Question 1

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accepted Answer

☐ Provide a continuous flow of music respecting the guidelines given by the organizer of the evening;
 
☐ Adapt to the particularities of the evening (thematic [however, avoid putting 100% thematic songs in an evening, which may displease the dancers], strong presence of new dancers, presence of experienced dancers, etc. );
 
☐ Appropriate the following professional qualities: punctuality, adequate preparation, openness and listening to the needs and requests of the dancers (while keeping his final veto, if the requests are not appropriate for a WCS evening); 
 
☐ Make sure to prepare your equipment, both physical (computer, wires if necessary, headphones, etc.) and virtual (adequate software, updates made, Internet access, etc.) Always have a plan B, just in case);
 
☐ Demonstrate a good ability to adapt to imponderables during the evening;
 
☐ Collaborate effectively with the other DJs of the evening, if any, in order to prevent duplicates or wobbly transitions as much as possible.

Question 2

GUIDELINES

Accepted Answer

☐ Music speed (slow = 90 bpm and less, medium = 90-110 bpm, fast = 110 bpm and more) depending on the evening, making sure to offer a variety and limiting at all times the fast music, especially in the early evening (slow music and constant rhythm);
 
☐ Variety of styles (Pop, RnB, Blues, Soul, Electro, Acoustic, Hip-Hop, Country, Trip Hop, Zouk [without overdoing it if it's a 100% WCS party]), priority for about 50% of music heard in competition and WCS events;
 
☐ Transitions between different speeds (frame a fast track of slower songs) and different styles;
☐ So-called “clean” songs: avoid long intros, commercials, artist messages at the end of songs, or so-called “explicit” tracks as much as possible (avoid completely in large-scale events);< /p>
☐ Songs for which you own the rights (purchased, or via streaming: Spotify or Apple Music);
☐ Balance between songs by female and male artists;
☐ Alternating rhythms and levels of popularity to create a musical polarity that will satisfy everyone's tastes;
☐ Effective novelty management (recent and little-known songs should beinterspersed with tracks better known and mastered by the dancers, and the same goes for the memory hits from several years ago).
Remember: we each have our own style, but the dancers are our priority! We want to make them dance and keep them on the dance floor! ☺

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