Ballroom First Dance Songs
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You are probably choosing ballroom first dance songs because you have decided to take some classes and learn a specific dance for your first dance. Be it a rumba, foxtrot, waltz or a mamba you have decided upon, choosing the songs can be quite tricky. |
There are essentially two elements involved. The first element involved in choosing your ballroom dancing first dance song is the meaning the song has to you. The words and the melody must be meaningful to you and your fiance.
The second element is the dance-ability of the song.
You are probably choosing ballroom first dance songs because you have decided to take some classes and learn a specific dance for your first dance. Be it a rumba, foxtrot, waltz or a mamba you have decided upon, choosing the songs can be quite tricky.
There are essentially two elements involved. The first element involved in choosing your ballroom dancing first dance song is the meaning the song has to you. The words and the melody must be meaningful to you and your fiance. The second element is the dance-ability of the song.
The dance-ability of any song is dependent on the rhythm or tempo of the given song. This is measured by bars per minute (BPM). Every dance has certain unique characteristics that is tied to the tempo and rhythm of the music. The Waltz and the Foxtrot for example will fall in the range between 28 and 32 BPM.
The best advice is to consult your instructor as to what dance would be best for you to learn, and then to choose the song that would add meaning to your dance. The other option you have if you already have a great first dance song to dance to is to ask your instructor which dance would best suit your chosen song.
Below are a few first dance ballroom songs to suit certain dance styles best:
Rumba First Dance Songs:
Rumba is a perfect choice for a first dance. Rumba music is infused with love and sensuality. Many artists like Stevie Wonder, The Drifters and Michael Jackson have made some of their most popular songs to this rhythm.
Many dancers consider rumba one of the most erotic and sensual of the Latin dances, as it incorporates a relatively slow rhythm and sensual hip movement. If you have chosen to do your first dance as a rumba then choose one of the Rumba first dance songs below:
A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
Caught Up In The Rapture - Anita Baker
Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Falling Into You - Celine Dion
For The First Time - Kenny Loggins
God Causes All Things To Grow - Steve Green
I Don't Want To Live Without You - Foreigner
I Swear - John Michael Montgomery
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Love Will Keep Us Alive - Eagles
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
I Cross My Heart - George Strait
In The Misty Moonlight - Dean Martin
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Making Memories Of Us - Keith Urban
The Look Of Love - Diana Krall
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion
Save The Last Dance For Me - Michael Buble
Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters
Have a look in the video below how lovely a Rumba can be as a first dance:
Waltz First Dance Songs:
The waltz is a very romantic and smooth dance and a perfect choice for a ballroom first dance. Most waltz songs invoke dreamy feelings and stirs the imagination... Choose from one of the following first dance waltz songs:
When I Said I Do - Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black
You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Could I Have This Dance - Ann Murray
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
Have a look at how lovely this couple danced a waltz at their wedding to You and Me by Lifehouse.
Foxtrot First Dance Songs:
The foxtrot is a fun and fast-paced dance for those of you who want something a little less traditional and soppy. Choose from the foxtrot first dance songs below:
I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
It Had to Be You - Harry Connick, Jr
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
Our Love Is Here To Stay - Ella Fitzgerald
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
I've Got The World On A String - Frank Sinatra
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Forever And Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
A Kiss Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
As Time Goes By - Jimmy Durante
The couple below chose Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra to do a foxtrot to for their first dance - very classy!
Tango First Dance Songs:
The Tango has a unique flavor unlike any other ballroom dance. The Tango is a very showy dance, but at the same time it is very intimate and as Al Pacino says in Scent of a Woman: "There are no mistakes in Tango. It's like life, if you get all tangled up, you tango on." Make your first dance a Tango with one of the following songs:
Por Una Cabeza (From Scent Of A Woman)
Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) - Gotan Project (From the movie Shall We Dance)
Asi Se Baila El Tango - From Take The Lead
Watch this wedding couple sizzle on the dance floor doing the tango:
Swing First Dance Songs:
Swing dancing is very versatile and the rhythms are very infectious. Choose from the following Swing Dance first dance songs:
Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40
Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings
How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You ) - Marvin Gaye
I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes
This couple below are great dancers and watching them just makes you smile:
Salsa & Mambo First Dance Ideas:
Mambo and salsa are both really sexy and work wonders as a first dance. Both of them can be danced on a small to medium dance floor. It is gripping and sexy.
Dance The Night Away - Lionel Richie
Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Clooney
We’ve Only Just Begun – Carpenters
Pehli Nazar Mein - Atif Aslam
Time Of My Life - Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley
Satellite - Santana & Jorge Morano (from Dirty Dancing Havana Nights)
The couple below do a lovely mambo to Dirty Dancing's Time Of My Life:
Slow First Dance Songs:
Come Rain Or Come Shine - Ray Charles
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) - Pat Boone
From This Moment On - Shania Twain
Grow Old With Me - Mary Chapin Carpenter
I Finally Found Someone - Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams
If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful - Whitney Houston
I Love You Because - Al Martino
I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
It's Your Love - Tim McGraw / Faith Hill
Cha Cha Songs For First Dance:
Kiss Me Honey Honey, Kiss Me - Shirley Bassy
If none of the above are what you are looking for, then also have a look at our 100 top first dance songs list.
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