Jim's Songs

2004-08-12T23:19:00.000-04:00

The Cantina Song from Star Wars - Quickstep

2004-06-28T17:38:00.000-04:00

Today, a bunch of Hustles:

Another Night by Real McCoy
I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
Ray of Light by Madonna
Believe by Cher

Hustles are a ton of fun. They usually involve lots of spins and dips. When D and I do one at a wedding, we almost always end up with the photographer taking a picture of us in a dip.

2004-06-22T23:17:00.000-04:00

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley - Swing (Inspired by tonight's AFI countdown)
Wake Me Up Before You Go by Wham - Swing

2004-06-21T15:54:00.000-04:00

One of the weirder song choices that I've ever heard for ballroom:

Love Cats by The Cure (Quickstep)

Also fun is Walking on the Sun by Smashmouth (Cha Cha) and Cantaloop by US3 (Cha Cha).

2004-06-18T22:37:00.000-04:00

Now, for some variety, a couple Cha Chas:

Smooth by Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas
Game of Love by Carlos Santana and Michelle Branch
Oye Como Va by Santana

2004-06-17T23:04:00.000-04:00

Open Arms by Journey - Waltz
Ice Cream by Sarah MacLachlan - Waltz

As a side note, I think Ice Cream is one of the most heartfelt love songs of all time. It has lines including "You're love is better than ice cream" and "You're love is better than chocolate." I know that's true love. :-)

2004-06-16T23:17:00.000-04:00

So, to kick things off:

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones - Waltz
Circle in the Sand by Belinda Carlisle - Rumba
Nothing Else Matters by Metallica - Waltz
Caribbean Blue by Enya - Viennese Waltz
Rain King by Counting Crows - Swing

2004-06-16T23:02:00.000-04:00

When you first start ballroom dancing, you spend a lot of time confused. You think about what step to do next, whether your feet are in the right place, whether your partner will ever dance with you again... After a while, these worries subside a little bit. You start to improve and you start to wonder if there are any other songs you could be dancing to. Then you get into the annoying point where you start trying to classify the dance for every song you hear on the radio. I'm still in that stage, even after dancing for 10 years. So, I've decided that I need a record of these songs and a blog is just the way to do it.