List of ballroom and social dance albums
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This article lists of ballroom
and social dance
albums.
Most of them are specifically compiled with the aim of ballroom/social dancing, but some authored albums which are commonly considered highly danceable are included here as well.
This list of dance music
is intended to aid partner dancing, and therefore it doesn't include most of disco music, hip-hop
, rock and roll
, and other highly danceable genres. Most of them deserve their own lists, see below.
Further, a number partner dancing styles such as Salsa
and Swing
have dedicated albums, and they deserve their own lists.
Ballroom dance
Ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television....
and social dance
Social dance
Social dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focuses of the dancing...
albums.
Most of them are specifically compiled with the aim of ballroom/social dancing, but some authored albums which are commonly considered highly danceable are included here as well.
This list of dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
is intended to aid partner dancing, and therefore it doesn't include most of disco music, hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
, and other highly danceable genres. Most of them deserve their own lists, see below.
Further, a number partner dancing styles such as Salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
and Swing
Swing (genre)
Swing music, also known as swing jazz or simply swing, is a form of jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and became a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States...
have dedicated albums, and they deserve their own lists.
International Style Ballroom
This section lists albums specifically compiled for International Style ballroom dancing. As a rule, they contain all 10 dances of the International ballroom category. Some are separately dedicated to Standard or Latin groups of dances, others are dedicated to a single ballroom dance.- Superior DancingSuperior DancingSuperior Dancing is a series of compilation CD albums dedicated to ballroom dances released by Kondor Musikvertrieb GmbH, Germany. They contain music for International Style ballroom dances.-Superior Dancing:1994, CONdisc 101028...
series - Tanz Orchester Klaus Hallen series
- Casa Musica (albums) series
- Giants of Latin series
- C.F.D. series by Ross Mitchell Orchestra
- Best Selection For Ballroom Dancing by Hisao Sudou and The New Downbeats Orchestra, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
- Feel the Rhythm
See also
- Dance musicDance musicDance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
- List of salsa albums
- List of hip hop albums
- List of rock and roll albums