Thanks all for the input. The guy that had requested this song is around 80. Upon listening to the Tubbs recording I wondered how they would dance to this. I thought that there may be one of those 1/2 speed trots they might do.

The seniors I'm playing for are quite active and like a lot of fast songs. They always want more fast songs than slow. I have slowed things down a bit from my concert days on a lot of material, but I do play up to 178 and they dance to it. Some who do the Quickstep want me to play around 200 but they are in the minority.

You guys have indicated that almost any speed could work here. I may test some different speeds out, but I'm thinking I will play it at 168, the speed I use pretty much for almost all east coast swing, (I don't consider this song a ECS) which fills the floor. The people I play for are in dance clubs, not retirement homes so they're in pretty good shape.

I'm about to add Jump, Jive and Wail. The recordings are at 200. I'm thinking I'll give 180 a try.

P.S. Having great fun working out stuff on my new T4 keys


Edited by Scott Langholff (07/19/11 12:02 AM)