Posted by SassafrasShaker on February 7, 2009, 7:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Keeping everyone happy"
Joyce plays what is asked for. People see a dance, like it, and ask for it. There are always new people, and those dances are always new for them.
The night she taught Chicken Fried was horrible. There were so many people on the floor that no one could see Joyce. I don't know what solution there could possibly be for that issue.
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: Why does Joyce keep teaching the same OLD
: dances? It was such a delight to learn
: Chicken Fried but I see for February it is
: back to the very old and very tired dances.
: There are plenty of new song/dances to
: choose from
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: Oh my, I must respond. I know a lot of line
: dances, and I'm pretty darned creative at
: getting out there, figuring out the beat,
: and then flipping through my mental rolodex
: of dances to find a dance that fits.
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: Joyce is a great teacher, however, when its
: hip/hop its just not going to work usually.
: Even if I'm willing to be out there in the
: middle of the floor by myself, figuring out
: a line dance that will work, I may be by
: myself, or with one or two others, because
: not everyone else is willing to do that. And
: that just isn't that much fun.
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: Instead of a line dance being done every
: third (or fourth) dance, how about every
: other dance? Or... how about every dance and
: couples dances every 3 or 4 dances? I
: know... sacreligious. BW has made it really
: clear to this line dancer that they are far
: more interested in partner dances than line
: dances.
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: RE: Music Requests - there is a request list
: at the DJ booth. The DJ on Thursday and
: Saturday usually (sooner or later) plays
: almost everything on the list if it is in
: the music library. Just don't expect to
: hear it right away; if you have a request,
: write it down on the sheet well BEFORE you
: want to hear it.
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: RE: Music Genre - I haven't noticed an
: "overabundance" of hip-hop/rock
: being played. Despite what some people may
: think, if you watch, most of the songs are
: danceable (sure, there are the occasional
: experimental songs that get played just to
: see how the crowd reacts). You'll see alot
: of couples (including regulars) doing a
: west-coast swing, or even a two step, in
: many cases. Yes, there are others that just
: go out and shake their booty, too. A lot of
: people, including regulars, request the
: hip-hop/rock music. The majority of the
: music played is country music - at most,
: there may be about 12 songs per night that
: are hip-hop/rock (so figure that genre of
: music isn't played until 10pm, that would
: average out to about 3 songs per hour that
: are hip-hop/rock on a Saturday night).
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: RE: More Line Dances - if you think not
: enough line dances, perhaps you should talk
: to Joyce (line dance instructor). She may
: tell you to think again. Actually, she'll
: point out that there are plenty of line
: dances being played and that you just don't
: know enough of them. A line dance can be
: done to about every third song (on average),
: you just need to know the songs and
: corresponding dances. If you don't believe
: me, ask Joyce. Other people are also of the
: opinion that there are too many line dances
: being played. The DJ tries to play a
: variety to please everyone.
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