Choosing a song
Pick a song that is meaningful to both of you. Did you share a romantic moment to a special song? What love song was playing in the background on your first date? What song brings tears to your eyes or gives you butterflies? What song inspires thoughts of the one you love? The music you choose will determine the type of dance that is appropriate. If you are undecided, your instructor can demonstrate a variety of dance styles and provide a list and samples to listen to in class. Knowing which styles of dance you prefer can help you decide on the song. If you are unfamiliar with dance styles you may simply want to imagine the mood you want to feel and project as you are dancing. Do you want your dance to look simple and elegant? Classic and traditional? Peppy and cheerful? Sensual and romantic? Elaborate and Showy? Share your vision with your instructor.
Here is a page of weird and awkward dance photos, people who did not take dance lessons! Don’t let this be you!
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“Wedding Appropriate” Songs
Most Wedding Dance Song lists are based on popularity alone. Often times couples will chose a song they love without considering the lyrics. Examples of this type of song are the song from “Titanic” and “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston. It is a beautiful song and a popular choice for weddings. However, they contain lines like, “My heart will go on.” and “I’m not what you need. These forsee the end of the relationship song and therefore are innappropriate. This list is a work in progress, please feel free to email us with any songs you would like to suggest! While we do have some of these songs in our collection we definitely recommend bringing in the music when you come to class.
It’s your dance, have it your way!
Surprise dances can be fun,,, some of my favorites
Timbaland, The Way I Are
Michael Jackson , The way u Make me feel
Never let anyone tell you not to dance to a specific song. You pay dance instructors to teach you how to dance. They can tell you if the song in question is easy or hard to dance to, that is part of our job. It’s Your Wedding!
Here is one of my many Imix lists of songs:
A Groovy Kind of Love Dan Finnerty Rumba The Wedding Planner Soundtrack
A Kiss Build A Dream On Louis Armstrong Foxtrot/Foxy Sleepless in Seattle Soundtrack
A Moment Like This Kelly Clarkin Foxy
A Wink And A Smile Harry Connick, Jr. Foxtrot Sleepless In Seattle Soundtrack
Adore You Nikki Hassman Triple Swing The Wedding Planner Soundtrack
Accidentally in Love Swing
After All Is Said and Done
All I Want Is You U2 Rumba
All My Life K-Ci and JoJo Foxy
All The Way Frank Sinatra Rumba
Amazed Lonestar Foxy Lonely Grill
Angel Angela Winbush
Angel John Stoddart
Annie’s Song John Denver Viennese Waltz The Wedding Planner Soundtrack
Anyone At All Carole King Rumba You’ve Got Mail Soundtrack
Anything John Stoddart
As Time Goes By Jimmy Durante Foxy/Foxtrot Sleepless in Seattle Soundtrack
At Last Etta James Foxy The Best of Etta James
At Last Nat “King” Cole Foxy Love Is The Thing
At Last Celine Dion Foxy A New Day Has Come
At Last Joan Osborne Foxy
Because Of You Tony Bennet
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion Rumba All The Way – A Decade of Song
Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Weatherly Rumba The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.1
Betcha By Golly Wow Stylistics Foxy
Better Part Of Me John Secada Cha Cha/ Hustle Better Part Of Me
Better When We’re Together Jack Johnson Fox Trot
Beyond the Sea Fox Trot
Bless the Broken Road Rascal Flatts Rumba / Foxy
Blue Danube Viennese Waltz
Blue Eyes Carey Brothers Waltz
Break the Walls John Secada Rumba Better Part Of Me
Breathe Faith Hill Rumba Breathe
Broken Road Rascal Flatts Fox Trot
Burn Jo Dee Messina Rumba Burn
Butterfly Kisses
By Your Side Sade Foxy
Can’t Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley Viennese Waltz Blue Hawaii
Can’t Help Falling In Love UB40 Single Swing, Samba The Very Best Of UB40
Can’t Help Falling In Love Michael Buble Foxy
Can’t Take My Eyes off of You Frankie Valli Fox Trot/Swing /Rumba
Centerpiece Van Morrison Foxtrot How Long Has This Been Going On?
Cheek to Cheek Ella Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong Foxtrot Ella and Louis
Cheek To Cheek Fred Astaire Foxtrot The Green Mile Soundtrack
Come Away With Me Nora Jones Viennese Waltz, Foxy
Collide Howie Day Rumba
Come Fly With Me Frank Sinatra Fox Trot
Come Go With Me The Dell-Vikings Foxtrot/ Triple Swing Weddings Of A Lifetime
Come Rain Or Come Shine Ray Charles Foxy Weddings Of A Lifetime
Come What May
Con Te Partiro Andrea Bocelli Foxy, Tango
Could I Have This Dance For The Rest Of My Life Ann Murrey Waltz The Best…So Far
Could Not Ask for More Edwin McCain Foxy
Could Not Ask For more Sarah Evans Foxy
Crazy Love Van Morrison Foxy Moondance
Cross My Heart George Strait
Crush 3G’s Rumba The Parent Trap Soundtrack
Dance With Me Shirley Horn Foxtrot You Won’t Forget Me
Dangerously In Love Beyonce
Deed I Do Ella Fitzgerald Foxtrot Sunny Side of the Street
Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing Aerosmith or Mark Chesnutt
Dream Come True Ta-Gana Hustle/ Cha-cha The Princess Diaries Soundtrack
Emotionally Yours Bob Dylan Foxy
Endless Love Lionel Ritchie Foxy The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.2
Enrichez-vous Amarillis Waltz Waltzing in the trees
Even If I Tried Emilio Triple Swing / Two Step Life Is Good
Everlasting Love (This Will Be) Natalie Cole
Exactly Like You Carmen McCrae Swing Carmen McRae
Faithfully Journey Foxy
Falling Into You Celine Dion
Feels Like Home Chantal Kreviazuk Foxy / Rumba Dawson ‘s Creek Sountrack
Fever Ray Charles Fox Trot
Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra Foxtrot
Flesh and Blood Johnny Cash Foxy
For Once In My Life Frank Sinatra
For Once In My Life Michael Buble Fox Trot
For You My Love Lou Rawls Foxtrot Legendary Lou Rawls
Forever And Ever, Amen Randy Travis Two Step/ Foxtrot/ Single Swing/Foxy Greatest # 1 Hits
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) Pat Boone Foxy Your Hit Parade
From This Moment Shania Twain Foxy
Glory of Love Peter Setera Fox Trot
Good Morning Beautiful Steve Holy Rumba / Foxy
Grow Old With Me Mary Chapin Carpenter Foxy Party Doll
Guaranteed to Smile Peter Davis Foxtrot Goin’ to Lindy Land
Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison Foxtrot The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.1
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman ? Bryan Adams Viennese Waltz
Heaven Must Have Sent You The Elgins Swing Tamla Motown
Here and Now Foxy
Home Michael Buble Foxy
Hour Follows Hour Ani DiFranco Foxy
How Little We Know
How Sweet It Is Jr Walker Swing The Ultimate Collection
How Sweet It Is Joe Williams Foxtrot w/ the Thad Jones Orch.
How Sweet It Is James Taylor Swing / Fox Trot
How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You ) Marvin Gaye Triple Swing
I Believe In You and Me Whitney Houston Foxy
I Belong To You Lenny Kravitz Rumba “5”
I Can’t Belive That You’re…. Tony Bennett Foxtrot Jazz
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Billie Holiday Foxtrot The Green Mile Soundtrack
Ice Cream Sarah Mclachlan Waltz
I Could Write A Book Harry Connick, Jr. Foxtrot When Harry Met Sally Soundtrack
I Cross My Heart George Straight Rumba
I Do Paul Brant Rumba
I Do Cherish You Stegal/ Hill Foxy / Rumba The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.2
I Finally Found (Someone) Barbra Streisand & Foxy The Mirror Has Two Faces Soundtrack
I Hear a Symphony The Supremes Triple Swing/ Foxtrot Weddings Of A Lifetime
I Hope You Dance Leanne Womack
I Just Found Out About Love Shirley Horn Foxtrot You Won’t Forget Me
I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You Savage Garden Rumba
I’ll Always Be Right There Bryan Adams Rumba
I Love Being Here With You Barbara Morrison Swing Live at the 9:20 Special
I Love You Martina McBride Triple Swing Runaway Bride Soundtrack
I Love You Because Al Martino Foxy Greatest Hits
I Love You For Sentimental Reasons
I Only Have Eyes For You The Flamingos Foxy My Girl Soundtrack
I Pledge My Love Fekaris/Perren Foxy / Slow Dance The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.1
I Swear John Michael Montgomery Rumba Kickin’ It Up
It’s Your Love Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Foxy
I Turn To You Warren Rumba The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.2
I Wanna Love You Forever Watters/Biancaniello Rumba / Foxy The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.1
I Will Be There Van Morrison Swing How Long Has This Been Goin On?
If I Aint Got You Alicia Keyes Waltz
If I Could Ray Charles Foxy
I’ll Be Edwin McCain Viennese Waltz Misguided Roses
I’ll Take Care Of You Dixie Chicks Rumba/ Two Step Dixie Chicks
I’m A Believer Smash Mouth Triple Swing Shrek Soundtrack
I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) The Proclaimers Triple Swing Benny & Joon Soundtrack
I’m Your Angel Kelly Rumba The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.2
I’m Your Child
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Sinatra Fox Trot
I’ve Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra Fox Trot What Women Want Soundtrack
If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful Whitney Houston Foxy
I’m Beginning to See the Light Fox Trot
In The Misty Moonlight Jerry Wallace Rumba Your Hit Parade
Into The Mystic Van Morrisson Rumba
Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder Rumba
It All Depends On You Steve Tyrell Fox Trot Standard Time
It Had to Be You Harry Connick, Jr. Fox Trot When Harry Met Sally Soundtrack
It Had to Be You Steve Tyrell Fox Trot Standard Time
It’s Your Love Tim McGraw / Faith Hill Foxy Everywhere
Just The Way You Are Billy Joel Rumba The Stranger
Keeper Of The Stars Tracy Byrd
Kiss From A Rose Seal Night Club 2 Step
L-O-V-E Nat King Cole Foxtrot The Parent Trap Soundtrack
La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf Foxy Eternelle
La Vie En Rose Lois Armstrong Foxy
Lady In My Life Michael Jackson
Late Blooming Peter Davis Waltz Lindy Hop Heaven
Legends Jay Ungar Waltz The Lover’s Waltz
Let’s Fall in Love Louis Armstrong Foxtrot Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson
Let’s Fall in Love Steve Tyrell Foxtrot Standard Time
Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love Pink Martini Rumba
Let’s Stay Together Al Green Rumba Weddings Of A Lifetime
Lindy Hop Heaven Peter Davis and Lindy Hop Heaven Swing Lindy Hop Heaven
Look of Love Rumba
Long As I Got You Emilio Two Step/ Swing Life Is Good
Longer Dan Fogelberg Rumba The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.1
Lost Inside Of You John Secada Rumba Better Part Of Me
Love is Here to Stay Frank Sinatra Foxtrot Songs for Swingin’ Lovers
Love is Here to Stay Steve Tyrell Foxtrot Standard Time
Love Letters Diana Krall
Love Will Keep Us Alive The Eagles Rumba Hell Freezes Over
Lover’s Rock Sade Foxy
Loving in My Baby’s Eyes Taj Mahal Rumba
Make Someone Happy Jimmy Durante Foxtrot Sleepless In Seattle Soundtrack
Making Memories of Us Keith Urban Rumba
Miracles Happen Myra Triple Swing The Princess Diaries Soundtrack
Moon Dance Van Morrison Foxtrot / Triple Swing Moon Dance
Moonriver Waltz
More Frank Sinatra
H. Connick Jr Foxtrot It Might As Well Be Swing
More Bobby Darren Fox Trot / Swing
More Than Love The Lonely Boys Foxy
More Than Words
Mountain House Jay Ungar Waltz The Lover’s Waltz
My Baby Just Cares Indigo Swing Swing Indigo swing
My Best Friend Tim McGraw Foxy
My Destiny Lionel Ritchie Rumba
Never Felt This Way Brian McKnight
Never Let You Go Jakaranda Hustle/ Swing /Cha-cha The Parent Trap Soundtrack
Never Tear Us Apart INXS Fox Trot
Never Start Living The Four Blazes Swing Mary Jo
Never Stop Falling In Love Rumba
New Kind of Love Ella Fitzgerald Foxtrot Ella Swings Lightly
New Kind of Love Frank Sinatra Foxtrot Best of the Capitol Years
Nice ‘n’ Easy Frank Sinatra Foxtrot Best of the Capitol Years
Nobody But Me Lou Rawls Foxtrot What Women Want Soundtrack
Now And Forever Richard Marx Slow Dance Hollywood Soundtracks
Once In A Lifetime Michael Bolton Slow Dance Hollywood Soundtracks
Only One Road Celine Dion Waltz The Color Of My Love
Open Arms Journey Waltz Time 3
Open Windows Sarah Harmer
Our Love Is Here To Stay Ella Fitzgerald Foxtrot Pure Ella
Our Love Is Here To Stay Harry Connick, Jr. Slow Dance/ Foxtrot When Harry Met Sally Soundtrack
Our Love is Here to Stay Lester Young Foxtrot Pres and Teddy
Paradise Styx Rumba Return To Paradise
Plan On Forever Sue Ann Carwell & Mervyn Warren Rumba The Wedding Planner Soundtrack
Power Of Two Indigo Girls Rumba Boys On The Side Soundtrack
Por Una Cabeza Tango Godfather Soundtrack
Rainbow ’round My Shoulder Brian Setzer Foxtrot Brian Setzer Orchestra
Recipe For Love Harry Connick Jr. Foxtrot We Are In Love
Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder Foxy
Ring of Fire Johnny Cash Single Swing
See Me Through Rascal Flats Cha-cha/ Triple Swing/ Rumba Rascal Flats
Shameless Billy Joel Foxtrot Greatest Hits Vol. 3
She and I Alabama Rumba
She Belongs to Me Harry Connick Jr Fox Trot / Foxy
She Sang to Me Marc Anthony Night Club 2 Step
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours Stevie Wonder Triple Swing You’ve Got Mail Soundtrack
Sleeping Beauty Viennese Waltz
Some Kind Of Wonderful The Drifters Rumba More Dirty Dancing Soundtrack
Some Say Rascal Flats Cha-cha/ Triple Swing Rascal Flats
Someone Like You Van Morrison Foxtrot/ Rumba French Kiss Soundtrack
Something’s Gotta Give Sammy Davis, Jr. Foxtrot What Women Want Soundtrack
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Israel Kamakawiwo Foxy
Songbird Eva Cassidy Foxy
Stay As Sweet As Nat “King” Cole Slow Dance Love Is The Thing
Stuck With You Huey Lewis Fox Trot
Such Great Heights Iron and Wine Foxy The Garden State Soundtrack, Track 11
Sweet Thing Van Morrison Rumba
Take Heart My Friend Fernando Ortega Foxy
Take My Breath Away Jessica Simpson
Taking a Chance on Love Lester Young Foxtrot Pres and Teddy
Taking a Chance on Love Nicholas Payton Foxtrot From this Moment…
Taking You Home Don Hentley Slow Dance Inside Job
Tell Him The Exciters Foxtrot/ Triple Swing Weddings Of A Lifetime
That’s All Rod Stewart Foxy
The Best Is Yet To Come Shirley Horn Foxtrot You’re My Thrill
The Best Is Yet To Come Nancy Wilson Foxtrot What Women Want Soundtrack
The Best Is Yet To Come Frank Sinatra Foxtrot It Might As Well Be Swing
The Close I Get To You Beyonce
The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face Celine Dion
The Lover’s Waltz Jay Ungar Waltz The Lover’s Waltz
The Luckiest Rumba
The Prayer Andrea Boccelli and Celine Dion Foxy
The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra Foxtrot The Very Best Of Frank Sinatra
The Wedding unknown Viennese Waltz The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.1
There You’ll Be Faith Hill
These Are The Days Van Morrison Rumba, Night Club 2 Step
This Kiss Faith Hill Triple Swing Practical Magic Soundtrack
This Will Be ( An Everlasting Love) Natalie Cole Triple Swing / Foxtrot The Parent Trap Soundtrack
Till We Two Are One Georgie Shaw Foxtrot Your Hit Parade
Time After Time C. Lauper/ H. Hyman Rumba Strictly Ballroom Soundtrack
Time after Time Jack Mcduff / Gene Harris Foxtrot Down Home Blues
Too Marvelous For Words Frank Sinatra Foxtrot What Women Want Soundtrack
Top Of The World Shonen Knife Swing /Quick Step The Parent Trap Soundtrack
True Colors Phil Collins Rumba
True Companion Marc Cohen
True Love Patti Austin Waltz The Real Me
Truly, Madly, Deeply Savage Garden
Unchained Melody Rightous Brothers
Unforgettable Nat “King” Cole Slow Dance Weddings Of A Lifetime
Until Sting Foxy
Until I met You Tony Bennett Foxtrot I Wanna Be Around
Up Where We Belong Nitzsche/ Sainte-Marie/ Jen nings Rumba The Most Requested Wedding Songs Vol.1
Vivo Per Lei Andrea Boccelli Foxy
Waltz from Act II Tchaikovshky V. Waltz
Waiting All My Life Rascal Flats Cha-cha/ Triple Swing/ Rumba Rascal Flats
What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong Slow Dance/ Foxtrot What A Wonderful World
What Are You Doing For the Rest of Your Life? Michael Bolton Foxy Vintage
What Makes You Different Backstreet Boys Rumba/ Cha-cha The Princess Diaries Soundtrack
When I Fall In Love Celine Deon Foxy
When I Said I do Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black Waltz D’lectrified
When You Say Nothing At All Alison Krauss Rumba/Foxy
When You Say You Love Me Josh Groban
Where Do I Begin Tony Bennet
Where Do I Begin Shirley Bassey
Wink And A Smile Foxy
Witchcraft Frank Sinatra Foxtrot
With You I’m Born Again Billy Preston and Syreeta
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
World On A String Frank Sinatra Foxtrot
World On A String Peggy Lee Foxtrot What Women Want Soundtrack
Yessir That’s My Baby Oscar Petersen and Count Basie Swing Yessir, That’s My Baby
You Jesse Powell Rumba
You and I Stevie Wonder Foxy
You Are My Home Cheyanne Rumba Dance With Me Soundtrack
You and Me Lifehouse Foxy
You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker Slow Dance/ Rumba Weddings Of A Lifetime
You Are The Love Of My Life Jim Brickman Slow Dance
You Got It Bonnie Raitt Triple Swing/ Rumba Boys On The Side Soundtrack
You Light Up My Life Debbie Boone Waltz The Envelope Please
You Stepped Out of a Dream Shirley Horn Foxtrot You Won’t Forget Me
You’re My First, My Last, My Everything Barry White Hustle/ Triple Swing/ Cha-cha Weddings Of A Lifetime
You’re Nobody ‘Till Somebody Loves You Dean Martin Foxtrot Swingers Soundtrack
You’ve Got What it Takes Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums Swing Come Out Swingin!
Your Song Elton John Rumba Weddings Of A Lifetime
Your True Love The Brian Setzer Orchestra Swing The Brian Setzer Orchestra