Lots of people with a collection of tango CDs have a go at DJ-ing. Only a few get it right. It takes a lot of preparation, research, and concentration (oh, and good looks, intellegence, wit, & charm..). Like many things, if it’s done right then it can appear easy. But there are some signs that it could be going horribly wrong:
- DJ with ‘spanglish’ pseudonym.
- Cheap and/or poorly set up sound equipment.
- “I have prepared the playlist for the Milonga in advance”.
- “Here’s a track that you won’t have heard before” (I wonder why?)
- The DJ spending most of the evening dancing.
- The volume too loud. I said TOO LOUD
- Random music mix, with no tandas or cortinas.
- Even worse; occasional cortinas, so the dancers are even more confused.
and a special section for Analia ‘LaRubia’ del Giglio:
- Walking around on the dance floor amongst the dancers to check the sound quality
- Randomly varying the number of tracks in each tanda
- Dancing as a leader and travelling in the opposite direction to the Ronda (i.e. clockwise).
