Without all the "fancy talk" to "spice things up and make it more of an entertaining read", I'm just going to cut to the chase and give my mundane, but straight talk opinion on why I think the dance sound has so much trouble from the general public point of view:
I have to admit that sometimes, I think expecting, wishing, or planning for an all dance station (the way they have been traditionally done throughout the years in the U.S.) is sort of as sensible as expecting or fantasizing about an all reggaeton format.
I've mentioned this before, but I think the main problem with dance (when it comes to public appeal) is the fact that it's both repetitive and tends to have too many poorly or weirdly done productions that are monotone and difficult for the average listener to get used to. I believe the way dance formatting is traditionally thought of and done hurts when it comes to representing the sound more than it helps because the style in sound that is used most often tends to mostly be only one dance style while all the other dance styles are ignored. Therefore, people hear an incredible amount of the 4x4 house beats style (the one that is most often used on dance formats) and then quickly come to believe "it all sounds the same". Add that with the fact that many dance tracks sound "weird" and tend to have too many radio unfriendly edits and it's like a recipe for less acceptance and failure from the mainstream public.
This is why I believe a dance leaning rhythmic or top 40 is a better suggestion, since it mixes things up a bit, in addition to putting the uptempo pop hits (like modern booty bass and freestyle sounds) and (the typical 4x4 style) dance hits together, so people hear various styles of uptempo music as a whole rather than dance stations playing certain uptempo hits and top 40 playing another kind. I strongly believe dance would be more acceptable mixed in with other forms of rhythmic or top 40 music than just as a product "for itself, by itself", the same way I believe reggaeton sounds best when played with other forms of latin rhythm, latin top 40, or spanish pop urbano.
If dance formatting, (like rock, hip hop, and r&b) focused on ALL styles of dance rather than mainly one sound, I'd think a pure dance format would make more sense. As of right now, the traditional sound is too heavily focused on the house style, which is probaly one reason why many people reject it or think it's only for clubs or dancing. The entire format structure and formula needs to be changed up, but how will that happen if it is mainly only the house style beats making the charts, resulting in many artists, dj's, program directors, and producers to only want to use that one sound and style more?
I have to admit that sometimes, I think expecting, wishing, or planning for an all dance station (the way they have been traditionally done throughout the years in the U.S.) is sort of as sensible as expecting or fantasizing about an all reggaeton format.
I've mentioned this before, but I think the main problem with dance (when it comes to public appeal) is the fact that it's both repetitive and tends to have too many poorly or weirdly done productions that are monotone and difficult for the average listener to get used to. I believe the way dance formatting is traditionally thought of and done hurts when it comes to representing the sound more than it helps because the style in sound that is used most often tends to mostly be only one dance style while all the other dance styles are ignored. Therefore, people hear an incredible amount of the 4x4 house beats style (the one that is most often used on dance formats) and then quickly come to believe "it all sounds the same". Add that with the fact that many dance tracks sound "weird" and tend to have too many radio unfriendly edits and it's like a recipe for less acceptance and failure from the mainstream public.
This is why I believe a dance leaning rhythmic or top 40 is a better suggestion, since it mixes things up a bit, in addition to putting the uptempo pop hits (like modern booty bass and freestyle sounds) and (the typical 4x4 style) dance hits together, so people hear various styles of uptempo music as a whole rather than dance stations playing certain uptempo hits and top 40 playing another kind. I strongly believe dance would be more acceptable mixed in with other forms of rhythmic or top 40 music than just as a product "for itself, by itself", the same way I believe reggaeton sounds best when played with other forms of latin rhythm, latin top 40, or spanish pop urbano.
If dance formatting, (like rock, hip hop, and r&b) focused on ALL styles of dance rather than mainly one sound, I'd think a pure dance format would make more sense. As of right now, the traditional sound is too heavily focused on the house style, which is probaly one reason why many people reject it or think it's only for clubs or dancing. The entire format structure and formula needs to be changed up, but how will that happen if it is mainly only the house style beats making the charts, resulting in many artists, dj's, program directors, and producers to only want to use that one sound and style more?
If it's done like that with dance/rhythmic as that start, then things can grow not just quickly but maintain strength in the process....not so as to be "disposable"