What To Do If NO ONE Is Dancing (VERY IMPORTANT)

Have you ever had a completely empty dance floor? In this video, I will explain what to do if no one is dancing. This is a very important video for any DJ, and I honestly think it has more nuggets than any other video I've ever made. I hope you enjoy! Wedding DJs, Club DJs, Bedroom DJs, listen up!!!

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[NickSpinelli]

This is one of the most IMPORTANT videos I've ever made! Please watch it til the END 🙏🏼 It's worth it.

[matthewperez]

A huge lesson learned for me years back was a wedding where I couldn't get a single soul out on the dance floor, for hours! I was shitting my pants the whole time and then at the end of the night the bride and groom came up and gave me a hug and said what a good time they had. That's when I learned not everyone's idea of a successful wedding was the same as mine, some people just wanna crush drinks and talk shit while they listen to some good music!

[djjasong]

I am a FIRM believer if people are not dancing but are vibing to the music, enjoying the music, you as a Dj have succeeded. I dont care who you are..You cant make people dance..period.

[charleskoerkel]

I been a DJ since the late 80's, done hundreds of parties, weddings, concerts, sweet 16's etc, etc, i noticed the last few years people are not engaged like they used to be, I blame social media n cell phones, especially at high school reunion gigs, people basically see everybody on facebook n chat, The desire to engage with others has diminished, Between people going outside to smoke, or people on their phones its more difficult then ever to earn their interest, years ago EVERY!!! gig was a wild packed dance floor n great time, now its alot different

[DJDini]

If noone is dancing....play suavemente, people will come out of nowhere and start dancing.

[integrity]

I’ve had a couple events where the venue is loving my mixing more than the guests hahaha

[taylort]

I've had 2 covid weddings that I was crapping myself because nobody would dance no matter what I played. Both times the couples thanked me up and down and said everyone had a great time and that so many people hadn't seen each other in so long due to covid that they were all visiting and catching up instead of dancing

[NystromProductions]

"Every wedding is the Super Bowl" great advice brother!
Thanks for the video

[bryan]

I DJ Latin dance events (salsa, bachata) and corporate gigs. These are my observations: (1) flow is key, smooth transitions but with subtle cues to inform the crowd next song is coming up. I also freestyle, and not having fixed sets allows me to adapt quickly. (2) prep, prep prep. Prepping is key [beat gridding, set your cue points etc]. Last thing you want is to be prepping music at the gig! (3) impact. Don't ever be afraid to do massive bpm/energy changes, I find that this works when you build a crescendo( with high energy bangers), then drop the night by bringing out the slow stuff. Timing is key to this so you gotta pick the right moment to do this. (4) have fun. As the DJ, if you are not having fun, the crowd will feel it consciously and subconsciously and are less compelled to dance. (5) Hifi sound files. Personally as a dancer, I value high quality tracks. So I download all my tracks at 24 bit + sampling rate of 96 khz (FLAC) and then use platinum notes to get rid of clipped peaks. I use a Traktor s4 controller and it allows 96 khz sampling, this does make an audible difference, and the percussion feels a lot fuller.

[chrisperry]

you can talk to the guests at cocktail hour..ask what they like as well.
Yeah, daylight barn weddings with a lot of smokers...not a lot of dancing.
i've had weddings where they only slow dance, or only dance to participation songs (shuffle, slide, ymca, etc)
And i've had weddings where everyone dances no matter what you play.

I also tell every bride- YOU are the reason everything is there - if you are on the dance floor so will they, if you spend all night in the bar, so will they.

[zangzang]

As a DJ of 40+ years, you absolutely nailed in here Nick. I had to figure all this out on my own and it took time. Much respect to you for sharing this DJ wisdom. Mixing dinner music is a valuable gem to get a feel for the crowd to do the initial connect. This is the single best psychology of the art of DJ'ing I've ever seen.

[maxtaylor]

This advice is insanely valuable. Great video. Listen up any new Djs.

[raycampos]

Also, remain SOBER as a Dj to be 100% alert and to be able to exercise the things nick talked about! And 1 more suggestion (it works in these types of situations, simply ask "If there are any dancers in the house, I TAKE REQUEST! AND THEY WILL GET THE DANCING STARTED!

[coursecontrol]

I’m a club DJ transitioning to weddings (yay more money) but STRUGGLE mentally so much with groups that don’t dance. This mindset shift I think will really help. Give it everything you got and you can leave head held high ❤️

[Wolfie]

Great video! I remember many times thinking that the night was bombing because I wasn't playing the right music. After the gig, the bride and groom thanking me for a fantastic job!

[djroyal]

Good video Nick! Your next one should be “what to do when you have a packed dance floor but the bride & groom never come out to dance? This happened to me 4-5 years ago. Had a packed dance floor pretty much the whole night with the guests but my bride & groom never danced. At the end of the night, they were very quiet when I thanked them for hiring me for there wedding and congratulated them. The next day, they sent me an email saying that they were disappointed and that there wedding was ruined. So from that wedding on….communication is HUGE for me and ALWAYS ask your bride & groom for a do not play list!!! No exceptions!

[terrylambert]

I DJ for 30 years before I stopped, this is wonderful advice. Sometimes I give up and others I just followed the routine I practiced. It’s frustrating but If you rocked 70% of your gigs mostly likely it’s the people. I also experienced situations where only 10 people dance all night but everyone told me they enjoyed the music. Some folks don’t dance much but they enjoy hearing good mixing

[djstevenferreri]

Wow! You hit the nail on the head. All the DJs I speak to never admit that they may have a slow crowd. They say they that they Always rock it all the time. And I know they're full of s***. I respect your honesty. Everything your saying is very true. Especially the part about not giving up and putting your head down and mixing. And getting out on the floor with the mic trying to motivate the people and using the bride and groom's name. All these techniques I do as well. And like you said you will get crowds like Doctor Residency.Or a early wedding. A religious wedding. A wedding with no alcohol. Certain corporate events.. you have to also consider all crowds drink different. Meaning they might take longer to get intoxicated or more fired up. Sometimes you're doing everything properly they're just not fired up yet or intoxicated enough. This is one of the reasons why weddings are formatted. Cocktail hour and dinner hour. All these things build you to the point where the Dancefloor finally gets going .You can't push it early if there not ready.. I've done some weddings where they didn't rock until the last hour. And that played to my advantage because they were now drunk and they now wanted me to do overtime and not stop.

[grant]

DJed private events and weddings for 10 years. This is hands down the best advice I’ve ever heard. I burnt out after not having control over contact with the bride and groom after years of not being able to prepare properly and going into every gig blind. Take Nick’s advice as gospel if you don’t want to burn out like me.

[douginny]

Wow bro. I ain't a DJ but really enjoyed this.