Americans found joy under the spinning mirrored balls. To quote the name of Chic's super disco hit, they wanted to "Dance, Dance, Dance." We needed disco then. We need disco again -- or something ...

Disco balls, often associated with the 1970s, actually trace back to the 1920s. Originally known as 'mirror balls,' they were used in nightclubs and dance halls to create dazzling light effects.

Kelly Ripa is throwing a disco-ball-themed party as she finally fulfills a promise she made several years ago.

Although disco music and dancing may be long dead, the disco ball lives on as a staple of dance parties everywhere. [Tim van de Vathorst] spent a considerable amount of time reinventing the disco ...

Well, 20 years later Louis Bernard Woeste patented the “myriad reflector,” an early version of the disco ball. In the 1920s, Louis and a partner produced and sold his creation as a myriad reflector.