Comments on: Bring Back The Slow Dance

By: O'shea

O'shea — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:23:00 +0000

This is very true most dj’s do play the same set the same way every night.
It gets boring to know what the dj will play before they play it, a friend of mine by the name of Dj O’shea tends to keep the crowds of a party right and tight. He keeps the people into it even with the slow jams, if we notice it’s a differences between bump & grind and a true slow jam. I suggest you get him for next party (slowwyne7775@yahoo.com)

By: Dtwx

Dtwx — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:08:00 +0000

I agree 150%.

When I was in middle and high school, the DJ would play at least two or three slow songs at every dance. But while I went to almost 20 dances in college, only about half of them had slow songs, and in several cases, I had to make several requests to the DJ for that to happen. And even then, there were quite a few cases in which nobody danced to them.

In a few other cases, the DJ tried to play a slow song but got shot down by the crowd for doing so. Lol.

By: Chanee'

Chanee' — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:08:29 +0000

I’ve been reading and catching up on your blog for the past couple of weeks and first I just have to say that I’ve fallen in love with it! Keep up the great work!

It’s really funny that you bring this up because I swear I was just thinking about this the last time I went out. My friend is a DJ and I always give him crap for not doing any slow jams..he said that the club owners discourage it and not enough people slow dance to it. It’s really a shame

By: Mimi

Mimi — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:43:15 +0000

I love to slow dance. I 1st did at my prob… which I was so sick due to my college vaccinations the day b4 that I slept thru the whole thing. At the end my date woke me up and said “u have to get one in”. Too bad my shoes were off… he was tall as hell (I couldnt reach)…. so i stood on his toes and we danced that that. It was cute… people stared. Awwww.

By: Yes Is The New No « Alisha N. Tillery: Because I Said So

Yes Is The New No « Alisha N. Tillery: Because I Said So — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:47:07 +0000

[...] Another thing I thought about as I was learning was the last time I slow danced with a guy. I mean, a real slow dance. Not grinding to a Reggae/House set at the club. It’s been a minute. I’m pretty sure by now, teens don’t even know how to slow dance. Too busy trying to impregnate each other on the dance floor. (I blame videos, lack of parenting and oh yeah, R. Kelly. See a post on slow jams/dancing on Until I Get Married.) [...]

By: Cheekie

Cheekie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:27:35 +0000

Word! One DJ I know tends to transition slow songs during the “lights on” moment when the club is about to close. I think it’s a nice gradual thing and really puts you in the mood.

By: afro

afro — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:19:30 +0000

when the dj spins “cause i love you” by lenny williams, all the men suddenly appear on the dance floor!
maybe it’s a southern thing-but all they do is that BS line dancing here! like the cupid shuffle & variations thereof. i hate that. i’m @ the club trying to drop it, not turn in circles with a whole bunch of women.

By: Ondrea

Ondrea — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:30:32 +0000

Great post!!!

By: hopey

hopey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:21:57 +0000

Love it! It’s true, the slow dance portion of any event is gone. Weddings are the only event that slow dancing is mandatory. But my question is, if DJ’s were to put on slow songs at the club would people even dance to it? Especially with men today and their “ego’s”, I don’t think a lot of men would feel comfortable slow dancing in a club.

By: Deen

Deen — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:15:57 +0000

Can it be that it was all so simple then?