the lack of what he felt were adequate records for dancing led silvester in 1935 to form his own five-piece band, later enlarged and named "victor silvester and his ballroom orchestra", whose first record, "you're dancing on my heart" (by al bryan and george m. meyer), sold 17,000 copies and was to become his signature tune. he insisted his recordings conform precisely to the beats per minute recommended by the istd for ballroom dances, a concept termed "strict tempo". in british eyes he became indelibly associated with the catch-phrase "slow, slow, quick-quick-slow" – a rhythm that occurs in the foxtrot and quickstep.