Disco Ball: History Of Glittery Ball That Became A Major Part Of The Disco Era


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The mirrored ball did not make it hit until the disco era arrived in the 1970s. At that time, clubs, where lights made it look like people they are in a pinball machine, was a form of escapism. With that, Omega dominated the market for supplying 90 percent of the disco balls to the whole of America. The movie of John Travolta Saturday Night Fever, which was released in 1977, even hyped up the trend.

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