Just Keep On Dancing

Just Keep On Dancing

Life follows rules. Here's one for you. Guys love to watch girls dance. If you're a guy, you know what I mean. If you're a girl, just keep on dancing.

We can incorporate this rule at parties where the guests aren't related or dating. School dances are prime examples. At these parties, most of the guest check out the opposite sex. The girls dance in cliques, and the guys watch. The girls know the guys are watching, and every guy has an opinion on who the best dancer is.

To get everyone's attention. Tell them you're going to have a dance contest and then call up five guys to be judges. The guys will usually approach the DJ with a raised hand. High five the first 5 to select the judges. This is a manly thing to do.

Get each guy to say his name into the microphone and then make the one who gets the loudest cheer the committee chairman. The five guys are the committee, and they have to select the best dancer. The chairman, then, presents the prize to the winner. And then call the ladies to the dance floor. The younger they are, the less reluctant they'll be to go. They don't know they're out there to be watched by the guys. They think they're trying to win a prize.

Play a song with massive appeal to Girls. It's usually the hot, current song sung by a girl or a group of girls. This song will draw more girls to dance and get the rest of the guys to circumvent the floor. They know girls are dancing. So they want to see.

The girls will dance; the guys will watch, and it's an interesting phenomenon. Everyone's entertained. Most of the girls who are dancing wonder if they'll win. Some wonder if they're being noticed. The girls who aren't dancing talk about the ones who are. The guys stand and stare. And the committee talks about their favorites.

When the song is over, ask everyone to applaud for the girls. Give the prize to the chairman and tell him to give it to the winner. He'll have his moment, and then he'll finally present the prize. If this contest succeeds, try another one later on with 5 girl judges and the guys dancing. Girls love to watch guys dance, too, especially after they know they've been watched.

Building Cliques into a party

Building Cliques into a party

It doesn't matter if it's the owner of a bar, the chairman of a prom committee, the Personnel manager of a company, or a bride, clients are always nervous wrecks. No one wants to throw a bad party, and the start of everyone looks pretty bad. First, clients are never satisfied with what they've got. They always want more of something. And second, clients never get everyone they invite. Their parties always look small. High school students who throw parties when their parents are away are the only ones in the world who get more than they expect.

To understand the anxiety of clients, let's examine the first quarter of a party. Guests arrive and bond into cliques. This is something people do naturally. It's called socializing. The party will stay in this state, a series of cliques, until a force acts upon it. The DJ, by position, is that Force. Hey DJ, then, must Bond cliques into a party. To accomplish this, you must craftily secure the focus and then direct it accordingly to the guest of honor, Dancefloor, activity, and contest. A DJ who holds the focus is an egomaniac, and one who moves it ineffectively is inept.

Timing is everything. It's a cliche, and it's true to this job. A DJ must know when to take the focus. If it's taken too soon, the DJs wild; and if it's taken too late, DJ's slow. The best time to take it is when the cliques have bonded as much as they're going to. It's after dinner when the people start smoking, getting drinks, and going to the bathroom. It's 45 minutes into a school dance when everyone realizes no one else is coming.

Unfortunately, the timeliness of good DJs and the anxiety of typical clients never coincide. Before DJs can even see focus, clients want outrageousness, usually while the guests are still arriving. Only idiots do that. So, you've got the calm clients in the first quarters of the parties. Tell them all parties of this type start in this way. They'll find that reassuring. They're not the only ones who throw bad parties. Tell them guests have to get to know one another dancing. If you really want to go off, point out the ones who are smiling. That'll let them know everyone's having a good time. Clients will see your self-confidence, give you their trust and then run off to do something else.

Do you have Equipment Insurance?

Equipment Insurance

Unfortunately this is a topic that too many wait until it is too late to purchase. Insuring your equipment means insuring your Business. If you get robbed or if your equipment gets damaged, you need to be covered so you can continue working and get new equipment if needed. One of the biggest misconceptions people have besides thinking homeowners, renters, or auto insurance will cover you  is the price. Equipment insurance STARTS at $150.00 PER YEAR for $15,000 of coverage (Rate of $1.00 per $100.00 of scheduled equipment). THAT'S IT! 

Our friends at N.A.M.E. have Equipment and Liability insurance at just a couple of things you are eligible for when you become a member. You can visit them at: http://www.nameentertainers.com Mention you heard about them from the DJ Entertainment School Blog!

Think about this!

• It is ILLEGAL if you do NOT have Auto insurance!!!!
• It is ILLEGAL if you do not have Homeowners insurance!!!!

SO it makes all the sense in the world to insure YOUR BUSINESS! YOUR LIVELIHOOD! YOUR LEGACY!