Ballroom Music
The following is a playlist of music that one of our dancers has found helpful for practice.
This list is old. For an updated list, find us on Facebook under UMBC Ballroom Dance Club. Thanks!
"Be careful when looking these songs up online... the versions by these artists are definitely ballroom-worthy, but some of the songs are covered by other artists and the tempo/music is just different enough to not really work.
"FYI, several of these songs are played commonly at the Promenade, so if you practice to them at home, you'll be even more comfortable social dancing when they come on!"
ChaCha
- "Salsa" - Patricia Manterola
- "Smooth" - Santana
- "Oye Como Va" - Santana
- "Save the Last Dance for Me" - Michael Buble
- "Sway" - Michael Buble
Rhumba
- "How Deep Is Your Love" - The Bee Gees
- "Kokomo" - Beach Boys
- "The Way You Look Tonight" - Michael Buble
- "Take My Breath Away" - Berlin (Top Gun Soundtrack)
- "There's a Hole in the World Tonight" - The Eagles
East Coast Swing
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Michael Buble
- "Sing, Swing, Sing" - Big Band Benny Goodman
- "Rock This Town" - Stray Cats
- "That'll Be the Day" - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
- "Rockin' Robbin" - Bobby Day
- "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley
Tango
- "Santa Maria" - Gotan Project
- "La Comparsita" - Danny Malando
- "Por Una Cabeza" - Carlos Gardel
- "Libertango" - Astor Piazzolla
FoxTrot
- "For Once in My Life" - Michael Buble
- "Call Me Irresponsible" - Bobby Darin
- "Summer Wind" - Michael Buble
- "Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin
- "Come Fly with Me" - Michael Buble
Waltz
- "Fascination" - Al Martino
- "Open Arms" - Journey
- "Are You Lonesome Tonight" - Elvis Presley
- "Moon River" - Henry Mancini