Jumpstyle developed in the Netherlands and Belgium in the late 1990s and early 2000s around fast, hard electronic dance tracks and a distinctive hopping dance performed to them. Its productions rely on a prominent distorted kick drum, often paired with offbeat bass, which later influenced hardstyle and other hard dance styles. Short kick samples were shared widely in producer packs, remixes and video edits online, so a single hit became reusable outside a full song. It remains popular because one recognisable thump instantly signals rave intensity in dances, edits and memes.