Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru

Be sure your Playlist 2 contains bursts of "classic dance music." I'm talking about dance tunes from the '50s and '60s. Do bursts of 2 or 3 songs at a time in between your more contemporary stuff.

Use this for ideas:
100 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Songs of the '50s
100 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Songs of the '60s

A lot of that stuff is perennial and can get even the most reluctant to surge out onto the dance floor. Think of the high energy, get-down-on-the-dance-floor kind of stuff rather than the sentimental or hippie stuff.

Every wedding reception deserves a turn of "Johnny B. Goode."