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I'm curious, why do you say straight music is more dance-able? I have no evidence, but my gut says it doesn't really make a difference - any dancer who is good

I'm curious, why do you say straight music is more dance-able? I have no evidence, but my gut says it doesn't really make a difference - any dancer who is good enough to use the 8th notes is probably good enough to handle straight and swing. Anecdotally, Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" is one of the most reliable floor-fillers that I know of, and that swings. If you want a more recent example, "Can't Feel My Face" was huge for a while. (American perspective here.)

21 8y ago
I was just speculating, I have no evidence either. But it's clear that most popular music is straight, so there must be some underlying factor. EDM music, which is arguable the most dance-able music, sounds very weird to me when you swing it. BTW, I am talking about regular people "dancing", not professionals.
lozenge 8y ago
Perhaps more mix-able?