Where Global Pop Icons Meet Strict Competitive Metrology
Bring the breathless, high-stakes atmosphere of an international grand final straight into your daily studio training space. The Ultimate Ballroom Album 19 – Love Me All Around The World represents the absolute pinnacle of contemporary Standard dance orchestration, delivered by the world-famous sound engineers at WRD. Spanning 44 intensely melodic, rhythmically perfect tracks, this premium digital archive takes globally celebrated big band swing, viral pop hits, and sweeping cinematic masterworks and reconstructs them into precise, tempo-locked weapons engineered explicitly for high-performance ballroom dancers.
Every single track in this expansive 2-disc collection has been master-edited to strip away erratic radio beat drops, long introductory silences, or unexpected bridge slowdowns, guaranteeing an unvarying, continuous rhythm from the opening bar to the final resolution. By beautifully balancing soaring, emotionally charged vocal layers with punchy, high-definition percussive baselines, The Ultimate Ballroom Album 19 gives you the perfect acoustic tool needed to eliminate mechanical counting and unleash raw, authentic physical expression under intense judging panels.
Why Choose the WRD Ultimate Ballroom 19 Digital Archive?
Elite WRD Benchmark Frequency Separation: WRD is internationally celebrated for engineering dance music with industry-standard clarity. The critical underlying timing cues—the deep double-bass pulses, rolling piano downbeats, and clean orchestral brass sections—remain beautifully distinct beneath dominant vocals, keeping your ears effortlessly locked onto the beat.
Instant Digital Convenience: High-fidelity MP3 files optimized for flawless, skip-free playback on smartphones, tablets, laptops, or professional studio sound systems—ensuring rich sound distribution across the floor without the hassle of fragile physical media.
Strict Competition-Ready Calibration: Every song features continuous, strict Beats Per Minute (BPM) designed to align perfectly with official WDSF, WDC, and international competitive boundaries.
A Masterclass in Contemporary Styling: Packed with high-impact tracks from Robbie Williams, Natalie Cole, Caro Emerald, and classic movie soundtracks, this collection gives your routines a modern, youthful, and immediately recognizable identity on the competitive floor.
Inside the Collection: The Track List & Discipline Directory
CD 1: SLOWFOX & QUICKSTEP
1. SLOWFOX (28 – 29 BPM) — Liquid, Syncopated Linear Progression
Floating, continuous big band, swing, and modern vocal tempos tailored for seamless weight transitions, continuous feather/weave actions, and textbook ankle tracking.
01. Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (29 BPM) – George Benson
02. It Could Happen To You (29 BPM) – Diana Krall
03. Lady Luck (29 BPM) – Brian Setzer Orch.
04. Swing Supreme (29 BPM) – Robbie Williams
05. Peel Me A Grape (29 BPM) – Jo Thompson
06. I Could Have Danced All Night (29 BPM) – The Jive Aces
07. Pride And Joy (29 BPM) – Cassandre McKinley
08. Moten Swing (29 BPM) – Count Basie Orch.
09. Stairway To The Stars (28 BPM) – Natalie Cole
10. All Nite Long (29 BPM) – Bobby Darin
11. Sweet Baby Chile (29 BPM) – JoJo Effect ft. Brenda Boykin
2. QUICKSTEP (50 – 51 BPM) — High-Octane Speed, Agility & Floor Flight
Energetic, driving swing and pop structures optimized for rapid-fire foot friction, explosive lock steps, runs, and hops without breaking the closed upper posture.
12. Walk Like An Egyptian (51 BPM) – Caro Emerald
13. You Can’t Hurry Love (50 BPM) – Boyzone
14. Soda Pop (50 BPM) – Robbie Williams & Michael Bublé
15. Love Me All Around The World (50 BPM) – Iain MacKenzie & Tape Five
16. Spiderman Theme (50 BPM) – Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience
17. Tequila (50 BPM) – Big Kahuna & The Copa Cat Pack
18. I Wanna Be Like You (50 BPM) – Robbie Williams & Olly Murs
19. Hit That Jive Jack (50 BPM) – Jumpin’ Joz Band
20. Get The Party Started (50 BPM) – Dick Brave & The Backbeats
21. Yes, My Darling Daughter (50 BPM) – Robin McKelle
22. The Bug (50 BPM) – Rick Guard
CD 2: WALTZ, TANGO & VIENNESE WALTZ
3. SLOW WALTZ (29 – 30 BPM) — Luxurious Pendulum Swing & Rise and Fall
Sweeping, multi-layered arrangements crafted to drive beautiful body flight, extensive floor coverage, and textbook sway control.
23. It Is You (I Have Loved) (30 BPM) – Becky Jane Taylor
24. Credi In Te (29 BPM) – Patrizio Buanne
25. Sweet Dreams For You (30 BPM) – Jewel
26. Between Two Loves (29 BPM) – Kim Yoon
27. Some People’s Lives (29 BPM) – Bette Midler
28. Ten Minutes Ago (29 BPM) – Tom Andersen
29. Wide River To Cross (29 BPM) – Diana Krall
30. Marble Halls (29 BPM) – Liz Madden
31. Aux Bougies (29 BPM) – Line Adam
32. She Waits (29 BPM) – Kenny Rogers
33. Plaisir D’Amour (29 BPM) – Nana Mouskouri
4. TANGO (31 – 32 BPM) — Sharp Staccato Precision & Compact Frame Stability
Chiseled, hard-hitting rhythmic arrangements tailored for maximum leg check extension, lightning-fast head links, and absolute horizontal core tracking with zero vertical rise.
34. Tango (O.S.T. Indochine) (32 BPM) – Patrick Doyle
35. Schwarze Augen (32 BPM) – The Magic Orch.
36. Tango Ranchero (32 BPM) – 101 Strings Orch.
37. Reflejo De Luna (31 BPM) – Alacran
38. Hotel Due Stelle (31 BPM) – Marina Gilian
39. Electro Tango (31 BPM) – Monica Magnani
5. VIENNESE WALTZ (58 – 60 BPM) — High-Velocity Rotational Flight & Momentum
Driving, rapid-fire rotational arrangements engineered to build continuous linear flight, utilizing deep core grounding to control extreme momentum.
40. La Valse De L’Amour (O.S.T. Cinderella) (58 BPM) – Patrick Doyle
41. The Enchantment (59 BPM) – Australis
42. Waltz Of Destiny (58 BPM) – Ji Pyeong Kwon
43. Le Marais (59 BPM) – R U A
44. Julia’s Theme O.S.T. (60 BPM) – Alexandre Desplat
Technical Coaching Pro-Tip
Mastering Syncopated Weight Release on High-Velocity Big Band Tracks: The primary technical trap for open-level competitors when dancing to highly energetic, big-band swing tracks—such as Robbie Williams & Michael Bublé’s Soda Pop or Caro Emerald’s Walk Like An Egyptian—is “over-activating” the upper frame. Because the brass and horn sections inject intense rhythmic punctuation, couples often hold extra muscle tension in their shoulders and arms. This fatal error narrows the closed hold, shortens the line of sight, and projects a frantic, frantic aesthetic to the adjudicating panel.
To project elite-level championship control, your partnership must route the big band energy entirely into your lower-body floor friction. When the horns strike a hard syncopated accent, keep your upper chest, shoulders, and head line completely quiet, expansive, and floating. Absorb and execute that rhythmic punctuation exclusively through immediate ankle pressure and a lightning-fast compression of your standing leg into the floor boards. This creates a stunning visual illusion—an intensely high-octane lower-body engine propelling a tranquil, expansive, and rock-solid upper frame effortlessly across the room. Master this kinetic isolation to command top marks from international judges.
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