This is an interesting one as there are two schools of thought on this. For purists they love the chill vibe the whole way through - but for people who dip in and out, or who have a broader understanding of what COZ means to them, this can come across as bland.
IMO when the main room shuts it is the DJ's job in the COZ to catch as many people coming through who maybe thinking of going to bed and to hold onto them. This has a double effect: firstly it raises the energy in the room which IMO is an important thing to do at 3am in the morning with potentially another 3-4 hours of dancing left, and secondly it potentially means that there will be more people dancing later.
Now that said there is a difference between just playing 'up-tempo' tracks and playing slower tracks with energy - and it's an important difference.
For me - and you know I'm no Blues room slouch..., I need a boost in the earlier hours of the morning to keep me going until day break, and most people I know who dance extensively in the Blues/COZ room feel the same - and on that basis I believe there's no better time to pick the energy up then when the main room closes. Yes, that means it gets a little crowded for an hour or so, but with another 3 hours or so of dancing left, that IMO, isn't an issue as I will spend that hour socializing if it gets too busy (assuming I'm not DJing).
As an additional point I've always considered it important to introduce more people into the Blues/COZ culture, as the more the merrier - and hooking them as they come through from the main room and then reverting gradually back to the chill vibe is IMO a great way of doing it.
We don't want to be accused of being elitist now do we...
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