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Come Dancing in sequence

~ a review of sequence dance CDs ~

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Ian Clifton

Ian Clifton: Music For Life No. 6: Keyboards: Dance & Listen Limited (DLD 1059) Added 17/08/08

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Puttin’ on the Ritz	2:25	48	48	7	P
2	Quickstep	At the jazz band ball	2:06	48	48	6	P
3	M. Waltz	The story of Tina / Tammy	2:48	31	31	5	P
4	M. Waltz	Somewhere in time	2:12	31	31	4	X
5	Foxtrot	It’s the smile in your eyes	2:58	30	30	5	X
6	Foxtrot	Just the way you are	2:16	30	30	4	X
7	Rumba	I won’t send roses	3:06	27	27	5	P
8	Rumba	Beauty and the beast	2:34	27	27	4	X
9	Blues	Jolly juggler	2:55	29	29	5	X
10	Blues	C’est si bon	2:15	29	30	4	XX
11	Cha Cha	Guaglione	2:07	32	32	4	X
12	Cha Cha	Give me the simple life	2:08	32	32	4	X
13	Rumba	All I ask of you	3:06	27	27	5	P
14	Rumba	Morning at seven	2:36	27	27	4	P
15	Tango	A media lux	2:08	32	32	4	X
16	Tango	Golden tango	2:08	32	32	4	X
17	Saunter	All over the place / I’ll be seeing you	2:25	28	28	4	X
18	Saunter	Play a simple melody	2:27	28	28	4	P
19	Jive	Only sixteen	2:21	36	36	5	P
20	Jive	Under the moon of love	2:20	36	36	5	XX

Total Playing Time: 51 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (out of sequence/phase) X (breaks)

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Ian Clifton: Music For Life No 5: Organ: Dance & Listen Records (DLD 1052) Added 03/04/08

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Swing	Sleigh ride	2:42	48	48	8	P
2	Swing	Parade of the tin soldiers	2:25	48	48	7	P
3	Saunter	White Christmas	2:25	28	28	4	P
4	Saunter	Happy holiday / It came upon a midnight clear	2:30	28	28	4	X
5	Saunter	When a child is born / Deck of halls	2:30	28	28	4	P
6	Rumba	Walking in the air / I believe in Father Christmas	3:08	27	27	5	P
7	Rumba	O little town of Bethlehem / In the bleak midwinter	2:34	27	27	4	X
8	M. Waltz	What child is this / Away in a manger	2:45	31	31	5	P
9	M. Waltz	Silver bells / The first Noel	2:13	31	31	4	X
10	M. Waltz	Mistletoe & wine	2:13	31	31	4	X
11	Jive	Jingle bell rock / Jingle bells	2:50	36	36	6	P
12	Jive	I wish it could be Christmas / Everyday	2:20	36	36	5	X
13	Blues	Cold, cold Christmas / Let it snow	2:50	30	30	5	X
14	Blues	Here comes Santa Claus / I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus	2:18	30	30	4	X
15	Cha Cha	Santa Claus is coming to town	2:38	32	32	5	X
16	Cha Cha	Mary’s boy child	2:08	32	32	4	X
17	Tango	Little donkey	2:10	32	32	4	X
18	Tango	While shepherds watched / Ding dong merrily	2:10	32	32	4	X
19	Foxtrot	Winter wonderland / Snowy white snow	2:50	30	30	5	X
20	Foxtrot	Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer / Frosty the snowman	2:20	30	30	4	X

Total Playing Time: 51 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

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Ian Clifton: Music For Life No. 4: Keyboards: Dance & Listen Records (DLD 1051) Added 20/09/08

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Swing	Maple leaf rag	2:50	47	47	8	P
2	Swing	Black & White rag	2:08	47	47	6	P
3	Saunter	If I had you / When somebody thinks you’re wonderful	3:00	28	28	5	P
4	Saunter	My mother’s eyes	2:25	28	28	4	P
5	Saunter	Spread a little happiness	2:25	28	28	4	P
6	Two Step 2/4	Come follow the band	2:05	48	48	6	P
7	Two Step 2/4	The good old bad old days / Diamonds are a girls best friend	2:05	48	48	6	X
8	Blues	My mammy / Carolina in the morning	2:48	30	30	5	X
9	Blues	Rock a bye your baby	2:16	30	30	4	P
10	Blues	Hometown	2:18	30	30	4	X
11	OT Waltz	Gold and silver	2:24	42	42	6	P
12	OT Waltz	Merry Widow waltz	2:00	42	42	5	P
13	Gavotte	Burnham beeches	3:32	24	24	5	X
14	Gavotte	Stephanne gavotte	2:52	24	24	4	P
15	Tango	Magic is the moonlight / Always in my heart	2:38	32	32	5	X
16	Tango	Heartbeat	2:08	32	32	4	X
17	Two Step 6/8	Jolly good company / Little red monkey	2:25	48	48	7	X
18	Two Step 6/8	Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo / Mickey Mouse march	2:25	48	48	7	P
19	Two Step 6/8	Consider yourself	2:04	48	48	6	P
20	Schottische*	Latchford schottische	3:12	24	24	5*	P

Total Playing Time: 51 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

* Advertised as, and reviewed as having a 12-bar sequence

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Ian Clifton: Music For Life No. 3: Organ: Dance & Listen Records (DLD 1047) Added 12/10/08

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Change partners	2:27	48	48	7	PX
2	Quickstep	Give a little whistle / I’ve got no strings	2:07	48	48	6	PX
3	Foxtrot	There I’ve said it again / Just one more chance	2:51	30	30	5	X
4	Foxtrot	September song / Isn’t it romantic	2:20	30	30	4	X
5	Rumba	Unchained melody	3:03	28	28	5	X
6	Rumba	A whole new world	3:03	28	28	5	X
7	Cha Cha	Honey, honey	3:09	32	32	6	X
8	Cha Cha	More than I can say	2:09	32	32	4	P
9	Jive	Lollipop / My boy lollipop	2:48	36	36	6	X
10	Jive	I wanna be like you	2:22	36	36	5	X
11	OT Waltz	Ciribiribin	2:20	44	44	6	P
12	OT Waltz	Waltz of happiness	2:19	44	44	6	X
13	Tango	At the café continental / ‘Neath the spell of Monte Carlo	2:40	32	32	5	XX
14	Tango	Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps	2:10	32	32	4	X
15	M. Waltz	Waltzing Matilda / Rainbow connection	2:45	31	31	5	X
16	M. Waltz	Will you remember sweetheart / Alice blue gown	2:14	31	31	4	X
17	Saunter	Memories are made of this / Why	3:38	28	28	6	X
18	Saunter	Gee baby	2:29	28	28	4	P
19	Swing	One of those songs / Music, music, music	2:07	48	48	6	P
20	Swing	You’re just in love	2:06	48	48	6	P

Total Playing Time: 52 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (out of sequence/phase) X (breaks)

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	Page last revised 31 July 2009

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