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Position:Home>Dancing> What are some good artists or songs for a contemporary or lyrical dance?Question: What are some good artists or songs for a contemporary or lyrical dance!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Where I Stood- Missy Higgins (this is one of my favorite songs for lyrical) Dizzy- The Goo Goo Dolls (jazzy-lyrical!.!.listen to the whole song, major tempo change) Acoustic Number 3- The Goo Goo Dolls (kinda short, but it's nice) Please Forgive Me- David Grey (really powerful lyrics) They Weren't There- Missy Higgins Hero- Mariah Carey Slow Me Down- Emmy Rossum Rock Your Soul- Elisa (it's lighter, but her voice is really powerful in some points) Dancing- Elisa (major vocal tone changes throughout the song, very powerful) Dreaming With A Broken Heart- John Mayer )kina light, but it has a deeper meaning) Wild Horses- Natasha Bedingfield (it's kinda common, but it's really cool to dance to) anything by Imogen Heap Fix You- Coldplay The Scientist- Coldplay Violet Hill- Coldplay (it's a little more contemporary, but it's cool) Lost!?- Coldplay (It has great potential for insanely good musicality) Lost- Anouk A New Day Has Come- Celine Dion (really deep meaning, but it's lighter sounding) Alone- Heart (really powerful towards middle and end) These Four Walls- Miley Cyrus Twilight- Vanessa Carlton (lighter) Heroes and Thieves- Vanessa Carlton (lighter) Uninvited- Alanis Moresette (this would be really good for a wow factor, BIG change in tempo) Hands- Jewel (lighter) Hollywood’s Not America- Ferras Love's Divine- Seal (I danced to this one year and it came out really well, it has a really deep meaning) These Days- Chantal Kreviazuk (it's kinda depressing if you listen to it, but it's moving) Black Roses Red- Alana Grace (same mood as These Days) Always There in You- The Valli Girls (same as the past two) The Special Two- Missy Higgins (my favorite lyrical dance was to these two songs, it's lyrics are so easy to put emotion into while dancing) Black Balloon- Goo Goo Dolls (another song with an emotional story) Better Days- The Goo Goo Dolls (really powerful, but meaningful) Let Love in- The Goo Goo Dolls (ligher) Iris- The Goo Goo Dolls basically anything by the goo goo dolls Jewel has a lot of good songs A Million Miles Away- Rihanna Sober- Kelly Clarkson (really moving) We're in Love- Greg Raposo Unbelieveable-Kaci Brown Beautiful Disaster (live)-Kelly Clarkson (I did this another year and I got a lot of emotion into it, and it turned out really well) It's Gonna Be Love-Mandy Moore (kind of lighter, but it's fun) Cry- Mandy Moore Always Be My Baby-Mariah Carey Butterfly-Mariah Carey Bolero- Moulin Rouge Soundtrack You and Me- Lifehouse Storm- Lifehouse Apologize- One Republic (not the Timbaland version) I Got You-Nikki Flores I Wanna Know You Like That- Nikki Flores This Girl- Nikki Flores I Don't Wanna Wait- Paula Cole Where Have All the Cowboys Gone- Paula Cole Whole Again- Play What Is love- Play Is It Love- Play To Live and To Die For- Play This is Me (acoustic, but the normal would be a good jazz)- Demi Lovato, from Camp Rock Stand- Rascal Flatts What Hurts The Most-Rascal Flatts Seasons of Love- Rent Soundtrack (probably a better group number) One Song Glory- Rent Soundtrack Without You- Rent Soundtrack Unfaithful- Rihanna (lighter, but it has meaning) For You I Will- Teddy Geiger (really cute) Im Still Here-Treasure Planet Soundtrack Dancing Dirth in the Snow- Missy Higgins Everything You Want- Vertical Horizon My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion If You Believe- Rachel Lampa Only Hope-Mandy Moore (kind of younger kid like, but if it was choreographed well it could be amazing) You- Switchfoot Butterfly Kisses- Bob Carlisle Jesus, Take the Wheel- Carrie Underwood (really emotional) Don't forget to remember me- Carrie Underwood (really emotional) Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood (more jazzy) Everything You Said- Cori Yarckin Almost Lover- A Fine Frenzy (another one of my favorite lyrical songs) Lovely- Deep Side I'll Be- Edwin McCain Big Girls Don’t Cry- Fergie Cry- Rihanna Sarabeth- Rascall Flatts Dark Blue- Jacks Mannequin The Mixed Tape- Jack's Mannequin (a really, really powerful song!. One of my lyrical favorites) I hope you find the prefect song(s)Www@QuestionHome@Com Wow the person above knows a lot of songs ^^ lol heres a few more that people at my dance school did for there lyrical and contemporary solo -goodbye- James Blunt -BlackBird -Hero ( this was soo beautiful, they made it be about 9/11 and the people who lost there family and friends) -True Colors -Breathe Me - Knocken' on Heaven's door sorry if I can't think of muchWww@QuestionHome@Com david archuleta imagine is the song try if you like it is one of the best songs out there right know look at the video in you tube search for will and katee and tell me about it ok good luckWww@QuestionHome@Com |