Celebrate Saturday: Dance Party

Just dance!

Gonna be okay

Just dance,

Spin that record, Babe

and just dance!

~ Lady Gaga

What better way to celebrate than to just dance! Spin out the tunes that make you move and let loose! 

Melbourne, Australia's Better Health Channel made a good point about the benefits of dancing:

Dancing can be a way to stay fit for people of all ages, shapes and sizes. It has a wide range of physical and mental benefits including:

• improved condition of your heart and lungs
• increased muscular strength, endurance and motor fitness
• increased aerobic fitness
• improved muscle tone and strength
• weight management
• stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis
• better coordination, agility and flexibility
• improved balance and spatial awareness
• increased physical confidence
• improved mental functioning
• improved general and psychological well being
• greater self-confidence and self-esteem
• better social skills.

I'm sure we all have our favorite songs that we know groove us, but in case you're looking for a little bit of inspiration I made a list of songs that I find help get the feet goin'. This is by no means an exhaustive list of toe-tappin' awesome.

• The Jazz and Swing of Larry Elgart
• Hound Dog by Elvis Presley (1953)
• Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets (1955)
• Tutti Frutti- Little Richard (1957)
• Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker (1961)
• Dancin' in the Street by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas (1964)
• I Feel Good by James Brown (1965)
• It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones (1965)
• I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 (1969)
• Come and Get your Love by Redbone (1974)
• Dancing Machine by The Jackson 5 (1974)
• Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede (1974)
• Shang-a-Lang by Bay City Rollers (1974)
• Waterloo by ABBA (1974)
• Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees (1977)
• I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor (1978)
• You're the One That I Want by John Travolta & Olivia Newton John (1978)
• Boogie by Earth, Wind & Fire (1979)
• I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross (1980)
• Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper (1983)
• Footloose by Kenny Loggins (1984)
• Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler (1984)
• I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters (1984)
• Thriller by Michael Jackson (1984)
• Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves (1985)
• Vogue by Madonna (1990)
• Dancin' in the Street by David Bowie & Mick Jagger (1993)
• Macarena by Los del Rio (1993)
• Everybody (Backstreets Back!) by Backstreet Boys (1997)
• Blue by Eiffel 65 (1998)
• Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin (1999)
• Cha-Cha Slide by DJ Casper (2000)
• To the Woman by Tammany Hall NYC (2002)
• Hey Ya! By OutKast (2003)
• Yeah! By Usher ft. Lil’ Jon, Ludacris (2004)
• Just Dance by Lady Gaga (2008)
• Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyonce (2008)
• I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas (2009)
• Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus (2009)
• Firework by Katy Perry (2010)
• Raise Your Glass by P!NK (2010)
• Can't Hold Us by Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis (2011)
• Good Feeling  by Flo Rider (2011)
• Moves Like Jagger by Justin Timberlake (2011)
• Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO (2011)
• Gangnam Style by Psy (2012)
• I Love It by Icona (2012)
• The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) by Ylvis (2013)
• Shake it Off by Taylor Swift (2014)
• Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars  (2014)
• The Night Begins to Shine by B.E.R. (2015)
• Can't Stop the Feeling! By Justin Timberlake (2016)
• HandClap by Fitz and the Tantrums (2016)
• Try Everything by Shakira (2016)
• One More Time by Anthony Ramos/Trolls World Tour (2020)