New Balboa dancers often ask "What is good music to dance Balboa to?" 

The answer is, there is no right or wrong answer! Balboa can be danced to whatever makes you feel like moving your feet. To get you started, here's a list of some of our favorite songs to practice and dance to:

  • A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Chick Webb
  • A Viper's Moan - Mora's Modern Rhythmists
  • Cedarhurst Shuffle - Teddy Powell
  • Central Avenue Shuffle - Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
  • Cherokee - Charlie Barnet
  • Chew-Chew-Chew (Your Bubblegum) - Chick Webb
  • Community Swing - Glenn Miller
  • Dancing With A Debutante - Les Brown
  • Early Session Hop - Lionel Hampton
  • Everything is Jumpin' - Artie Shaw
  • Flea On a Spree - Teddy Powell
  • Hocus Pocus - Russ Wilson
  • Japanese Sandman - Earl Hines
  • Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman
  • Jump Steady - Mora's Moderm Swingtet
  • Jumpin' At the Woodside - Count Basie
  • Let 'Er Go - Les Brown
  • Minor Swing - Jonathan Stout
  • Rug Cutter's Swing - Glenn Miller
  • St. Louis Blues - Benny Goodman
  • Strictly Jive - Chick Webb
  • The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea - Benny Goodman
  • The Kingdom of Swing - Benny Goodman