Jumpstyle vs. Hardstyle — What's the Difference?

Jumpstyle is an electronic dance style and music genre popular in Western Europe, with existent scenes in Germany, France, Eastern Europe, Australia, and the Americas. Jumpstyling is often referred to as "Jumpen": a combination of the English word 'Jump' and the Dutch and German suffix '-en' (meaning "to jump", or "jumping").It originated in Belgium but gathered bigger popularity in their neighbouring country the Netherlands in the 2000s.

Hardstyle is an electronic dance genre that emerged in the late 90s in the Netherlands and Belgium. Hardstyle mixes influences from techno, new beat and hardcore.

A European genre of frenetic electronic music accompanied by a jumping dance.

(music) A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore.

(sports) In contrast to sports style, a specifically intensive workout exercise, such as a swing squat.