Standard songs for ballroom dancing. Popular and well-known tracks.
When people hear “ballroom dance,” many tend to imagine something formal and a bit intimidating.
In reality, there aren’t many occasions in everyday life where you’d encounter a chance to show off ballroom dancing.
That said, there are surely people who enjoy it as a hobby, as well as those planning to take on ballroom dance for events or as entertainment.
So this time, we’ve put together a wide-ranging selection of popular songs frequently used for ballroom dance, spanning genres and eras.
For some tracks, we’ve also included videos showing them actually used for dancing.
Please enjoy a repertoire that adds popular music like pop to the classic standards—waltz, tango, and Latin!
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Standard songs for ballroom dancing. Popular and famous tracks (41–50)
Mas que nadaBellini
“Mas que nada” enjoys enduring popularity as a song used for ballroom samba performances.
The original was a bossa nova piece composed by Brazilian singer-songwriter Jorge Ben, but when Sergio Mendes released a cover in 1966, it became a worldwide smash hit.
A secret tryst in the night fogKurōdo Chiari
[Rumba] “Yogiri no Shinobi-ai” performed by guitarist Claude Ciari from Nice, France.
The original song is “La Playa” (“The Beach”).
It was used in Japan when the film “Yogiri no Shinobi-ai,” set in a Greek port town, was released.
La CumparsitaNaoko Terai
La Cumparsita, a classic tango masterpiece that boasts the number-one level of recognition among tango songs worldwide, is said to have been composed around 1914 by the Uruguayan Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez when he was about 17 years old.
It is a quintessential tango piece that is often used as music for social dancing.
TristezaSergio Mendes
Composed by Haroldo Lobo and Niltinho, “Tristeza” is a representative Brazilian samba whose title means “sadness,” but contrary to the name, it’s a lively, rhythmic piece that blows away sorrow and invites a bright future.
It is also a well-known song danced to as a ballroom samba.
pearl necklaceKinguzu Obu Suwingu
[Slow Foxtrot] This is the Glenn Miller Orchestra’s hit song, “A String of Pearls,” composed by Jerry Gray and Eddie DeLange.
The performance at Hamarikyu Asahi Hall is by Kings of Swing — Japan’s top jazz musicians.
Mambo No. 5Yamada Myuujikku Rando
[Mambo] “Mambo No.
5” is a 1949 piece by Pérez Prado and one of the best-known mambos.
This performance is from the 13th Dream Concert by the Latin big band YAMADA MUSIC LAND, which is based in Minobu Town, Yamanashi Prefecture.
The call-and-response shouts are great!
Tango à la carteChiba Ken Keisatsu Ongakutai
[Tango] The Chiba Prefectural Police Band performs “Tango à la Carte.” The five pieces are: the German tango “Blue Sky,” from Argentine tango “Ilusión de mi Vida (A Weak Light)” and “El Choclo,” the German tango “Let the Lady Have Your Hand,” and the Danish tango “Jealousy.”