DanceSport Music Articles

Making competitions effective

A Guide for DanceSport DJs

Many dancers check to see who is handling the music at an event beforehand, because the music plays such a key role in whether they can put in their best performance. Here's a guide for DanceSport competition DJs to choosing music that will work well on the floor.

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Help for beginners

Strategies for finding the beat

One of the most challenging things for most people when they start to get serious about dancing is finding the beat. Since celebrating the music is the whole reason for dance, this is a critical issue. Some find it easy to understand the music count, while others struggle. Here is some information that might help.

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Clarifying the issue

What is "Strict Tempo" music all about?

In dance music you'll often hear references to "Strict Tempo" including many such mentions throughout this site. Strict tempo refers to much more than just the speed of the music, but we'll start there because that's an obvious difference.

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