Remember: This Prom isn’t a club – its a bunch of high schoolers. they are not there for the vibe and new tunes, they are there for their friends and themselves. Play ALL the songs they know. I just got done playing an early prom and shamelessly played old Brittney spears and cotton eye’d joe. If your Dance-portion consists of 90% Top40 from the past 10 years, you’re honestly on the right path. I would stay away from dubstep for a prom – its not as big as we all seem to think it is, and the 70/140BPM variety is pretty undance-able.
Important – have good slow dance songs (Wanted, Forever Young) – ALWAYS have a banger that EVERYONE knows lined up. Play the banger directly after the slow dance song. Whenever you bring the energy level down, make sure to jack it right back up again.
If you mis-read the crowd and select a song that clear-ish-es the dance floor, play a line dance song RIGHT after. Depending on when the Prom ends, play Sandstorm by Darude with 1hour left to go – that song always sends the high schoolers into a frenzy and in the mood to go bonkers for the last hour.
GOOD LUCK =)
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