Favorite dance music of all time

[cupojoe2]

Hey,

I just got a new iPod mini with room for 1000 songs -- I can't wait to start filling it up with great dance music...

If you were in my shoes, what songs would you pick first????

[Vince A]

What kind of dancing do you do? This could help someone to make suggestions . . .

[cupojoe2]

What kind of dancing do you do? This could help someone to make suggestions . . .

I'm just starting out with Waltz, Fox Trot, Rumba, Salsa, Cha Cha and Swing (I know this is too generic for this bunch :oops: ).

But don't let my list box you in.... I am interested in the songs that really make you want to get up and dance -- in any flavor.

[ShyDancer]

I have a few Cha Cha and Rumba favorites.... and Im relatively new to dancing as well so my favorites tend to have an easy beat to pick!

Cha Cha
Chilli Cha Cha - Jessica Jay
Dont Stop Movin' -SClub7
Dance With Me- Debelah Morgan
Lets Get Loud -Jennifer Lopez (I know I know :oops: :oops: :oops: but its fun to move to!)

Rumba
Sway - Julie London (something about this song...I leave it on repeat, even if Im not dancing to it!)
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps- Strictly Ballroom soundtrack (not sure of the artist)
Emotion - Destinys Child
Could I have This Kiss Forever - Whitney Housten/Enrique

For Salsa...I dont have much of a collection, but one song I cant get enough of is Puerto Rico ..off that Salsa soundtrack

Hope you fill your ipod fast!

[Spitfire]

WALTZ

House - Elton John
The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdink

RUMBA

So Nice - Bebel Gilberto
Hollywood Nocturn - Brian Setzer Orchestra

CHA-CHA

Ola Chica - Chico Fernandez
Cha Cha Latino - From the Dance Vision CD; don't know artist
Vamos A La Playa - Andy Fortuna

[cupojoe2]

Thanks for the great suggestions!!!

I'm loading songs even as I post... :)

[HothouseSalsero]

I kind of already did this for salsa on another thread, but what the heck, maybe I will think of something new. I will limit myself to ten (and limit myself to salsa since I don't have selections that inspire me for each of these dances, at least not offhand):

Frankie Ruiz: "La Cura"
Louie Ramirez (with Azuquita): "En un Beso la Vida"
Tito Nieves: "Dejame Vivir"
Grupo Niche: "Cielo de Tambores"
Sonora Poncena: "Sonora P'al Bailador"
Eddie Palmieri: "Malaguena Salerosa"
Cuco Valoy: "Mariana Engracia"
El Gran Combo: "Me Libere"
Fruko y Sus Tesos: "Cali de Rumba"
Gilberto Santa Rosa: "La Agarro Bajando"

I will throw in a fox trot:

Frank Sinatra: "Love is Here to Stay" (I especially like his version, the one on Songs for Swingin' Lovers)

Also, I have to confess that my dance teacher got me to like the country music waltz "Could I Have This Dance for the Rest of My Life?" or whatever it's called, even though I hardly had any exposure to waltz.

[HothouseSalsero]

Forgot cha cha cha! How could I?

Joe Bataan: "Muchacho Ordinario"
Eddie Palmieri: "Criticona"
Eddie Palmieri: "Tema de Apollo"
Marc Anthony: "Preciosa"
Carlos Santana: "Oye Como Va"
Azuquita: "La Llorona"
Oscar D'Leon: "Volver a Verte"

(Yes, I am a lot less familiar with cha cha cha than with salsa)

[HothouseSalsero]

(Interestingly, to me anyway, I first heard "Malaguena Salerosa" and "La Llorona" on a Tish Hinojosa CD. They were both originally Mexican folk songs, I think.)

[cupojoe2]

My poor daughters...
as I am reading your suggestions, and finding many that really
get my feet moving, I am making them dance with me… They really
liked it for the first few songs, but now they are running away shrieking in
terror...