Do you play any slow dances?

If so when?

At a couple of recent discos both DJ's played a couple of slow songs in the middle and then resumed to normal songs after.

As above, one or two after a first dance for me - the rest of the night, I speed up to finish on a high at the end. I don't beleive in finishing on a slow.

Having said that, if I clear the floor, a good way to recover is to put some slows on, and ask the audience to take the floor for a few slows

As above really... at weddings I'll play a couple of other slowies after the first dance. If people are looking tired, I'll do a couple of slowies etc.

At Christmas dinner dances however, (he said, being topical) I only bother with slow records IF the group(s) there contain any couples - if its all work colleagues, rather than couples - then I dont normally bother.

I wont play slowies at under 16's parties either - theres something about seeing 2 x 14 years old playing tonsil hockey that just doesnt seem right - If they're still doing it during Cotton Eye Joe, or Cha-Cha Slide, well, theres not much I can do about that except the odd comment about "Oi you too, you've got to come up for air occasionally", or a midrange only mic announcement of "Oxygen tank to the dancefloor, oxygen tank to the dancefloor please..."

at weddings i play 2 or 3 slow ones after the first dance and then speed it up. about half way i again play a couple of slow ones just to keep the older people happy and then play the faster stuff for the younger age groups, finishing the night of with a slow one or a party record depencing on what people want...


normal discos again I play a couple of slow ones somtimes in the middle if im not going to kill the night off. give people a chance to catch there breath before we really hype the party up

I don't play too many slowies nowadays. People just seem to want to party and not have a bit of cheek-to-cheek anymore. That said, I quite often play "The Best" midway through a gig to resurrect a dying dance floor. If it works I'll slap on something in a similar vein or move into a bit of Barry White.

If you have got a crowd in the palm of your hand then I may play some cheesey slowies like Lady in Red. I love to see blokes being dragged to the floor by their mrs for a smooch!

I play a few slow ones in the middle, as has been said for an audience break or as a way to change direction, ie from upbeat rnb, to slower rnb then to smoochies. Afterwards you can then go back in time, older stuff 50, 60's or go into a cheesie set!!

Very rarely do I finish the night with a slow one, unless loads of requests!

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Normally a couple after the first dance and a few nearer the end.

Have never really played any mid event...but after the buffet for example you have a good opportunity without clearing the dancefloor of people wanting the more upbeat stuff

I agree with some of the above - may be one or two after the first dance, but generally I try to keep the excitement levels up for most of the night, and end on a high, unless the client specifically wants some slowies in the middle or at the end.

But like Brian and Big Ben, I have used slowies to turn things around if the dance floor is slowly dying, or after clearing the floor completely. (I like to think that it may look like I intentionally cleared the floor ready for the slowies!)

Also if the crowd are a bit too hyper at the end, then a couple of slow ones are a good way to calm them down so that they are more likely to leave, rather than hand around shouting for more.

But if you are thinking of doing slowies, keep in mind that often people start leaving when you play them, even if it is an hour before the end.

Depends on the function really.....

18th's just dont demand slow ones....kids today will snog to anything!!!


Weddings, unless otherwise requested will always follow the first dance with a slow one to invite everyone else to the dancefloor........


My last song is normally a slow one, after the thank you and good night leave everyone to smooch on the dance floor, playing it quieter, giving lights time to cool off.


Other than that emergency buffet music can be slow......