What are some songs to dance classical ballet to?

: What are some songs to dance classical ballet to?
I practice classical ballet en pointe at home sometimes and I am kinda tired of dancing to silence. So what are some classical songs to dance to? Thank- you so much.

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Answer by blueridgeliving
Pretty much anything by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Bach… some of Franz Liszt’s stuff.

But especially Mozart.

Oh, and I’d start out with “Swan Lake”! Absolutely the best thing for ballet.

Answer by Eliza
Ballet: One Voice

Reflection (from Milan)

Colors of The Wind (Pocahontas)

Butterfly kisses (don’t know who sings it, but I loved this song as a kid)

Go the Distance (Hercules)

Someday My Prince Will Come (Snow White)

Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)

Nutcracker

Swan Lake

Answer by hellokitty0_0
i was in a dance show and i performed “wild horses” by natasha bedingfield but idid more like a lyrical thing but i’m pretty sure it will help with ballet aslo… check it out((=

Answer by spot
Hey, yours is a very easy fix if you have a computer with an Internet connection and a good set of speakers. Just go to Pandora.com or Last.fm and enter “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart” and let the classical music play while you dance. You can give a “thumbs down” on Pandora or ban a track on Last.fm if you don’t care for a particular song selection.

Answer by J-Lyn
Not to have anything against real classical music, but I am a big fan of instrumental versions of songs. Actually, that is all our ballet teacher ever uses, but then again, we are not a ballet based studio. Pretty much any music by Vitamin String is really good. They take popular songs and make them into beautiful violin music. Another artist to check out is Piano Tribute if you would rather have piano.

Answer by lizardmomma
Any classical music, or instrumental, or score music from movies would work for practicing at home. Even Pink Floyd would work since in 1972 Roland Petit created an entire ballet to their music.

Here are some suggestions that you can try
Let love live from Cirque de soliel
Symphony—Sarah Brightman
Fleurs du mal—Sarah Brightman
Lithium—Evanescence
Hello—Evanescence
Like you—Evanescence
Lacrymosa—Evanescence
Eternal—Evanscence
Good enough—Evanescence
Marooned—Pink Floyd
Terminal frost—Pink Floyd
Echoes—Pink Floyd
Interstellar Overdrive—Pink Floyd
One of these days—Pink Floyd
Run like hell—Pink Floyd
On the turning away—Pink Floyd
The unicorn theme from Legend
The Cottage from legend
Darkness from Legend
The Dance from Legend
Love eternal from Dracula
Love remembered from Dracula
The storm from Dracula
Lucy’s party from Dracula
Show me your fire truck—Backdraft
World of your heart –Dragonheart
Ladyhawke main theme
A dream worth keeping from Fern Gully
Top Gun Anthem
Gravity of love- Enigma
Hurt-Nine Inch Nails/Johnny Cash
Star Wars movie soundtracks
Star Trek Movie soundtracks
Avatar movie soundtrack
Eva—Nightwish
As the world falls down—David Bowie (Labyrinth)
Until the last teardrop falls– David Hasselhoff
If I could only say goodbye- David Hasselhoff
These Loving eyes– David Hasselhoff
A star looks down tonight– David Hasselhoff
White Bird– David Hasselhoff
Set the night to music—Starship
Through the eyes of love—Melissa Manchester (Ice Castles theme)
Storybook Love—Willy Deville (the Princess Bride)

Answer by Kami <3
Classical music? TCHAIKOVSKY! Besides, he composed the music for popular ballets like Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty so he’s my number one choice! Mozart is also great 🙂 But Tchaikovsky for sure 😛

But I like to dance to contemporary music more for ballet. I think that it’s easy to do ballet do a lot of genres. Try some Evanescence 🙂 Especially Lacrymosa (and the music is originally Mozart) and Lithium. I did Lithium for an audition once and it when great!

Or… instrumentals from movies! These are awesome. My favourite for ballet is definitely Prologue from Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken. Just listen to it and tell me that you don’t feel like grabbing your pointe shoes 😛

Try all Alan Menken stuff and if you’re looking for some hardcore, epicness try Hans Zimmer. His King Arthur and Pearl Harbour soundtracks are good for ballet as well as a lot of his other stuff.

I also like the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtrack for ballet. You wouldn’t think that traditional Chinese influence would work for ballet but it does 🙂

Good luck!