The Limbo by Chubby Checker New Weekly Friday Game or Contest series

We will be posting a weekly game or contest that you can do at your events. Please check in each Friday for a New game or contest. This week:

Limbo Contest

Suggested Music: ( Limbo rock, let’s limbo some more - Chubby Checker, Hot hot hot - Buster poindexter, Any Reggae song.

• Find 2 volunteers to hold the Limbo pole 
• Ask for a spotter to help people under 
• Demonstrate proper technique under limbo pole. 
• No Ducking under 
• No touching the ground 
• No knee touching 
• No butt touching 
• No touching the pole 
• Eliminate those not doing the limbo correctly. 
• Lower the pole as the contest goes on until you are down to the last person. The last person must successfully go under the pole at the level where the second to the last person was unable to do. 
• Give a round of applause for the winner. 
• You may wish to pick a winner for boys and girls or men and women.
• You may wish to ask a guest officiate with you.

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Proms

Proms

Spring time means a time for the gentle rains, delightful fragrances, and young love. So dig out those Slow pop dance tunes: It's prom season. These events (even junior proms) can happen any day of the week, with Wednesday through Saturday being the heaviest. This can mean an extra gig or two during the week for you.

Plain and simple, ANYONE can DJ a Prom! Some of you may equate a prom with just another kids dance and you're just not a kids party DJ. Well let me bring you up to speed.

A Prom is an event where it's very easy to meet the client's/guests expectations. DJs ask if they should be the main focus of attention at a prom?The answer is NO! Their attention is focused on their date and their immediate clique of friends. Furthermore they are already thinking towards post-prom festivities; the beach, the room at the hotel, etc. Now don't get me wrong, they still want to party. Let them know early on that you got this by playing the current HOT dance music and requests. Of course you will have to choose from the overwhelming request list they give you. You will see a little bit of everything and from all genres and years. You will even be surprised at the older tuns they pick.

This brings us to the most important musical feature of your evening: Slow Jams! If nothing else works, throw in one of the MANY slow dance requests you have and just watch the dance floor fill up. Add in a few pre-requisites, like the way you are dressed, the cavalcade of pictures, the Prom theme song, and the coronation of the King and Queen, and you just met their expectations. Simply deliver the goods.

Right now, I'll bet there is a rookie DJ somewhere who is reading this and is really confused. Meeting the client's expectations? As DJs we are always told to EXCEED The clients expectations! That is correct! Rise to the occasion and have some fun with it. Feel out the crowd with an activity or line dance early on. This will give you a clearer indication of the direction you're going to want to go. Perhaps the music will work better, or maybe you will just run those activities and line dances. You can do t all at some proms. Nothing else you do will pull them together as a class more than a group activity or dance.

And while the last few notes of the hottest slow song fades down, you will have for a fleeting moment, transcended their animal like passions at the local hotel, to pure thoughts of the great time they had with you "Their DJ". The results: A killer show, a handsome gratuity, and lots of potential referrals (graduation parties, etc.).

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Wedding Dollar Dance The Weekly Activity series turned Monthly

Dollar Dance - For Weddings

This was part of a weekly activity post that got held up in July but now we are firing it up again monthly. So look for the monthly posts to learn a new activity. We continue with the traditional wedding dollar dance.

The Dollar Dance evolved out of a traditional ceremony at Polish weddings. Often referred to as “The Apron Dance”, it involved the bride dancing with gentlemen for a short period of time after giving the maid of honor, who is wearing an apron, money or an envelope for the couple. The money or envelopes would be put in a pocket labeled His or Hers (Families) or the apron would be held in the shape of a basket.

The bride would traditionally wear a babushka and dance a traditional polka with each man. Once the last man, usually her father, dances with her. The men form a circle around the bride and keep circling around. The groom is then to fight his way through the circle to meet the bride in the center. This dance is popular in some regions of the East Coast and NOT in others.

Today’s Dollar dance goes as follows:

• Bride stands on one side of the dance floor and the groom stands on the other side. Men line up for the bride & women for the groom. 
• The maid of honor and best man can help out collecting the money if the bride and groom do not want to. 
• The people in each line pay a dollar or more to dance with either the Bride or the Groom for about 15 to 20 seconds. 
• The Dollar dance can last as long as a half hour so you should be prepared to play a couple of classic slow dances.

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The Client Request List

The Client Request List

While most of your clients will be quite content leaving the selections or tunes to their disc jockey, some feel compelled to complete a lengthy list of personal favorites, as well as those songs they feel their guests will enjoy. Here is what you do when you are given that unusually long list of songs to play.

Review the list

Look over the list before you contact your client. Mark those songs you have and those that you can get. Count up the requests. If there are more than 25 dance requests, you may have a problem finding time to play all of them. Remember with an average time of 4 minutes a song, you can play about 15 songs an hour.

What does the list mean to your client?

Clients take the time to complete a list for a variety of reasons. Some want to add a certain flavor or signature to their affair by requesting personal favorites. Others feel they can give you a head start to understanding what music will work for their particular group. Still, some may initially make a list because they underestimate the DJs ability to play the "right" music. So as you can see, their motivation can be for different reasons. What becomes important is your ability to discover what the list means to your client. Once you realize your client's motivation you will find out how much flexibility you have.  you should include those songs requested by their guests, as well as the all time favorites or standard requests.

If your client prefers you strictly follow their list, then follow their list. Your client may have put a lot of time and effort into it. you must respect that. If the client is requesting music that you do not have then you will need to get it. In a last resort if certain requests you can JUST NOT GET then ask the client, it may surprise you that they may have a copy they can send you.

Since it is never too early to begin playing requests, start with the obscure and non-dancable songs during cocktail or dinner hour. To keep track, scratch off those songs you get to play if you have a written list or simply add them to a prepare list because the songs are deleted from that list once they are played. Your goal is to play as many as possible, even if it interferes with your normal sets of music. Who knows, you may discover a dance song that you didn't think would work. 

If there are only a few requests (less than 7) there is no reason for not playing ALL of them. Take a minute to jot them down at the top of your request paper before you visit the tables during dinner (if you do that). As a reminder, Pull out the request list and put it right near your request pad.

Finally......

Always remember, your clients requests are usually very special and meaningful to them. These songs should always be our top priority. It is up to us to organize and program them in a way that makes sense to you, the client, and their guests. Think of it as a challenge. You can make it work!

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Get down tonight - KC & the Sunshine Band Weekly line Dance

Get Down Tonight   (Get down tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band)

1. Begin on first word of first verse “Baby Baby” Take 3 steps to the right and clap (4 Beats) 
2. Take 3 steps to the left and clap (4 Beats) 
3. Take 3 steps to the right and clap (4 Beats) 
4. Take 3 steps to the left and clap (4 Beats) 
5. Turn clockwise while going right (spin) (4beats) 
6. Turn counterclockwise while going left (spin) (4beats) 
7. Turn clockwise while going right (spin) (4beats) 
8. Turn counterclockwise while going left (spin) (4beats) 
9. “ Do A Little Dance” - Throw hands in the air and shake your body 
10. “Make a Little Love” - Cross your arms giving yourself a hug 
11. "Get Down Tonight” - Drop to the ground bending knees & spring up and clap Twice 
12. Begin on the first word of the next verse start at step 1

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The Booty Call by Cochice Weekly Line dance series

Booty Call

Here is how to do the Booty Call by Cochise (remix)

1. 3 Steps to the right and clap 
2. 3 Steps to the left and clap 
3. 3 Steps backwards and clap 
4. Jump forward (first beat) and shake your body 3 beats 
5. Step forward with right foot, keep foot in place & sway hips back and forth 4 beats 
6. Step forward with left foot, keep foot in place & sway hips back and forth 4 beats 
7. Now BOX STEP (4 count) twice to equal 8 counts, but on 8th count turn ¼ turn clockwise. 
8. Start again

Box Step (Imagine stepping on the corners of a box on the floor)

• Your feet will be in a stance from step 6 where your left foot will be extended out to the left side.
• BEGINNING : Take your right foot and step forward crossing over your left foot to step in front of it to the left. (right foot is stepping on the top left corner of our box)
• Now lean a bit on the right foot and step back 12 or so inches with your left foot.(left foot is stepping on the bottom left corner of our box)
• Take your right foot and move it back to the right so your feet are split a bit.(right foot is stepping on the bottom right corner of our box)
• Take your left foot and step in front of your right foot(left foot is stepping on the top right corner of our box)
• Back to BEGINNING

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