Ballroom Stars 5

Ballroom Stars 5 is a varied Standard ballroom music collection from Casa Musica, released in 2014. Its 41 tracks are organised by dance: eleven slow waltzes, six tangos, four Viennese waltzes, ten slowfox selections and ten quicksteps. That substantial selection makes it useful for dancers building a playlist across the five Standard dances rather than concentrating on a single rhythm.

The slow-waltz group brings together orchestral and vocal choices, with names such as George Klein Orchestra, Eliana Cuevas, Maurice Sklar and Richard Clayderman appearing in the supplied credits. The compilation also includes Kristina Train, Sara Tavares, The Celtic Tenors and Anita Lerche. Different vocal languages and instrumental recordings create contrasting musical choices within the same dance category.

The slowfox and quickstep sections draw on jazz, swing and related popular styles. Quadro Nuevo, Ruth Brown, Bert Kaempfert, Diane Schuur, Dave Brubeck and Cannonball Adderley are among the slowfox credits; Royal Crown Revue, Lavay Smith and Elvis Presley appear in the quickstep programme. These artist differences help a dancer choose the character of the music as well as its listed rhythm.

Individual entries retain their dance and tempo designations, language, style and playing time. The ordered track list lets teachers or social dancers compare selections without confusing the different performers. Ballroom Stars 5 supplies music for dancing; its content is the recordings listed below.

Track List

• 1 | Lament For A Frozen Flower (Slow Waltz 28) | George Klein Orchestra | instrumental | Easy Listening | 3:54
• 2 | Melancolia (Slow Waltz 28) | Eliana Cuevas | spanish | Pop | 2:05
• 3 | Hashivenu Elecha (Slow Waltz 29) | Lev Shelo feat. Maurice Sklar & Corry Bell | hebrew | Pop | 3:40
• 4 | La Morte Di Una Rosa (Slow Waltz 29) | Riccardo Cocciante | italian | Pop | 2:30
• 5 | Karussell Der Liebe (Slow Waltz 28) | James Last & Richard Clayderman | instrumental | Orchestra | 4:02
• 6 | Waltz With Me Under The Sun (Slow Waltz 29) | Kristina Train | english | Pop | 3:30
• 7 | Muna Xeia (Slow Waltz 28) | Sara Tavares | portuguese | World Music | 3:23
• 8 | Without You (Slow Waltz 28) | George Klein Orchestra | english | Classic Music | 3:51
• 9 | Wild Mountainside (Slow Waltz 28) | The Celtic Tenors | english | Classic Music | 4:12
• 10 | Last Dance (Slow Waltz 28) | Adam Pearce Trio | instrumental | Easy Listening | 2:00
• 11 | Vem Kann Segla (Slow Waltz 29) | Anita Lerche | swedish | Pop | 3:07
• 12 | Jealousy (Tango 32) | Carlos Ortega | instrumental | World Music | 2:55
• 13 | Rojo Y Negro (Tango 32) | George Klein Orchestra | instrumental | World Music | 2:24
• 14 | Romance (Tango 32) | Yuki Kajiura | instrumental | World Music | 2:32
• 15 | Mr. Tango (Tango 32) | Matthew Corbett & Mike Wilkie | instrumental | Electro | 2:01
• 16 | Emoción (Tango 32) | George Klein Orchestra | instrumental | Orchestra | 2:48
• 17 | Un Paso Mas Alla (Tango 32) | Narcotango | instrumental | Electro | 2:15
• 18 | To Dust (Viennese Waltz 58) | Helen Jane Long | instrumental | Orchestra | 2:30
• 19 | La Valse Du Mariage (from ‘Le Passager De La Pluie’) (Viennese Waltz 59) | Saori Yuki | japanese | Soundtrack | 1:31
• 20 | Balada Del Cuadro (Viennese Waltz 58) | Pascal Gaigne | instrumental | Orchestra | 1:59
• 21 | Theme From ‘Anna Karenina’ (Viennese Waltz 58) | George Klein Orchestra | instrumental | Soundtrack | 2:39
• 22 | Paroles, Paroles (Slowfox 28) | Quadro Nuevo | instrumental | Musette & Chanson/Folk/Gipsy | 5:12
• 23 | I Don’t Know (Slowfox 28) | Ruth Brown | english | Evergreen | 2:35
• 24 | Trumpet In The Night (Slowfox 28) | Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra | instrumental | Swing | 3:21
• 25 | Meet Me, Midnight (Slowfox 29) | Diane Schuur | english | Swing | 3:10
• 26 | Minimum Wage (Slowfox 29) | B. K. Anderson | english | Evergreen | 2:19
• 27 | The Sound Of The Blues (Slowfox 29) | Swing Shift Big Band | instrumental | Swing | 3:39
• 28 | Back Alley Beat Box (Slowfox 29) | Danny Phillips & Blair Booth | instrumental | Swing | 2:26
• 29 | Besame Mucho (Slowfox 29) | Dave Brubeck | instrumental | Swing | 4:40
• 30 | Autumn Leaves (from ‘Les Portes De La Nuit’) (Slowfox 28) | Cannonball Adderley | instrumental | Soundtrack | 3:09
• 31 | Sailing (Slowfox 29) | Sam Reynolds | english | Pop | 3:46
• 32 | Trapped (In The Web Of Love) (Quickstep 50) | Royal Crown Revue | english | Swing | 2:13
• 33 | I Know Nothing (Quickstep 50) | Marsha Nelzy | english | Nu Jazz/Electro Swing | 1:55
• 34 | Bouillabaisse (Quickstep 50) | Caro Joseé Feat. Manusch Weiss | english | Swing | 2:23
• 35 | Boo Wah Boo Wah (Quickstep 50) | Red And The Red Hots | english | Swing | 2:19
• 36 | Everybody’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Miss Thing (Quickstep 50) | Lavay Smith | english | Swing | 1:43
• 37 | Gimme That Swing! (Vintage Mix) (Quickstep 50) | Cissie Redgwick | english | Swing | 3:48
• 38 | Hipbrass (Quickstep 50) | Frohlocker | instrumental | Nu Jazz/Electro Swing | 3:05
• 39 | Gangster Swing (Quickstep 50) | Geoff Levin | instrumental | Swing | 1:46
• 40 | Express (from ‘Burlesque’) (Quickstep 50) | Linda May & The Swing Lizzards | english | Soundtrack | 2:58
• 41 | Blue Suede Shoes (Quickstep 50) | Elvis Presley | english | Pop | 2:59