Walk up to anyone and say “Dance!” in any language, in almost any part of the world, and amazing movements will take place. Dancing means different things to different people. Sometimes it’s hip-hop, sometimes it’s contemporary, and sometimes it’s 80′s white guy.
Truthfully you can dance to anything, but the more precise the rhythm and beat, the better. If you love to dance, you will enjoy these next melody mix. From Bboy to club, it’s all here. I couldn’t do this with just one volume, so you are going to get a few over time.
1. Jamiroquai – Canned Heat
2. Chromeo – Fancy Footwork
3. Run Dmc – It’s Like That
4. Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire
5. The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You
6. Aaliyah – Are You That Somebody?
7. Timberland – The Way You Are
8. Whispers – Rock Steady
9. New Order – True Faith
10. Micheal Jackson – Billie Jean
11. Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait
12. David Bowie – Let’s Dance
13. Missy Elliott – We Run This
14. Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats
15. Madonna – Vogue
16. Imogen Heap – The Moment I Said it
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Man! I forgot all about the whispers song! That video is dope…that is what the kids would say.
Agree James. I used to love that song when I was 14 (now 34)!
This song comes on in grocery stores a lot around here. It doesn’t matter how much fruit I am carrying or what time a day, I will bust a move on this jam.
These are some great beats!
Respect for RUN DMC and Bowie!!! Did you try to do anything fancy like matching these up by BPM? Or is that part of the secret?
Matthew, in order to make these lists you must match up on my rating scale of HTPM (Hip Thrusts Per Minute).
The Imogeon Heap video = wow!
On season 5 of SYTYCD Catlin (I think) did a pretty amazing solo to this song. I was looking for it, but I couldn’t find it. Found this instead and was pretty stoked.
You have the best music taste Leigh. I forgot about that Chemical Brothers song!
It’s funny because normally I am not a fan of repeating trance with only a few words spoken. I make a rare exception here.
This is by far the best melody principle yet!
Thanks. I wish I could just make it to where everyone could download the mix, but then that isn’t legal. Sad. I need to get on that itunes thing. I keep meaning to but forget.
I love your mixes!! You always put together stuff I would never think of! Thanks Leigh!
Well it’s not boring, right?
OK, this is JUST what I needed today.
Missy was the first one I played – haven’t heard this is awhile, thank you!
Jamiroquai, Bowie, It’s Like That, Vogue…DaHaaam woman, I totally want to make this a new playlist for my ipod. Major Like!
There’s a dance troupe in London that I take classes with that you’d probably really dig. They have some videos on Youtube, they’re called Inko (InkoDacners.com – new website coming soon
they mix street and contemporary to alternative and usually harder tracks. Pretty awesome stuff. I love it.
urg – InkoDancers.com too.