With the Hilton Kingston and Pegasus hotels providing the perfect backdrop, it was a case of 'don't move, don't rush' at Equilibrium, which was held at the Liguanea Club, New Kingston.

The phrase "Don't move, don't rush" was repeated by the selectors throughout the night and the patrons adhered too well. Though the party was super-inclusive, some patrons did not rush to get to the bar, to eat the food or to move to the music.

For the entire night, the large venue was half empty, but five women took to the centre of the venue and became the centre of attention.

They danced wildly, sometimes grinding on each other, hardly taking a minute for a drink or to catch their breaths. At intervals, the selectors made reference to them saying, "Look how dem uptown girl yah a gwaan bad."

It seemed more like an event for socialising rather than partying, as some patrons stood at one corner of the venue and chatted. In sections the party was so lifeless that a cameraman had very little to record and simply went outside.

Even with pleading from Coppershot DJ Marc Chin for patrons to "get involved" as he played Elephant Man's Higher Level and Sean Paul's Get Busy, there was still little or no movement. It reached the point where the bartenders were doing 'signal di plane' in unison as they had few persons to serve.

*la*hdline created a little stir when they played, but when DJ Nicco took to the turntable experimenting with 'gun', 'girl' and 'dance' songs, the waitresses from TGIF took to the dance floor to display their dancing prowess.

DJ Nicco introduced a 'semi-daggering' segment and for the first time, the party seemed lively.

A few couples got locked in passionate kisses while others danced on the ground or in sexually suggestive positions as Nicco played RDX's Daggering, Busy Signal's Pon De Edge, Tony Matterhorn's Dutty Wine and Aidonia's Hot Wuk. The women did the 'walk out' when he played Pamputae's women's anthem Good Good.

As it neared 3:30 a.m., the policemen's presence did little to cause the end of the party as the patrons were already on their way out.

By then, Coppershot returned to the turntable with Footloose and later,

some recent dance songs like Elephant Man's Nuh Linger and Gully Creeper on the same rhythm.