Cardio Belly Dance - Need for music ideas!

Isi · 12-15-2009, 02:07 PM

Hi everyone,

I've been teaching cardio belly dance for the last 6 months, and people in the community love it! (These classes are a great way for me to recruit for my belly dance classes).

I am currently looking for music for my next series of class.

In my last class, I use music like I gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas; If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears; Ojos Asi - Shakira; and many more like Rachid Taha.

Do you have any suggestion?
Isi

gisela · 12-15-2009, 03:10 PM

What is cardio belly? Is it like aerobics with some bellydance moves added?
In that case,
Said Mrad and R.E.G project comes to mind. They have uptempo or techno/dance-like songs but still with a lot of middle eastern rhythms, sounds and melodies.

Isi · 12-15-2009, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gisela

What is cardio belly? Is it like aerobics with some bellydance moves added?
In that case,
Said Mrad and R.E.G project comes to mind. They have uptempo or techno/dance-like songs but still with a lot of middle eastern rhythms, sounds and melodies.

Sorry about this. Yes Cardio Belly Dance is an intense workout that incorporate basic belly dance movements.

Thanks for the recommendations I will check it out.
Isi

Daimona · 12-15-2009, 04:52 PM

Check out the Bellylicious albums. Lots of up-tempo music.

MissVega · 12-15-2009, 07:12 PM

Krazy by Pitbull ft. Little John
Get Involved by Genuwine ft. Missy Elliot and Timbaland
Fire Burning - Sean Kingston
So Fine - Sean Paul
Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
Get Busy - Sean Paul
Footloose - Kenny Loggins

That's just a sample of songs you could use, there are so many. Have fun with it, sounds like a great class

Afrit · 12-15-2009, 08:32 PM

CardioBelly for me screams Saiidi - lots of footwork and hops.

Mia Serra · 12-15-2009, 08:56 PM

Hi there

I recently had to cover for a belly dance hip hop teacher at my school, and this is not a class I usually teach! I had to find some music fast...

I used:

Beautiful Liar - Shakira/ Beyonce
Heard em all - Amerie

Slower -
Justin Timberlake - Oh no what you got
Wait for you -nelly Furtado

Good luck!

Mia

Mia Serra Belly Dance

shiradotnet · 12-15-2009, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isi

Hi everyone,

I've been teaching cardio belly dance for the last 6 months, and people in the community love it! (These classes are a great way for me to recruit for my belly dance classes).

I am currently looking for music for my next series of class.

In my last class, I use music like I gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas; If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears; Ojos Asi - Shakira; and many more like Rachid Taha.

Do you have any suggestion?
Isi

I would urge you to consider using Middle Eastern music. Somehow, Black-Eyed Peas (although they have good music) just doesn't say "belly dance" to me, and if I signed up for a class that used that music, I'd be really disappointed.

Here are some suggestions for techno re-mixes of Middle Eastern music:

Said Mrad:
Amazon.com: The Orient Beats Back - 2001 Nights: Said Mrad: Music
Amazon.com: One Thousand and One Nights (Mille & Une Nuits): Various Artists, DJ Said Mrad: Music
Amazon.com: Said Mrad Plays Baligh Hamdi: Said Mrad: Music

Amr Diab:
Amazon.com: Wala Ala Balow: Amr Diab: MP3 Downloads

Isi · 12-15-2009, 10:12 PM

[QUOTE=shiradotnet;139526]I would urge you to consider using Middle Eastern music. Somehow, Black-Eyed Peas (although they have good music) just doesn't say "belly dance" to me, and if I signed up for a class that used that music, I'd be really disappointed.

I do use a lot of Middle Eastern music (I just did not have the titles with me when I wrote the Thread) and I will certainly take your recommendations into consideration!

Thank you!

Kashmir · 12-16-2009, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Isi

I do use a lot of Middle Eastern music (I just did not have the titles with me when I wrote the Thread) and I will certainly take your recommendations into consideration!

Good to hear. Otherwise how on earth can exercise to western music be connected to belly dance in any way (the actual "movements" are not unique to belly dance - it is the interpretation that makes it so)

12-15-2009, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Isi Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada Posts: 27	Cardio Belly Dance - Need for music ideas! Hi everyone, I've been teaching cardio belly dance for the last 6 months, and people in the community love it! (These classes are a great way for me to recruit for my belly dance classes). I am currently looking for music for my next series of class. In my last class, I use music like I gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas; If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears; Ojos Asi - Shakira; and many more like Rachid Taha. Do you have any suggestion? Isi

12-15-2009, 04:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Daimona Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 807	Check out the Bellylicious albums. Lots of up-tempo music. __________________ -- Daim.

12-15-2009, 08:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mia Serra Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 3	Cardio belly dance tracks Hi there I recently had to cover for a belly dance hip hop teacher at my school, and this is not a class I usually teach! I had to find some music fast... I used: Beautiful Liar - Shakira/ Beyonce Heard em all - Amerie Slower - Justin Timberlake - Oh no what you got Wait for you -nelly Furtado Good luck! Mia Mia Serra Belly Dance

12-15-2009, 03:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
gisela Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,621	What is cardio belly? Is it like aerobics with some bellydance moves added? In that case, Said Mrad and R.E.G project comes to mind. They have uptempo or techno/dance-like songs but still with a lot of middle eastern rhythms, sounds and melodies.

12-15-2009, 07:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
MissVega Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 185	Krazy by Pitbull ft. Little John Get Involved by Genuwine ft. Missy Elliot and Timbaland Fire Burning - Sean Kingston So Fine - Sean Paul Pump It - Black Eyed Peas Get Busy - Sean Paul Footloose - Kenny Loggins That's just a sample of songs you could use, there are so many. Have fun with it, sounds like a great class

12-15-2009, 08:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Afrit Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 93	CardioBelly for me screams Saiidi - lots of footwork and hops.

12-15-2009, 10:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Isi Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada Posts: 27	[QUOTE=shiradotnet;139526]I would urge you to consider using Middle Eastern music. Somehow, Black-Eyed Peas (although they have good music) just doesn't say "belly dance" to me, and if I signed up for a class that used that music, I'd be really disappointed. I do use a lot of Middle Eastern music (I just did not have the titles with me when I wrote the Thread) and I will certainly take your recommendations into consideration! Thank you!