What's a good jazz dance song for 8 year-olds?

I'm looking for a good song to use as a recital number for my 8 year old jazz class but am having trouble thinking of any good/appropriate songs to use. Any suggestions?|||River of dreams


Billy Joel鈥?br>

Underneath the radar鈥攗nderworld


Dr. beat- Miami Sound Machine


Music that you can dance to-The Sparks (Rad)


Send me an angel鈥擱eal Life (Rad)


Chilly Down鈥擠avid Bowie (Labyrinth)


Magic dance-David Bowie (Labyrinth)


Partyman-Prince (Batman)


Batdance-Prince (batman)


What鈥檚 the matter with love鈥擫aurena Wilerson (Sing)


Sledgehammer鈥擯eter Gabriel


Talking in your sleep鈥擳he Romantics


Crystal Blue persuasion鈥擳ommy James %26amp; The Shondells


Abracadabra鈥擲teve Miller Band


Red red wine鈥擴B40


Who鈥檚 Johnny-El Debarge


Set the night to music鈥擲tarship


Dream Weaver鈥擥ary Wright


Kentucky Rain鈥擡lvis


An American Trilogy鈥擡lvis





Raining Sunshine - Miranda Cosgrove (cloudy w/ a chance of meatballs)


If I鈥檓 gonna eat somebody it might as well be you鈥擳one Loc (From Fern Gully)


A dream is a wish your heart makes 鈥揅inderella


So this is love--Cinderella


Batty Rap鈥擱obin Williams (Fern Gully)


Disco Mickey Mouse (Disco Mickey Mouse album)


Mousetrap (Disco Mickey Mouse)


I Wanna be like you (Disco Mickey Mouse)


Macho Duck (Disco Mickey Mouse)


Watch out for Goofy (Disco Mickey Mouse)


Welcome to Rio (Disco Mickey Mouse)


Rockin Robin鈥擝obby Day


Can you feel the love tonight鈥擫ion King


There is only 1 of you鈥擜nimanaics


U.N. Me鈥擜nimanaics


I鈥檓 Cute鈥擜nimanaics


I鈥檒l take an island鈥擜nimanaics


Quake! A Quake!鈥擜nimanaics


Monkey song鈥擜nimanaics


Chilly Down鈥擫abyrinth


Magic dance鈥擫abyrinth


God help the outcasts-Hunchback of Notre Dame


Everybody wants to be a cat--Aristocats


Rainbow Connection鈥擪ermit the frog


Dumb Dog鈥擜nnie


Muppet show theme


Purple people eater鈥擲heb Wooley


Happy trails鈥擲ons of the pioneers


See you later alligator鈥擝ill Haley %26amp; the Comets


Who put the bop鈥擳he Big Bopper


Let鈥檚 go to the movies鈥擜nnie


Hard knock life鈥擜nnie


Wild wild west鈥擶ill Smith


Summertime鈥擶ill Smith


Men in Black鈥擶ill Smith


Baby Bumblebee


Fraggle Rock theme


Farmer in the dell


Hokey pokey


Puff the magic dragon鈥擯eter, Paul %26amp; Mary


Yankee Doodle Dandy鈥擩ames Cagney


My bonnie lies over the ocean


Monster mash


Yellow polka dot bikini


Witch doctor


"A Whole New World" (Aladdin)


"Circle of Life" (The Lion King)


"Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the Beast)


"Under the Sea" (The Little Mermaid)


"Hakuna Matata" (The Lion King)


"Kiss the Girl" (The Little Mermaid)


"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (The Lion King)


"Poor Unfortunate Souls" (The Little Mermaid)


"Jolly Holiday" (Mary Poppins)


"A Spoonful of Sugar" (Mary Poppins)


"Let's Get Together" (The Parent Trap)


"The Ugly Bug Ball" (Summer Magic)


"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" (Song of the South)


"Love Is a Song" (Bambi)


"Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)


"Be Our Guest" (Beauty and the Beast)


"Part of Your World" (The Little Mermaid)


"One Jump Ahead" (Aladdin)


"Something There" (Beauty %26amp; The Beast)


"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Mary Poppins)


"Candle on the Water" (Pete's Dragon)


"Main Street Electrical Parade" (Disneyland)


"The Age of Not Believing" (Bedknobs %26amp; Broomsticks


"The Bare Necessities" (The Jungle Book)


"Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)" (Mary Poppins)


"Let's Go Fly a Kite" (Mary Poppins)


"It's a Small World (After All)" (1963 New York World's Fair)


"The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" (The Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland)


"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" (Cinderella)


"When You Wish upon a Star" (Pinocchio)


"Colors of the Wind" (Pocahontas)


"You've Got a Friend in Me" (Toy Story)


"Be Prepared" (The Lion King)


"Out There" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)


"Heffalumps and Woozles" (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day)


"Portobello Road" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)


"Stay Awake" (Mary Poppins)


"I Wanna Be like You" (The Jungle Book)


"Oo-De-Lally" (Robin Hood)


"Are We Dancing" (The Happiest Millionaire)


"Once Upon a Dream" (Sleeping Beauty)


"Pink Elephants on Parade" (Dumbo)


"Little April Shower" (Bambi)


"Just Around the Riverbend" (Pocahontas)


"Oogie Boogie's Song" (The Nightmare Before Christmas)


"Substitutiary Locomotion" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)


"Love" (Robin Hood)


"Thomas O'Malley Cat" (The Aristocats)


"That's What Friends Are For" (The Jungle Book)


"The Siamese Cat Song" (Lady and the Tramp)


"Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" (Cinderella)


"I Wonder" (Sleeping Beauty)


"Baby Mine" (Dumbo)


鈥淪teady As the Beating Drum" (Pocahontas)


"Belle" (Beauty and the Beast)


"Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)


"Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)" (So Dear to My Heart)


"A Step in the Right Direction" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)


"Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too)" (Pete's Dragon)


"Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" (The Aristocats)


"When I See an Elephant Fly" (Dumbo)


"I've Got No Strings" (Pinocchio)|||I haven't danced in a while, but I can tell you how I chose songs for my little ones. children like pop music, and have their favorites. But with all the dirty language and other in appropriate topics in music, your choices are a lot more limited. Do not use anything that is too young, nothing from seasame street or other young children shows. for 8 year olds you might want to go preteen or higher in age as long as the subject in the song isn't too adult. You want innocence and cool at the same time. And most 8 year olds in dance will not even care what you choose, they don't always pay attention to the words. And if you have a really good piece of music that you want to use that the words are inappropriate, just get a version without words, there are special records made for dancing like this you just have to look it. Also some CD's are made for stereo and you can turn down the voices and only use the music.





A perfect example of pop music for children, in 1992, I used Shiny Happy People by REM. is was popular at the time and very innocent for children to use, not to mention a very clear beat. Just use this method and you will come up with a winner song.





Oh, and as much as I like Miley cyrus, Hannah Montanna may already be a little out dated, I wouldn't use that, unless I tested it out. use the CD's for warmups and training and see how the kids like it. Kids will tell you what they like and it only cost you a CD to add to your collection.





Also don't forget the old favorites, Broadway, any song from a Musical is a hit for a reason.|||walking on sunshine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGPvGzfoJ鈥?/a>


all that jazz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcGsGfvVr鈥?/a>


sing sing sing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUhgS35ki鈥?/a>


scarecrow song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOKK8mAki鈥?/a>


i like to move it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a91pJDut5鈥?/a>


hannah montana


Good luck! :)|||When I was 8 my dance teacher did these:


Cotton Eye Joe


All in this Together





I also suggest these


Walking on Sunshine


Upside down (Jack Johnson)|||all that Jazz


Razzle Dazzle


evaucate the dancefloor


eenie meenie


put on a happy face|||The Wiggles have very good songs for children to dance to.