Litmus music

who is dancing meow?

The weddings I worked at all had a typical structure. People would get married. Then there would be cocktails. After cocktails people ate. While they ate, they listened to speeches. After the speeches, they danced.

The dancing part of the evening had a structure as well. On a good night, the newly married couple would dance first. Everyone would watch and eventually be invited to join in. A bad night was similar, only there would be more dances with rules, roles and specific people involved before the larger mob of gusts would be welcome on a dance floor.

This structural element of having one pair dancing and a lot of people watching was really supportive as a DJ. People at weddings are generally there with a date. They don’t mind having a nice close slow dance. Many expect this. Having a bunch of couples join a newly wed couple seems reasonable. It’s a mirroring of desire.

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