Music: Rosen Movement Playlist December 1

Check out the dancing grandma in this video. (She makes her first appearance at 1:10 minutes.) We should all be so flexible! All it takes is some good music. Thanks to ChangingAging, where Dr. Bill Thomas promotes positive images of aging.

Warm Up

The Ink Spots - My Prayer (My Prayer) (3:15)

Rod Stewart - Embraceable you (Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Vol. III) (2:37)

Not available on Amazon as an MP3 in the US (you can download it at Amazon UK). Here's the album.

You can listen to the song in this video. I remove the introduction when I use the song in class.

Jason Mraz - I'm yours (I'm yours) (4:07)

Here's a live version. The album version works really well in class. (Thanks, Grace)

Stretch

Ella Fitzgerald - Reach for tomorrow (The Intimate Ella) (2:24)

K D Lang - Hallelujah (Hymns of the 49th Parallel) (4:57)

K D Lang - After the gold rush (Hymns of the 49th Parallel) (4:00)

Circle

Liz Wright - Stop (Dreaming Wide Awake) (3:32)

Blues Etilicos - Canceriano sem lar (Putumayo Presents: Blues Around the World) (2:59)

Not available on Amazon as an MP3. Here's the album. I use several songs from this album in classes.

There's no video of Blues Etilicos doing this song, but here's another version - a live performance -- that has similar motion-inducing qualities.

Paulina Rubio - Alma en Libertad (Pau-Latina) (3:54)

This looks live, but I wonder if she's lip-syncing. It sounds just like the album.

Across the Floor

Los Enanitos Verdes - Tan solo un instante ( Los Enanitos Verdes: Coleccion Aniversario) (3:24)

Los de Abajo - El Indio (Putumayo Presents: Nuevo Latino) (3:32)

Not available as an MP3 on Amazon or iTunes. Here's the album.

Guy Lombardo - Three o'clock in the morning (Winter Moods with Guy Lombardo) (2:43)

I can't find this on iTunes.

Not available on Amazon as an MP3, and I can't tell if the song on the following album is the one I use (when you click to listen, it plays another song called Jean). I use a version of this song from an old album called Waltz Favorites.

On the Floor

Steve Erquiaga - Pavane for a dead princess (Café Paradiso) (5:57)

Steve Erquiaga - Two Preludes (Chopin) (Café Paradiso) (3:43)

Steve Erquiaga - Arioso (Bach) (Café Paradiso) (3:23)

Steve Erquiaga - Under the Tuscan Sun (Café Paradiso) (4:50)

Steve Erquiaga - If Dreams Could Dance (Café Paradiso) (4:26)

Café Pardiso is not available on iTunes or Amazon as MP3 files, and there are no YouTube videos of the tracks I use. Here's an example of Steve Erquiaga's guitar playing. This song, Sicilienne, is too busy for On the Floor.

Related posts:
Rosen Method Movement Music (This is a post I wrote about selecting music for a class.)
Rosen Method Movement teachers (a directory)
Dance for joy: Rosen Method Movement and a Minnesota wedding (Fun. This is a must see!)
Rosen Movement Music (This links to posts that contain music for classes.)