On Thursday, August 13th we threw the first ever DJ Drago & DJ Dust Endless Summer Dance Party.

We rented out the first floor of the beautiful Page-Walker Arts & History Center in Cary, NC. As you may recall we DJed here for a sweet 16 party at the beginning of the summer. When we decided to throw our own dance party, this immediately came to mind, as it had a great hardwood dance floor, the room was a good size, there was a courtyard for guests to chill outside, and had impressive acoustics. We compared prices and weighed the benefits of other locations, including hotels, conference centers, restaurants, schools, but eventually came back to this location.

The dance floor at Page-Walker

With the location decided, we started on promotion about 3-4 weeks in advance of the event. I made a poster (below) and we created an event on Facebook. Tickets were sold online (via Eventbrite, highly recommended!) and at the door. As the event came closer we called, emailed, texted, and IMed friends to remind them to come out to the event. Turnout was pretty good, around 40 people.

the awesome poster I designed

The event went very smoothly. Dustin, Al, and I DJed and played a really pumped-up, top-notch selection of songs that had people dancing. It only took about 1-1.5 hours for everyone to arrive and the dancing to start. Once a few people started dancing it really kicked off and everyone had a great time.

DJ Drago & DJ Dust in the mix

handstand on the dance floor

Cha Cha down (again sorry about the blur)