We get asked quite often by our students that attend our Rock n Roll dance classes what songs are great for practicing their Rock n Roll dancing too. So thought it was about time I listed a few. So, in the I have ordered the songs by speed. The large majority of the songs can be obtained from online music stores or streamed.
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| Beginner Songs (93-135bpm or 23-33 Bars pm) | |
| Song Name | Artist |
| Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino |
| I Hear You Knockin' | Fats Domino |
| Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler |
| The Stroll | The Diamonds |
| Blue Monday | Fats Domino |
| The Birds & The Bees | Jewel Akens |
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) | Shakin' Stevens |
| Personality | Lloyd Price |
| Mustang Sally | The Commitments |
| She's Not You | Elvis Presley |
| The Wanderer | Dion |
| Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu | Huey "Piano" Smith |
| Sherry | The Four Seasons |
| Peter Gunn Theme | The Blues Brothers |
| Travellin' Man | Ricky Nelson |
| You Talk Too Much | Joe Jones |
| Love Potion No 9 | The Clovers |
| It's My Party | Lesley Gore |
| Build Me Up Buttercup | The Foundations |
| When Will I Be Loved | Linda Ronstadt |
| Be Bop a Lula | Gene Vincent |
| Suizie Q | Hawkins |
| Smokey Joes Cafe | The Robins |
| You Drive Me Crazy | Shakin' Stevens |
| Calendar Girl | Neil Sedaka |
| Just A Gigolo | David Lee Roth |
| It's My Party | Lesley Gore |
| Build Me Up Buttercup | The Foundations |
| Green Door | Shakin' Stevens |
| Return to Sender | Elvis Presley |
| Intermediate Songs (135-160bpm or 33-40 bars pm) | |
| Song Name | Artist |
| When Will I Be Loved | Linda Ronstadt |
| Suizie Q | Hawkins |
| Green Onions | Booker T. & the MG's |
| Mountain Of Love | Reb Baker |
| Burning Love | Elvis Presley |
| Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| Shoppin Around | Reb Baker |
| Splish Splash | Sha Na Na |
| My Boyfriends Back | The Angels |
| Mountain Of Love | Reb Baker |
| Sh'boom (Life Could Be a Dream) | The Chords |
| Burning Love | Elvis Presley |
| Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| Shoppin Around | Reb Baker |
| Splish Splash | Sha Na Na |
| Da Doo Ron Ron (Re-Recorded) | The Crystals |
| Walking to New Orleans | Fats Domino |
| Shake Rattle & Roll | Jimmy Barnes |
| Love Attack | Shakin' Stevens |
| Twistin the Night Away | Sam Cooke |
| Summer Times Blues | Eddie Cochran |
| MY Heart Is Achin For You | Reb Baker |
| See you later alligator | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| A Teenager in Love | Dion & The Belmonts |
| Lipstick, Powder And Paint | Shakin' Stevens |
| I Saw Her Standing There | The Beatles |
| Fast/Advanced Songs (160bpm or 40 Bars pm) | |
| Song Name | Artist |
| Great Balls Of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Flip Flop And Fly | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| Rockin' Robin | Bobby Day |
| Paralysed | Blackwell-Presley |
| Rock around the clock | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| C'mon Everybody | Eddie Cachran |
| Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins |
| Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| Guitar and Cadilacs | The Delta Line Dance Band |
| Matchbox | Carl Perkins |
| Let's have a party | Wanda Jackson |
| Aint got no home | Clarence "Frogman" Henry |
| Johnny B Goode | Chuck Berry |
| Shake Rattle n Roll | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| Travelin' Band | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Let’s Twist Again | Chubby Checker |
| It's Late | Shakin Stevens |
| Come On, Let's Go | Richie Valens |
| Let's Dance | Chris Montez |
| I Fought the Law | The Bobby Fuller Four |