Most Danceable thread…no mention of the great CHIC yet?
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Samba Pa Ti was one of those
I just asked dearly beloved, who used to run a dance group before rheumatoid arthritis struck. Her first reaction was “there are hundreds”. Then, what style? These were ladies of a certain age, but without doubt, their favourite was Michael Jackson - Billie Jean.
Different strokes for different folks, from my sixth form days, any track from Morris On!
Moving on to college, alternate weeks there were folk dance nights, the most likely request was the Oxo Reel.
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All a bit “too modern” for me….
Ah, yes, I’d forgotten reels and jigs, not to mention ceilidhs!
Unfamiliar with some, giving them a listen
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Was thinking not so much choreographed dance, but more for those shaking it at a random party. Point well made though
Could throw that on the second system, Throbbing Gristle on the primary,
Crank both and have bail money at the ready when the police arrive 
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Maybe not quite what this thread is aimed at but my wife and and I are keen Latin and ballroom dancers but generally are not fond of the usual music played at dances so for our practice sessions I have put together playlists for each dance
Not proposing to list everything but below are favourites
Ballroom tango- enter sandman Metallica
Tainted love Soft cell
Slow waltz - you make me feel like a natural woman Carole King
Take it to the limit Eagles
Slow foxtrot-halfway up the Hindu Kush Katie melua
16 tons Leann times
Quickstep-black horse and a cherry tree KT Tunstall
That man Caro emerald
Samba- don’t call me up Mabel
As George Michael version
Rumba- on broadway Drifters
I just can’t stop loving you Michael Jackson
Cha cha - hole in the head Sugababes
When Smokey sings ABC
Jive - you wreck me Tom Petty
Take on Me aha
Given the way I dance, 4’33" by John Cage.
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An NYC based list that always works:
- Sister Sledge - Lost in Music (Dimitri From Paris remix)
- Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Soulwax for Despacio remix)
- LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
- Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots
- Blondie - Heart Of Glass
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
- Beegees - Stayin’ Alive
- Jay Z - 99 Problems
- Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party
- Donna Summer - I Feel Love 12” (She is not from NYC but more for Studio 54 link)
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Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock ‘n’ Roll) - Dave Edmunds or Nick Lowe.
September - Earth Wind and Fire
500 Miles.
I didn’t and believed I couldn’t, but am learning I can, and enjoying the process. (But for me music for dancing is different from music for listening, much less demanding, and doesn’t need as good a system to maximise effectiveness.
Shame by Evelyn “Champagne” king from the disco era - 12inch disco mix of course. But, all time fav is EW&F’s September.
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