Opinion: Do people dance even if they don't like the song?

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julius · #16 Post by **julius** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:05 pm

I think that the people who go out dancing regularly can suffer a lot of music they don't like to dance to. The primary other factor for whether people go to a venue or event is whether their friends go. So if the music sucks, but their friends are there, they are apt to dance no matter what.

djstarr · #17 Post by **djstarr** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:07 pm

I put sometimes -- especially if I'm asked to dance - I rarely turn someone down because of the song. If I'm not that into the song I'll try concentrating on my follow technique or I'll distract the lead by chit-chatting through the song. I also like a lot of different styles which helps.

djstarr · #18 Post by **djstarr** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:10 pm

though even if people are dancing, I think you can feel the vibe in the room whether or not the majority enjoy what you are spinning. If there is a lot of talking vs. dancing (i.e. it's hard to hear the music even when it's loud enough to fill a room with non-talking dancers), folks probably aren't thrilled with the music.

If there are lot's of happy smiles, rushing to find partners when the next song comes on etc., then folks are into the music that night and I think you can pick up on that.

LazyP · #19 Post by **LazyP** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 7:30 am

I put often. But I must also say that it depends a lot on the crowd and when etc.
The majority crowd in my home town will dance to anything, personally I won't dance to things I don't like.
But when being at a dance camp with lots of options I've found that people will leave for other rooms or go to sleep and save their energy for another night if they don't like the music.

julius · #20 Post by **julius** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:01 pm

Just a note: some of the replies seem to indicate that the responder thought the question was referring to him/herself. I meant people in general.

BryanC · #21 Post by **BryanC** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:04 pm

julius wrote:Just a note: some of the replies seem to indicate that the responder thought the question was referring to him/herself. I meant people in general.

Err....you mean people in general don't behave like me? That's ludicrous!

falty411 · #22 Post by **falty411** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 5:46 pm

I put always, because I have asked multiple people at 5 different venues if they had dance to at least a few songs tonight that they didnt like.

They all said yes.

Bob the Builder · #23 Post by **Bob the Builder** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 7:47 pm

People are always dancing to music that doesn't really do it for them.
You can see it in their dancing. I know the dancers mood as a part in it, but if I don't see good dancers really getting into the song, its just not their thing that night.

Nando · #24 Post by **Nando** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 9:46 pm

falty411 wrote:I put always, because I have asked multiple people at 5 different venues if they had dance to at least a few songs tonight that they didnt like.

They all said yes.

You asked people to dance? Isn't that rare? They probably said yes cause they wouldn't expect lightning to strike twice

falty411 · #25 Post by **falty411** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:23 pm

Nando wrote: You asked people to dance? Isn't that rare? They probably said yes cause they wouldn't expect lightning to strike twice

HA! no are you kidding? I wouldnt ask anyone to dance, I am way to above that.

What I said is that I asked people if they dance even though they dont like the music.

Tonight at a venue in DC, I found 6 (I only asked about 10, but I kinda new which ones to ask. you can see it when they dance) people that go to the dance even though they really do not enjoy the music at all. I asked them why they come most of them said "because of the people" and a few said "free booze"

mark0tz · #26 Post by **mark0tz** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:54 am

That's the same reason I said "Often." I know some people (Harrison being one visible example) who won't dance a song they don't like, but it seems that the majority of dancers I see dance despite not liking the song.

However, there has to be some sort of scale to not liking a song:

Just don't like it: They'll still dance.

Kind of annoyed by it: They'll still dance, but maybe only with someone hot.

Really beginning to get sick of it: Probably not going to dance

Detest the song: Going to sit to make a statement to the DJ that they hate that song...

julius · #27 Post by **julius** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:09 pm

Now that we have established people do dance even though they don't like the song, what can we conclude from this?

My hypothesis (feel free to argue) is that if the floor looks full, that is still no guarantee of good DJing. It is, to be sure, a good sign. But it should not be the only gauge.

Thoughts?

Nate Dogg · #28 Post by **Nate Dogg** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:22 pm

julius wrote:Now that we have established people do dance even though they don't like the song, what can we conclude from this?

My hypothesis (feel free to argue) is that if the floor looks full, that is still no guarantee of good DJing. It is, to be sure, a good sign. But it should not be the only gauge.

Thoughts?

I think that sentiment has been said before on numerous threads. I doubt you will get many arguements.

I have also seen sets from great DJs that did not fill the floor. So, the reverse can also be true.

Of course, you also have the subjective definition of what being a good/bad DJ means. Some people will consider a DJ to be a bad, no matter how successful they are in terms of known criteria.

CafeSavoy · #29 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:42 pm

julius wrote:My hypothesis (feel free to argue) is that if the floor looks full, that is still no guarantee of good DJing. It is, to be sure, a good sign. But it should not be the only gauge.

Thoughts?

So if a full floor isn't necessarily a good sign, what can one say about a cleared floor?

julius · #30 Post by **julius** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:48 pm

I don't know. The question occurred to me, but I couldn't bring myself to believe the converse was either true or false. Obviously you don't want people to empty the floor for song after song. And yet there seems to be a gray zone where you have a full floor, but you can subtly nudge the music into unknown territory while still keeping the floor relatively hot.

I guess that's where the DJ's skill lies. I don't think many people can do that, if any.

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