems like nearly all of it is dance music. Yes, one of the aspects of electronic music is the ability to play short loops endlessly, but that is far from the only one. Why is there such a strong tendency towards dance music in this field?

BQ: Favorite electronic act that is not intended as dance music?
 
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