Need help finding music for a wedding couple

[sd_danceguy]

Hello all,
New to the forum, my first post!

I have a wedding couple that wants to do a mambo/salsa and a rumba routine. They were thinking a choreographed mambo routine, and just to freestyle the rumba with moves I teach them. The thing is the bride doesn't really want a latin song. She wants something in english, something that is romantic, and something they can do these dances to. They're real into pop music and other than the restrictions I stated they are fairly open (think along the lines of Dancing With the Stars type songs, but for a wedding). They bought a 15 lesson package and we've already done 5, need to start working with a song now.

Any ideas?

[SPratt74]

How about picking an artist like Michael Buble, and/or Josh Groban, and/or something similar? I had listened to a couple of Josh's CD's lately, and he has a few songs that sound like they could be a Rumba but are also not really what I would call Latin songs if that makes sense. You would just have to listen to them. It's just something to think about. But if it were my wedding, I'd probably look in that direction. I'd stay away from pop music and that type of thing and I'd go more with a jaz/classical type of artist (unless it's my reception or whatever). It's just a thought. ;)

[suburbaknght]

For mambo I have no idea, but a good romantic rumba in English is "Rush Rush" by Paula Abdul.

[fascination]

I suggest you look at our member playlist which can be accessed from the top right of the home page...

[fascination]

click on dance music guide and welcome to DF

[mamboqueen]

My brain can't wrap around a non-latin mambo. But, if you went to the DWTS website and searched their music list, you can probably some song they did a mambo to (that most dancers were probably gasping at). As for rumba....how about "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" by Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera?

[suburbaknght]

Non-Latin mambos:

Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
(Sitin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters
I Wanna Be Like You - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Keeping the Faith - Billy Joel
Jump - Kris Kross
Right Now - [kitty]cat Dolls

None really strikes me as a wedding song, though. Maybe "Right Now."

[tanya_the_dancer]

"Blessed" by Elton John is a great rumba

[sd_danceguy]

You guys are great! Much appreciated, I'll look into these songs...

[latingal]

and welcome to DF sd_danceguy!

[MacMoto]

How about the salsa version of "Lady" for salsa/mambo?

There are many salsa covers of English pop songs -- check here:
http://michbuze.club.fr/zik/salsacovers.htm