[Dixielandjazz] Music for dancing - tempos

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

My wife is making me take dancing lessons and I asked the instructor for a 
list of dance tempos.  It seems that there are a couple of classifications 
depending on your dance skill and also if it's European or US.  It has 
metronome markings for a large number of dance styles.

I have it in a pdf file and will send it to anyone who wants it.

BTW ballroom dancers are very picky about tempos.  A lot of them don't care 
if you are any good or not but can you hold the correct tempo.

Just a suggestion to drummers is get a metronome that will blink.   A lot of 
the new metronomes are digital and you have to punch in the time.  This 
isn't much good.  You want one with a knob on the front that you can just 
quickly dial a speed.

Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PHIL WILKING" <philwilking at bellsouth.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:21 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Music for dancing


> Real dancers won't care very much what tune titles you play. They will be 
> much more interested that the dance rhythm is what you announced (foxtrot, 
> cha-cha, waltz, rhumba, peabody, tango, etc., and they WILL want a variety 
> of rhythms) and that you play at a danceable tempo AND stick to it 
> ("strict tempo"). That last is critical: do not speed up or slow down 
> during a piece - finish at exactly the same tempo you started with, 
> although a retard on the last measure or two is acceptable.
>
> They will be annoyed if the smooth flow of the dance music is interrupted 
> by extended virtuoso solo passages which get away from strict tempo and 
> steady rhythm.
>
> Phil Wilking
>
> Those who would exchange freedom for
> security deserve neither freedom nor security.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Berl" <berl at sti.net>
>
>
>> Hi my friends, I am wanting to know what tunes the dancers are requesting 
>> to dance too.
>> What would be your best guess.
>> Give me your favorite 12 or more  tunes to play. To keep the audience 
>> dancing...and asking for more.
>>
>
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