Graveyard Shift
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:57 pm
I recently DJ'd at the Knoxville Lindy Exchange. This is a relatively small exchange and a lot of the attendees traveled from nearby cities (in other words drove there). On Friday Late Night they had two rooms going on and I was asked to DJ the last shift on the Friday Night Dance. I believe it was 4-5 or maybe 3-4...I forget. Anyway, It was really hard to get a lot of folks dancing because:
a) Most people seemed very tired from getting to the event after a few hours in the car earlier that night.
b) those who wanted to Blues were in the Blues Room (and I think slowing the main room that much would have killed the night for many other dancers who do not enjoy Blues that much).
I tried to shake things up. I got more people on the dance than I expected. And a lot of people came afterwards saying how much they liked my set....But, Hmmmm, I wish I could have gotten more people dancing (I did see a lot of people bobbing their heads up & down with all the songs).
Anyway, I think I did pretty good given the situation but my inquiry is about how to handle this graveyard shift where most people feel like socializing instead of dancing. Have you encountered this situation?Suggestions?
Nima
a) Most people seemed very tired from getting to the event after a few hours in the car earlier that night.
b) those who wanted to Blues were in the Blues Room (and I think slowing the main room that much would have killed the night for many other dancers who do not enjoy Blues that much).
I tried to shake things up. I got more people on the dance than I expected. And a lot of people came afterwards saying how much they liked my set....But, Hmmmm, I wish I could have gotten more people dancing (I did see a lot of people bobbing their heads up & down with all the songs).
Anyway, I think I did pretty good given the situation but my inquiry is about how to handle this graveyard shift where most people feel like socializing instead of dancing. Have you encountered this situation?Suggestions?
Nima