Summer Playlist 2015

Posted in Music by Cait (The Dance Buzz)

Happy Summer! Time to refresh those playlists with some fun summer tunes from the Billboard Top 40! Here is a list of songs I’ve mixed into my classes to keep them feeling updated.

That’s How We Do – Teen Beach Movie 2: Super fun and upbeat song – would be great for a tap or jazz combination – currently using it in my 7-10 year old tap class

Drop That – Jacob Plant: A nice funky electronic beat – fun for tap or hip hop – totally instrumental

You Know You Like It – DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge – have been using this in teen tap

This Feeling – L’Tric: A fun feel-good song – great for warm-ups

I Don’t Like It, I Love It (feat. Robin Thicke & Verdine White) – Flo Rida: My other go-to warm-up song

Fire Under My Feet – Leona Lewis: A nice moderate tempo for tap or jazz

Fun (feat. Chris Brown) – Pitbull: Another moderate tempo

Lean On (Remixes) [feat. MØ & DJ Snake] – EP – Major Lazer: Steady beat for across the floor combos for older students

Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit) – Omi: This song. I have a love-hate relationship with it. The kids love it and it has a nice calypso-y feel to it that makes it fun for tap, so I had to include it. Be warned – this will be the song that plays over and over in your head when you go home for the night.

Rude (Acoustic) – MAGIC!: This is from last summer, but I have been loving using the acoustic version for tap. Such a fun little groove.

Enjoy!

What songs have you been obsessed with this summer?

10Mar2014

New Music Monday: Torn – Nathan Lanier

Posted in Music by Cait (The Dance Buzz)

Another great instrumental track (see “Let It Go / Winter” mash-up from last month if you want another instrumental), here is “Torn” by Nathan Lanier. It’s very “epic soundtrack-y” – I’m using it this year for a modern class who requested a dance where half could be good and half could be evil. It seems to be suiting them well.

I believe it was used on SYTYCD a few seasons back, but haven’t seen it hit the competition circuit too hard yet, so I figured I’d share!

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18Feb2013

NMM: Perpetuum Mobile – Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Posted in Music by Cait (The Dance Buzz)

Today’s New Music Monday is a song that just makes you want to create something: Perpetuum Mobile by Penguin Cafe Orchestra (link opens in iTunes).

I’ve been using this one in my modern classes during improv and I think it helps set a creative atmosphere in class. Plus its just fun to listen to! Enjoy 🙂

Grab it on iTunes:

As a side note, this song was used in the claymation film “Mary and Max“, which if you’re in the mood for a moving animated movie – watch this (its on Netflix). Just keep the tissues nearby and don’t say I didn’t warn you.