This is a follow-up to my earlier posting about the singles dance at the 100th Bomb Group restaurant.
I try to evaluate these things pretty fairly — and yes, I normally do mince my words. However, I can honestly say that this was the second WORST singles dance that I’ve ever attended. (The worst was held in another county, about an hour east of Cleveland. The music was generally poorly suited for dancing, and they made the group engage in some ridiculously childish game, the nature of which I can’t even remember. I could go on, but that would be another post in itself.)
Mind you, I do recognize the efforts of the organizers, who doubtlessly work hard at these events. I’m not trying to ridicule or demean these people. As far as the event itself goes though, it simply wasn’t very good. One can’t really expect a lot from a singles dance, but even by that standard, this one just wasn’t very good.
Previously, I mentioned the fact that some of the attendees were pretty rude, and that (for those who care about such things) it wouldn’t have provided many good opportunities for meeting the opposite sex — certainly in comparison to most other dances that I’ve attended. I think that you’d be better of keeping the money and spending it on something else. I’m not big on online dating accounts, for example, but I think that even that would give you a lot more bang for your buck.)
Having touched on the subject of music though, I’d like to discuss that further. I feel that most singles dances tend to play the same old dance numbers — stuff that’s “safe,” familiar, and unchallenging to people. I wish that the DJs would try to mix it up with some more interesting and challenging tunes now and then. Familiarity does help, but really — it doesn’t take a lot of skill to dance to an unfamiliar song, especially if you’re the kind of person who can feel and enjoy music. Granted, it’s always possible to request a song, but most party-type DJs tend to fall back on a fairly limited selection. Moreover, while the audience can make their requests known, I think it ultimately falls on the DJs to set the tone and try to mix it up for the crowd. Precious few people seem willing to do that when it comes to singles dances, though.
