Love Playlists for Jazz & Hip Hop

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And we have come upon our last Valentine’s playlist! Click here for previous weeks (tap, children, lyrical).

This week’s playlist is everything else I found that didn’t fit under certain heading – mostly for jazz or hip hop, with a little classical ballet mixed in at the end!

I hope you’ve enjoyed this little series… have a great Valentine’s Day!

JAZZ
Stereo Love – Edward Maya ft Alicia
Somebody To Love Remix – Justin Beiber ft. Usher
Seasons of Love – RENT
One Love – David Guetta
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Groove Is In The Heart – Dee Lite
Heartbeat – Enrique Inglesias

HIP HOP
Love Lockdown – Kanye West
Countdown – Beyonce
Good Feelin – Flo Rida
You Make Me Feel So – Cobra Starship
BALLET
DJ Got Us Fallin In Love – Sunny Choi
Love Story – Taylor Swift
The Heart Asks Pleasure First – Ahn Trio

30Jan2012

Love Playlist for Children & Tweens

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This playlist is super sweet!

Until Valentine’s Day, I’ll be doing a different “Love” themed playlist every Monday. (See previous here).

This week’s playlist is for children and tween classes.

Enjoy!

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Tween songs are further down on the playlist.

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5Sep2011

New Music Monday: Work Playlist

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It’s Labor Day here in the United States, so in honor, here is a short work-inspired playlist to with a little something for everyone!

These songs would also work great for a job-themed recital – we did “Work & Play” a few years back.
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16Aug2011

2011 Song Selections

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Just wanted to jot down my song list from this past year for posterity! (Or so I can look it up at a later time when I can’t remember what that song was I used way back when…)

All links open in iTunes, unless otherwise noted

Ruby Blue – Roisin Murphy: Large group jazz, ages 14-18
Firework (cover) – Sunny Choi: Small group ballet, ages 13-15 (YouTube link)
Crabbuckit – K-OS / Tightrope – Janelle Monae: Large group tap, age 14-17
Who’s To Say – Vanessa Carlton: Large group lyrical, age 12-14
Live It Up – Group 1 Crew: Large group jazz, ages 11-13
Honky Tonk Badonkadonk – Trace Adkins: Large group tap, ages 11-13, dressed up as old people…it’s better if you don’t ask
Sister Kate – The Ditty Bops: Small group tap, ages 10-12
Boogie Shoes – KC & The Sunshine Band: Small group jazz, ages 8-10, with red sequin sneakers of course!
Waka Waka – Shakira: Large group modern, ages 6-9
Ma Belle Evangeline – Princess & Frog: Large group ballet, ages 6-8
Happy Feet – Joanie Bartels: Small group tap, ages 6-7
Funkytown – The Chipmunks: Large group jazz, ages 6-7
Trickle Trickle – The Manhattan Transfer: Large group tap, ages 6-7
Animal Crackers In My Soup – Shirley Temple: Small group tap, ages 4-5
Gravity – Sara Bareilles: Contemporary solo, age 18
Bubbly – Colbie Caillat: Tap solo, age 17
Stuck Like Glue – Sugarland: Tap solo, age 16
I Want You Back – Colbie Caillat: Tap solo, age 15 (YouTube link)

And my favorite dance for the year:

Oh What a Beautiful Morning / Flight of the Bumble Bee / Imma Be / Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows : Had two really small classes, so I combined them and the 4 & 5 year olds were flowers and danced to Oh What a Beautiful Morning. Then the 6 & 7 year olds came in to Flight of the Bumblebee and then danced to the chorus of “Imma Bee”. Then they all danced together to Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows.