Back in those times, I tried to mix the various genres together so that my friends wouldn't hear the same sound all night. Not many of them liked the London acid techno sound but I slipped a lot of it in anyway. Not sure how I got away with it though - They must have been a very understanding bunch.
Gus cracked a joke about us getting on a bit, and the younguns don't know what they missed etc, but my entry in to the World of dance came at a time when an underground dj set consisted of funk, soul, reggae, fusion and all sorts of other stuff. Dancers lapped it up (as did I). That varied style of set is something I still try and achieve even with the regulated music of today, although it's much easier to beatmix electronic dance music 'cos the beats don't slow down or speed up without warning ;-)