These notes will help musicians who are not dancers, and give some guidance in the creation of a programme of dance music that is also entertainment. I do not claim that all the information contained in these notes is beyond debate, but there is material here that every dance band needs to consider. The loss of the MC who controlled the band, announced the dances and mixed with the public makes it very difficult for dance bands to know how to provide what the public want. That has also helped create a public that for the most part does not dance.
Musicians are themselves likely to be non-dancers.
Very few people under 50 have ever had a dancing lesson. A whole social culture of public dancing by couples is dying of neglect. It will revive, in fact these notes may be part of that trend. In my view Chartered Clubs too often expected the band to organise a programme of dance music and entertainment without help from the committee. These success objectives have nothing to do with dancing.