U Michigan Ballroom's Descriptions & Videos of Steps
U Michigan's Ballroom Dance Club has put together a great set of pages with descriptions of the dances and info and videos of the steps:
click here for them.
Music for Practicing
- Latin
- Cha-Cha
- Santana - Corazon Espinado
- Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
- Pussycat Dolls - Sway
- Santana - Smooth
- Santana - El Farol
- Santana - Primavera
- Sugar Ray - Abracadabra
- Rumba
- Sting - Fields of Gold
- Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
- Christina Aguilera - El Beso del Final
- Mariah Carey - My All
- Enrique Iglesias - Mentiroso
- Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After
- Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
- Eric Clapton - Lady in Red
- Samba
- Las Ketchup - Asereje
- Wyclef Jean - Dance Like This
- Jazze Pha - Can I Walk By
- Shakira - Hips Don't Lie
- Shakira - La Tortura
- Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around
- Jive
- Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
- Brian Setzer Orchestra - Zoot Suit Riot
- Merry Clayton - Yes (Dirty Dancing OST)
- Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
- Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
- The Doors - L.A. Woman (after the intro)
- Standard
- Waltz
- The Eagles - Take It to the Limit
- Norah Jones - The Long Day Is Over
- Norah Jones - Come Away with Me
- Enya - Once You Had Gold
- Tango
- Moulin Rouge Soundtrack - El Tango De Roxanne
- Chicago Soundtrack - Cell Block Tango (very soft at some points)
- Cirque du Soleil - Querer (from Alegria Soundtrack) (slow)
- Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Mondo Bongo (from Mr. & Mrs. Smith OST) (very slow)
- John Powell - Assassin’s Tango (from Mr. & Mrs. Smith OST) (very slow)
- Foxtrot
- White Christmas OST - The Best Things (Happen When You're Dancing)
- Norah Jones - Cold Cold Heart
- Erroll Garner - What Is This Thing Called Love
- Chicago Soundtrack - All I Care About
- Chicago Soundtrack - Roxie
- Quickstep
- Chicago Soundtrack - Hot Honey Rag
- Ella Fitzgerald - Undecided
- Brian Setzer Orchestra - This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof (if danced half time)
- Brian Setzer Orchestra - This Old House
- Social
- Salsa
- Bacilos - Tabaco y Chanel (slow)
- Chayanne/Vanessa Williams - Refugio de Amor (You Are My Home) from Dance with Me soundtrack
- Mya - Do You Only Wanna Dance from Dirty Dancing 2 soundtrack
- Carlos Santana - Satellite (Nave Espacial) from Dirty Dancing 2 soundtrack
- Jazze Pha - Can I Walk By from Dirty Dancing 2 soundtrack
- Merengue
- Alma - Este Ritmo Calentito
- Salome de Bahia - Outro Lugar
- Xana - Que Sera
- Bachata
- Aventura - Cuando Volveras
(more info about the dances coming soon)