Looking for a song with a beat like Tik Tok by Ke$ha or Tonight's Gonna be a Good Night by Black-Eyes Peas but without references to drinking or "language" for a video. [more inside]
posted by UMDirector on Dec 18, 2009 - 7 answers

Where can I learn to dance in Tampa? [more inside]
posted by fogonlittlecatfeet on Dec 16, 2009 - 1 answer

My husband mixes dance music using Fruity Loops. I want to get him some CDs for Christmas for samples -- particularly stuff that sounds like Fatboy Slim. Help? [more inside]
posted by heatherfl on Dec 7, 2009 - 16 answers

What short, creative performances can guests put on at my party to entertain themselves? [more inside]
posted by Kateruba on Dec 1, 2009 - 11 answers

How much memorization does art dance performance require? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Nov 24, 2009 - 6 answers

Going to chicago this weekend and would like something other than the standard club. Where should I go? [more inside]
posted by bwilms on Nov 18, 2009 - 12 answers

Help me win a dance-off at my hip hop class next week - or at least not make a fool of myself. Need inspiration for dance moves and music. [more inside]
posted by AV on Nov 11, 2009 - 5 answers

HELP! I am (was) using my ipod instead of a DJ for my wedding that is in 10 days and it just CRASHED! It synched to my computer without warning and now all my wedding playlists are GONE! I'm a dope and only very recently started using an external hard drive...long story short I need help to rebuild my wedding playlists. With the stress of the wedding planning I cant even remember to poop, let alone the collection of music ive been building for years!! [more inside]
posted by madmamasmith on Nov 11, 2009 - 21 answers

Having an issue with a dance mat on PC - down button works, but left + down and right + down don't. [more inside]
posted by LSK on Nov 9, 2009 - 2 answers

Give me some dance inspiration! [more inside]
posted by pica on Nov 7, 2009 - 4 answers

I'd like to learn to dance well, or at least inconspicuously. I'm white, slightly goofy, male and mid-20's. Help. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 28, 2009 - 25 answers

I'm starting to be able to identify what social dances fit different songs, but I don't know how to describe the features of the songs that make them appropriate for different dances. Can you help me name the features of songs that make them work well for the different social dances? [more inside]
posted by philosophygeek on Oct 22, 2009 - 14 answers

Latin Dancing Ettiquette: I really want to learn Latin Dancing, but for cultural reasons (and prudishness) would be uncomfortable dancing with a woman other than my fiancee. I doubt I would be pleased with her dancing with other men. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 28, 2009 - 22 answers

I've volunteered to DJ a teen Halloween dance/costume event sponsored by the library I work at, and held at the local art museum. Unfortunately, I didn't quite think about what that meant in terms of music, and now I'm stumped as to what kinds of music I should bring. My usual DJ sets are electronic and ambient music, and (NOT TOP40-IST) I never listen to the radio so I'm blissfully ignorant of what teh kidz are listening to these days. What should I play at this dance that your average teen is going to like? [more inside]
posted by 40 Watt on Sep 28, 2009 - 12 answers

What's a good dance for a beginning couple to learn that won't make her backache worse? [more inside]
posted by laumry on Sep 23, 2009 - 2 answers

I want to start dancing---just for me, for stress relief and mood enhancement and flexibility. Recommend some DVDs to teach me routines and give me ideas for my own? [more inside]
posted by lemonade on Sep 15, 2009 - 7 answers

I need to update my dance-y indie music selection. My playlist is so 2007. [more inside]
posted by zoomorphic on Sep 10, 2009 - 21 answers

What's some good, danceable French indie pop/electro? [more inside]
posted by decoherence on Aug 15, 2009 - 19 answers

I like pop/hip-hop/R&B/dance songs with samples from easily recognized classical pieces but that tie together smoothly (ie. "When I get you alone" by Thicke). I prefer if the end result has a fast-ish tempo. Any suggestions?
posted by gwenlister on Aug 12, 2009 - 9 answers

What is a good place to learn how to dance in New York City? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 8, 2009 - 7 answers

What is the musical technique called whereby the music starts slow/quiet, builds to an, um, climax, and then, um, releases? This is most prevalent in dance/trance music. Examples within. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Aug 2, 2009 - 20 answers

Several years ago there was a captivating video on the web of a napkin or piece of paper wafting/dancing in the gentle breeze on a street sidewalk. [more inside]
posted by wsg on Jul 29, 2009 - 8 answers

Hi, I would like to know song's that are similar to Let's Get Loud. By similar I don't mean songs by Jennifer Lopez. By similar I mean songs that have the same musical structure, beat, flow, rhythm and genome attributes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Music_Genome_Project_attributes). I have no access in Pandora's music service so I need specific answers. Song titles and artist's name will do. Thanks in advance for any help on this matter.
posted by yoitsfrancis on Jul 20, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm a clean guy by nature, I take showers daily, and use deoderant. The problem is when I do any kind of physical work that's not too strenuous (aka dancing, carrying bags) my armpits sweat a bit, but not a lot, but the smell is strong! The result of this that I'm forced to throw a perfectly clean t-shirt into the laundry bag just because the underarm areas smell. Is there any way to kill this smell, I feel like I'm wasting money on cleaning clean shirts :\ Any and all advice is welcome!
posted by wildrain2008 on Jul 19, 2009 - 27 answers

Is there a rave subculture, and how can I get in on it? [more inside]
posted by theiconoclast31 on Jul 17, 2009 - 12 answers

I just had my very first belly dance class and discovered I'm a bit clueless when it comes to what the instructor is actually doing with her feet and her hands. And her chest. Pretty much everything she's doing mystifies me a bit, actually. Any recommendations for a very good, very basic Belly Dance dvd that I can practice with, or other resources that might help me get the moves down?
posted by Issithe on Jul 10, 2009 - 5 answers

Is learning choreography quickly an acquired skill? [more inside]
posted by nj554 on Jul 1, 2009 - 13 answers

We have our wedding song picked out. Now we just need a dance. [more inside]
posted by theichibun on Jun 27, 2009 - 3 answers

Looking for a mother-son dance song for my wedding. [more inside]
posted by condour75 on Jun 23, 2009 - 16 answers

Let's pretend it's 1989 and I'm putting together a playlist of classic NYC Limelight-style club anthems. I want piano drops, I want (not-too-cheezy) diva vocals, I want sweet (read: UNmonotonous) House Music. [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Jun 18, 2009 - 32 answers

My partner and I want to find a waltz for our wedding, but we are looking for some happy, uplifting songs in waltz time. [more inside]
posted by ukdanae on Jun 17, 2009 - 28 answers

I'm looking for a dance studio where I can learn modern dance choreography, but not necessarily for a recital. I'm in central NJ. [more inside]
posted by WeekendJen on Jun 8, 2009 - 1 answer

What type of dance/step would one use to dance to "Midnight, the Stars, and You" by Al Bowly?
posted by entropicamericana on May 25, 2009 - 3 answers

My wife is teaching an after-school dance club for 7 year-olds. A few boys have enrolled and want to learn some street dance moves. What hip-hop tracks could she use? They need to be recent UK hits and, obviously, not sweary/rude/all about violence. Our community is about as far from inner-city street culture as it gets, so their posturing is hilarious, but she'd like to indulge them - without upsetting the head/parents/the girls.
posted by dowcrag on May 4, 2009 - 14 answers

Creative inspiration for bohemian home décor in a tiny, rented studio apartment? [more inside]
posted by velvet winter on May 2, 2009 - 7 answers

Posting for someone else: I'm looking for the music video to a French dance track that might've been released sometime last year. There were no lyrics and there's an accordion sampled throughout. The video apparently consists of people throughout the world dancing to this on headphones and at some point there's a man in a pink bunny suit. Has anyone heard of this?
posted by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious on Apr 17, 2009 - 3 answers

Suggest underappreciated music for a 60s/70s dance party. [more inside]
posted by hpliferaft on Apr 10, 2009 - 26 answers

I vaguely remember a Jewish quip about the questions God asks a Rabbi at the end of his life. It is something like 1. Did you follow my commandments? (yes, all of them) 2. Did you study my Word well? (yes, every day) 3. Did you dance enough? Or something to that effect. Has anyone heard of this or know how it really goes?
posted by brenton on Mar 31, 2009 - 5 answers

I have been enlisted to DJ a high school dance. I need some cool, danceable music that I won't feel ashamed for playing. Now, I myself am a high school student, but my musical tastes deviate a little from what most of my compatriots would consider danceable. Whereas they listen to Basshunter, I listen to Selected Ambient Works 85-92, for example. However, I cannot play music that people will not like. Some suggestions? [more inside]
posted by Bahro on Mar 27, 2009 - 40 answers

I'd like a good hands-only dancing game for the Wii. I've really been enjoying Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party's dance mini-game, but there's only seven songs. And lots of the other dance games for Wii seem to involve a DDR-style dance pad (which, while fun for me, will be way less fun for my downstairs neighbors). We Cheer seems to be along the lines of what I'm looking for, but in an ideal world, I could get this kind of game without a bunch of prepubescent large-headed midriff-baring girls manically screaming rainbows at me.
posted by Greg Nog on Mar 18, 2009 - 8 answers

Amazing girl I meet at a show gives me her phone number, but forgets to give me the area code. Main problem: I barely know anything about her - not even her name. How can I get in touch? [more inside]
posted by Risiko on Mar 5, 2009 - 32 answers

When I get married, I want to dance with my wife-to-be to "We're going to be friends" by the White Stripes. The thing is, it is not really a conventional song suited for dancing. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a dancing style that would go to this song. [more inside]
posted by Deathalicious on Feb 26, 2009 - 17 answers

I'm helping put on a big swing dance event in Boston this coming spring. Can you suggest places that have big enough dance floors for 200-300 people to dance on? (something on the order of about 3000 sq ft or more.) We're having a hard time locating anything. [more inside]
posted by inatizzy on Feb 17, 2009 - 6 answers

Swing dancing shoes for the beginner please. [more inside]
posted by Attackpanda on Jan 13, 2009 - 8 answers

I have about a week to get in shape to do a 6 minute choreographed dance. What exercises will help me with endurance? [more inside]
posted by abdulf on Dec 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Halloween costume filter: For once, I'd love to have a really great costume - something smart and witty and not overdone. But it needs to be something that I can dance in all night long. Help! [more inside]
posted by inatizzy on Oct 30, 2008 - 10 answers

Where can I throw a pizza dance party in NYC? [more inside]
posted by Help, I can't stop talking! on Oct 8, 2008 - 11 answers

I met a girl. She LOVES to dance. I don't. Help. [more inside]
posted by eightball on Sep 9, 2008 - 32 answers

I need recs for a lightweight shoe for my dance class. [more inside]
posted by notjustfoxybrown on Sep 5, 2008 - 9 answers

BBOYZ! Teach me how to dance, specifically popping, locking, and breakdancing. Any tips you can give will be appreciated. [more inside]
posted by Zeker on Aug 21, 2008 - 7 answers