DM 2008 / Mar. 8, 2008 at 10:27 pm

Musical bliss early on in the Club

By Patrick St. Michel

If the opening to the final block felt a slightly lackluster due to lines waiting to get into Club DM, the early songs have more than made up for energy lost. Britney Spear’s most adored song “Toxic” strutted out of the speakers early, the sexy Middle Eastern-tinged strings causing dancers to move hips and hands. The next song played, “Heaven” by DJ Sammy, prompted dancer’s to jump with every synth-note in the song, participants bobbing up-and-down with every electric stroke.

But neither compared to Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone,” which saw the crowd reach new levels of excitement. The scene seemed tame up until the chorus, where Clarkson’s shouts of “Since you been gone!” made dancers resemble human pogo-sticks, leaping into mid-air with arms clenched into thrusting fists. As the song progressed, the energy only elevated, more frantic sing-a-longing and fist pumping, while some dancers were lifted up by the crowd and passed along, like at a concert.

The final block just began, but the dancers have been energized excellently, and don’t look like they’ll be letting up anytime soon.

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