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West Coast Swing Is Our California State Dance which
is the most popular and stylish form of Swing! West Coast Swing
is danced to the widest range of styles & speeds of Music.
It is the Dance Craze that is currently sweeping the United States
& Europe!
We now have West Coast Swing
Music for sale. Listen
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of Disco you can Swing to.
DJ's that play Swing
Bands that play Swing
Music To Dance to
- Swingin the Blues Vol 1 /Every tune is great Guaranteed (Purchase Now!)
- Swingin the Blues Vol 2 /Every tune is great Guaranteed (Purchase Now!)
- Swingin the Blues Vol 3 /Every tune is great Guaranteed (Purchase Now!)
- Swingin the Blues Vol 5 /Every tune is great Guaranteed (Purchase Now!)
- "Strokin'" by Clarence Carter
- "Baby Work Out" by George Benson
- "Ability to Swing" by Patty Austin
- "Stay go" by Robert Cray
- "1040 Blues" by Robert Cray
- "Cold Women with Warm Hearts" by Albert King
Have any other great songs? E-Mail us the songs to:jarias@pobox.com
Lindy
Hop / East Coast Swing
Danced to Big Band & Some Rockabilly
The Root Basic Of All forms Of Swing which is danced
to The Big Band Sounds Like Duke Ellington and Count Basie. A
Fabulous form of Swing! It is danced in a circular motion to fast,
high energy music!
The Craze has swept the nation.It Is Now It Is Hep It Is Happening!
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of Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing music
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DJ's that play Swing
Bands that play Swing
Music To Dance to:
- Steve
Lucky & The Rumba Bumbs / Come Out Swingin (Purchase
Now!)
- Bill
Elliott / Calling All Jitterbugs (Purchase
Now!)
- Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Cherry Poppin Daddies
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Royal Crown Revue
- Squirrel Nut Zippers
- Zoot
- Benny Goodman
- "Rock this Joint" by Rob Rio
- Count Basie
- Django Reinhart
- "Rock this Joint" by Rob Rio
- "Saturday Night Special" by Rob Rio
- Artie Shaw: Deep purpleFats Domino: Ain't that a shame
- Django Reinhardt: Swing Kids soundtrack
- Del Shannon: Little town flirt
- Fats Domino: My girl Josephine
- Harry James: Big bands: Harry James
- Ike and Tina Turner: a Fool in Love
- Michelle Wilson: Voodoo voodoo Label Bullseye blues
- Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs:Stay
- Major Lance: 1964 Shakin' all over
- The Brian Setzer Orchestra:The Brian Setzer Orchestra
- the Commitments: In the midnight hour
- Artie Shaw: Deep purpleFats Domino: Ain't that a shame
- Ain't that a Django Reinhardt: Swing Kids soundtrack
- Harry James: Big bands: Harry James
- Michelle Wilson: Voodoo voodoo Label Bullseye blues
- the Commitments: In the midnight hour
Have any other great songs? E-Mail us the songs to:jarias@pobox.com
Hustle:
( Hustle Nouveau )
Danced to Disco, House music or Techno
What Is Hustle Nouveau? It is the Hustle in it's "New
Improved" format! The Hustle Nouveau evolved from the original
"Old 70's" style into a Sophisticated Stylized Dance.
It is danced to all contemporary music and looks better than ever!
It's Resurgence in popularity is filling the night clubs and the
music is more popular than ever!
Dance Music:
- "Be My Lover & Sweet Dreams" by La Bouche
- "Think I'm in Trouble" by Expose
- "Too Blind to See" by Kim Sims
- "Finally" by CeCe Peniston
- "We Got A Love Thang" by CeCe Peniston
- "Lifeline" by CeCe Peniston
- "I'm Every Woman" by Whitney Houston
- "Vogue" by Madonna
- "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
- "You've Got another Boyfriend" by the Jets
- "Fever" by Madonna
- "I've Been Thinkin' About You" by London Beat
- "Souvenirs" by Voyage
- Boogie Motion" by Beautiful Bend
- "Love is the Ultimate" by Ultimate
- "Come into my Heart" by USA-European Connection
- "If there's Love" by Amant
- "Move on up" by Destination
- "Born to be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez
- "Come to Me" France Joli
- "From here to Eternity" by Giorgio
- "Love in C Minor" by Cerrone
Have any other great songs? E-Mail us the songs to:jarias@pobox.com
Country
2-Step:
Danced to Country Music
One of the easiet dances to learn! Country Western 2-Step basics
are confidence builders for the beginning level dancer. If you
like country music, you will enjoy dancing the 2-Step on your
very first night!
Music To Dance to
- Love Bug, George Strait
- Ace In The Hole, George Strait, Ten Strait Hits
- Dreaming, Clay Walker
- She Came On Like Lightning, Reba MacEntyre
- Love Reunited, Desert Rose Band, A Dozen Roses,
- Pretty Words, Vince Gill, I Still Believe In You
- Is It Still Over, Randy Travis, Greatest Hits Vol 2
- Cool Drink Of Water, Brooks & Dunn, Brand New Man
- You Can Depend On Me, Restless Heart, Best Of
- Standing On The Edge Of Love, Clinton Gregory, Master Of
Illusion
- Up to My Ears In Tears, Alan Jackson , A Lot About Livin....
- Long Arm Of The Law, Reddmann,
- This State Of Mind, Diamond Rio, Diamond Rio
- Old Hippie, Bellamy Brothers, Latest & Greatest
Have any other great songs? E-Mail us the songs to:jarias@pobox.com
Ballroom:
Commonly Danced to Big Band Music
Foxtrot, Waltz, American Tango, Quick Step, Rumba, Cha Cha
Cha, Paso Doble', American Samba.
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DJ's that play Ballroom
Bands that play Ballroom
Waltz
- Lynn Anderson, Nothing between us
- Paul Anka, Forever we'll be in love
- Anita Baker, Body & soul
- Debbie Boone, You light up my life
- Glen Campbell, Bring back my yesterday
- Mariah Carey, If it's over
- Nat King Cole, Fascination
Foxtrot
- Smoothies
/ Geat Ballroom Music (Purchase
Now!)
- Michael Finestein, Forever, Elektra
- Artie Shaw, Big Band Recordings, Hindsight
- Nat King Cole, Just One Of Those Things
- Ella Fitzgerald, The Irving Berlin Songbook, Vol 2
Cha Cha Cha
- Black Or White, Michael Jackson, Dangerous
- Americana, Hansel Martinez, El Gato
- Best Thing Ever, Scritti Politti, Provision
- Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen, Santana,
- Cachito, Nat King Cole, Cole Espanol Vol 1
- Caimitillo Y Maranon, Fania All Stars, Viva La Charanga
- Boom! There She Was, Scritti Politti, Provision
Rumba
- A Very Special Love, Maureen Mcgovern, Greatest Hits
- Aquillos Ojos Verdes, Nat King Cole, Cole Espanol Vol 1
- Do What You Do, Germaine Jackson
- Hazme El Amor En El Alma Osvaldo, Hazme El Amor En El Alma
Tango
- Shirley Bassey, Puh-leeze Mr.Brown
- Lisa Dalbello, Let's tango
- Falco, Tango the night away
- Reinhard Fendrich, Tango corrupti
- Nino Ferrer, Agatha
- Klaus Hallen, Alice in Fashionland
- Hypnotic, My mine Tango
- Elton John, Part time love
Have any other great songs? E-Mail us the songs to:jarias@pobox.com
Argentine
Tango:
Danced to Tango Music
Tango Argentine is Tango in its purist form, it is the fire
passion & soul of Argentina.
A beautiful & romantic form of dance! In addition to the Argentine
Tango, tangueros also dance the Milonga (a predecessor to the
Tango) and the Vals Cruzada (a Waltz with figures that resemble
the Argentine Tango).
Tango Music:
- Greetings From Argentina, Traditional Tango
- Tango, Tango Argentino, by Trio Hugo Diaz
- Tango Argentino, by Trio Hugo Diaz
- El Tango Argentino, by Olivia Molina
- Mood Music Tango, by- Aile
- Original Tango, El Choclo
- Tango Argentino, Mario Battaini Fisarmonica
- Tango Argentino, Orchestra Tango Café
- Tango Original De Buenos Aires, El Duo Porteno
To purchase some of these great tango songs go to:
http://bdsweb.ballroom.com/argtango.htm
any other great songs? E-Mail us the songs to:jarias@pobox.com
Salsa:
Salsa is one of the most popular Latin dances seen today in
Nightclubs throughout L.A. Dance steps include hip action, styling
and turns. The Driving Beat will Quicken your pulse and get your
hips moving!
Music To Dance to
- "Pide me"by Pupy Santiago
- "Soy del Monte" José R. Sanchez
- "No" by Willie Color
- "El Amante" by Yari More
- "Montuno Sampling" Carlos Diaz
- "La Negra Tomasa" G. R. Fife
- "Ojos Malignos" J.F. Pichardo
- "Dolor y Perdon" Bartolomé Maximiliano
- "Lo bonito y lo feo" by Grupo Niche
- "Que Bueno Baila Usted" Castellano
- "Congo Yambumba"Jesus Alfano
- "Deme" by Jerry Rivera
- "Una Forma Mas" René Baños
- "Exclusiva" Carlos Diaz
Have any other great songs? E-Mail us the songs to:jarias@pobox.com
Mambo:
Mambo Was one of the most popular Latin dances in the 50's.
The Cuban Nightclubs became so popular, Mambo became the rage
everywhere. Danced to the Hot Latin Rhythms which had a more distinct
sound on count 2 & 6 in the music than most of today's Latin
sounds. Masters like Tito Puente still have that great sound for
Mambo dancing. Dance combinations include hip action and "Fancy
Footwork" now known as syncopation's.
Mambo
- Eric Carmen, Hungry Eyes
- Gloria Estefan, Tres Deseros, three wishes
- Gloria Estefan, La parranda, the big party
- Bill Medley, & Jennifer Warnes, The time of my life
Have any other great songs? E-Mail us the songs to:jarias@pobox.com
See The University of Pennsylvania Ballroom Dance Societies
great lists of dance music:
Another Lists of Ballroom Music by Dance
Click here:
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