Students often ask us what
songs to get to practice dancing. Here are some of our favorites for each
dance:
West Coast Swing Marc the Music Man
Five Women by Prince
Layla by Eric Clapton
Funkafied Blues by E.C. Scott
Ability To Swing by Thomas Dolby
Wade In The Water by Eva Cassidy
Lie To Me by Johnny Lang
If I Don't Dance by Kelly Hunt
Bee Bop A Lula by Paul McCartney
My Big Sister's Radio by Mike Schermer
I Want To Be Seduced by Rob Rio and The Revolvers
Salsa
Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
Bailamos by Enrique Iglesias
Que Paso by Hansel
Quitate La Mascara by Hansel
Do You Only Want To Dance by Julio Daivel Big Band
Waltz
The Last Waltz by Rodney Crowell
Open Arms by Collin Raye
If You Don't Know Me By Now by Simply Red
Husbands and Wives by Brooks and Dunn
I See It Now by Tracy Lawrence
Teach Me To Dance by Greg Holland
Viennese Waltz
Erin Shore by The Corrs
A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion (waltz version)
Jitterbug
Call of the Wild by Bellvue Cadillac
Zoot Suit Riot by Cherry Poppin' Daddies
C'mon With The C'mon by Colin James
Jump Jive A'n Wail by Brian Setzer
Boogie Like You Wanna by Angela Strehli
This House Is Rockin' by Stevie Ray Vaughan
East Coast Swing
Let's Shout by Colin James
How Sweet It Is by Michael Bublé
Fever 125 by Chaka Kahn
What I like About You by The Romantics
Love Shack by The B-52s
Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Rock and Roll Double Time Swing
Candy Man by Christina Aguilera
Rock and Roll Music by The Beatles
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Michael Bublé
Bad Moon Rising by Credence Clearwater Revival
Johnny B. Good by Chuck Barry
Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presly
Roll Over Beethoven by The Beatles
Foxtrot
Nobody But Me by Lou Rawls
Too Marvelous For Words by Frank Sinatra
Moondance by Michael Bublé
The Best Is Yet To Come by Nancy Wilson
I've Got You Under My Skin by Michael Bublé
Something's Gotta Give by Sammy Davis Jr.
American Tango
Hernando's Hideaway by Alfred Hausse Orchestra
La Cumparsita by Carlos Gardel
White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane
The Pearlfisher Tango by Alfred Hause Orchestra
When Gypsy Eyes Are Crying by Alfred Hause Orchestra
Rumba
Cuando Den Las Doce by Tito Rojas
The Way You Look Tonight by Michael Bublé
Whatever Happens by Michael Jackson
My Father's Son by Joe Cocker
Wicked Game by Chris Isaak
Smooth Operator by Sadé
Samba
Hot Hot Hot by Arrow
Funky Nassau Pt. 1 by The Beginning Of The End
All Night, Don't Stop by Janet Jackson
Superstition by Stevie Wonder
Anna by Pink Martini
Cha Cha
Represent, Cuba by Orishas
Dance Wtih Me by Michael Bolton
I Need To Know by Marc Anthony
Smooth by Santana
You Knock Me Out by R. Kelly
Me Myself And I by Vitamin C
3 Cool Cats by Ry Coder
Evil Ways by Santana
Country 2-Step
Dreaming With My Eyes Open by Clay Walker
No Time To Kill by Clint Black
Cannibals by Mark Knopfler
I Left Something Turned On at Home by Trace Atkins
Lay Down Sally by Eric Clapton
Cowboy Cha Cha
Neon Moon by Brooks and Dunn
Islands In The Stream by Dolly Parton
Sweetheart Schottische
Any Man Of Mine by Shania Twain
Copperhead Road by Steve Earle
Goin Through The Big D (Dance Mix) by Mark Chestnut
Night Club 2-Step
Sierra by Boz Scaggs
Lady In Red by Chris DeBurgh
2 Become 1 by Spice Girls
Home by Michael Bublé
Honey To The Bee by Billie
Argentine Tango
Tango Nuevo (Alternative)
African Tango ed4 4M10 by Adiemus
Alegria by Cirque Du Soleil
Felino by Sverre Indris Joner
Tango To Evora by Loreena McKennitt
Time by Kroke
Vi Luz Y Subi by Carlos Libedinsky
Swango
Vi Luz Y Subi by Carlos Libedinsky
Postales by Federico Aubele
Whatever Lola Wants by Gotan Project
Triunfo by Tanghotic
Temptation by Diana Krall
Queremos Paz by Gotan Project
En Mi Solidad by Campo
Swing Dance Fusion
Marc and I love to go from one
dance to another or fuse dances. Here are just some of the
songs that lend themselves to swing dance fusion. Some of these songs are
traditional Latin styles and the others have just enough of a hint of the Latin form that
the fusion movements will work. Check again soon for more. Please
send us your favorites too.
Samba/Swamba
Que Onda?,
NarcoTango, Carlos Libedinsky
All Night (Don't Stop), Janet Jackson
Superstition, Stevie Wonder
Sex on the Beach
No Limites, Alliance Ethnik
Karma Karmastition, Alicia Keyes
Hot Hot Hot, Arrow
Funky Nassau - Part 1, The Beginning of the End
Rumba/Swumba
My Father's Son,
Joe Cocker
Whatever Happens, Michael Jackson
Cleo's Mood, Jr. Walker
Sign Your Name,
Miracles, RES
Temptation, Diana Krall
California Dreamin', Queen Latifah
For the Love of You, Frayne
Jersey Girl, Holly Cole
Free Me, Emma Bunton
Sweet the Sting, Tori Amos
Ooo Ahhh, Jakki O
Make it Happen, Blue
Body 2 Body, Samantha Mumba
I Don't Know, Jazzy Fat Nasties
Bumpin on Sunset, Wes Montgomery
Fly High, Brian Cuberson
You're Makin Me High, Tory Braxton
Chocolate, Kyle Minogue
Salsa/Swalsa
CUBA, Latin Dance
Mix
ChaCha/Swacha
You knock me out,
R. Kelly
Represent Cuba, Orishas
Call that Love, Boz Scaggs
Save Tonight, Mindi Abair
In these Shoes, Kirsti MacColl
Dance with Me, Michael Bolton
Sweet the Sting, Tori Amos
La Flaca, Jarabe de Palo
Way You Move, Kenny G
Exotica
Internationale
Nary, Shaymaa Saeed
(Samba, Hustle)
Batucada, DJ Dero (Samba)
