Just posting a curious question (didn't see this on any previous posts). Assume the bride/groom or whomever did not give you a list of specific slow songs or anything like that. How many do YOU play at one time? Also, how many songs as a whole do you typically play during the course of an evening and.... how far apart?
Sometimes I feel like slow songs are just a gamble. I personally like them but then again, I like to dance no matter what. From a DJ perspective though, you could have good energy on the dance floor and as soon as a slow song comes on either people stay or people get weirded out and clear out if no one is necessarily dancing with a significant other anyway. Then you're stuck rebuilding the dance floor again after the slow song killed it. On the other hand, the dude who can't (or won't) normally dance sitting with his wife/girlfriend (who likes to dance) gets an opportunity to dance and appease his significant other since all he has to do is "stand in one place and sway". So clearly slow songs can get other people involved during the evening. Anyway, sometimes I feel like they can just be buzz kills to the energy I'm trying to create in the room. Undecided...Thoughts?
Sometimes I feel like slow songs are just a gamble. I personally like them but then again, I like to dance no matter what. From a DJ perspective though, you could have good energy on the dance floor and as soon as a slow song comes on either people stay or people get weirded out and clear out if no one is necessarily dancing with a significant other anyway. Then you're stuck rebuilding the dance floor again after the slow song killed it. On the other hand, the dude who can't (or won't) normally dance sitting with his wife/girlfriend (who likes to dance) gets an opportunity to dance and appease his significant other since all he has to do is "stand in one place and sway". So clearly slow songs can get other people involved during the evening. Anyway, sometimes I feel like they can just be buzz kills to the energy I'm trying to create in the room. Undecided...Thoughts?