Pop Goes Ballroom – Swing and Jive

Product Description

Take On Me opens a swing and jive programme that draws its variety from a wide selection of pop songs. Grace Kelly, Good Thing and Rehab share the album with Great Balls of Fire and I Get Around, bringing several musical generations into one 18-track collection. Pop Goes Ballroom – Swing and Jive is particularly worth considering when the choice of song matters as much as having a playlist devoted to the dance category.

The repertoire gives a class or practice session plenty of changes in emphasis. Candyman and Jump (For My Love) provide alternatives to the titles at the start of the album, while Two Hearts, Maniac and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go form part of its later sequence. Dancers can build a session around songs they already recognise, or explore unfamiliar selections within the same swing and jive collection. The album's vocal format also makes it a useful choice for listeners who enjoy a song-led programme.

Lengths vary markedly. Great Balls of Fire runs 1:39, whereas She's My Man lasts 5:33, so a short repeat and a longer practice need not rely on the same recording. The full track list retains each title and duration in album order, allowing teachers and dancers to select the amount of music that fits their activity.

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