Nowadays most bands play for spectators, not for dancers
So it's most likely that a live band is concert style.
But not all bands are for watchers; some are dance bands ![]()
Some dance places book bands for dancers. Starting Gate on Katella is a great example of this since the dance floor is full on Fridays & Saturdays. A few other LB-area places with dance floors book bands for dancing but the floors are rarely full.
Some bands play music that gets the particular crowd dancing.
Some bands play music that doesn't get the people dancing; and some of those bands want it that way.
I've seen many bands that keep the crowd dancing; and some others that can't get anyone up, or that can thin out a dance floor.