Concerts - large and small, jazz, rock, or Country
1.I played several small concerts, people couldn't stop themselves from dancing and did so. Attended a relatively large theater concert featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra. When those 17 pieces kicked into In The Mood, people climbed out of their seats, they danced in the isles and in the back of the theater, and they knew every song by heart. No disasters here!

2. VERY upscale restaurants
Performed at The Delenote and Dinimo's in Baltimore's Little Italy, locations where business icons, Baltimore's baseball and football players brought their families to dine, and lots of Washington politicians were there nightly. They frequently got up to dance in a small area right in front of the stage, and they pretty much knew the vast majority of the songs I performed by heart. Nope, no disasters at either location.

3. Malls
Only did a few Mall jobs, maybe a dozen at most, there was dancing all the time while I was performing, usually in front of a store for a grand opening - the owners and mall goers loved it.

4. Casinos
Never played at a casino, but went to one with Don and Susan Mason, there was lots of dancing going on and they guys on stage were playing 70s and 80s Rock and Roll. No disasters here either.

5. Most (but not all) Hotel lounges
Played for a few years in some of the most luxurious hotel lounges in Baltimore's Inner Harbor - Guess what - people danced the night away in the lounges.

6. Any venue (and there are many) where dancing is not allowed
Never saw one in this part of the world, but I guess they probably exist somewhere. Just don't know why they would have such a rule. Don't make good sense at all, at least to me, especially if they had live music, but what the hell, I'm an old fart and loved to dance when I was still able.

7. Art shows - high end
Only went to a couple art shows, they usually had some background music, a violin player, harpist and a cello at most. No one really paid any attention to them.


8. Singer/songwriter-type venues featuring mostly original material
Never been to one!

9. Hard core Blues clubs (GA is riddled with them)
Only went to a few hard care blues clubs, every song seemed to sound like the previous song, got bored in 20 minutes and left. No one danced there, I think because you probably couldn't have danced to those songs if you wanted to. JMO

As you said, there are NO hard fast rules with this, therefore, the best we can do is provide information to those who seek guidance based upon our own, practical experiences over many decades of being an entertainer and performer. Anything beyond that is conjecture at best.