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We decided to take a look back at the very first playlist shared of contemporary songs for dancers. This playlist was featured in May of 2012! Eight years later and we still think some of these songs may strike some inspiration for your next piece of choreography or at the very least take you down memory lane.
1Adagio for Strings – New Zealand Symphony
2Alice – Robin Guthrie, Elizabeth Fraser, Simon Raymonde
3Been a Long Day – Rosi Golan
4Belief (Stripped Version) – Gavin DeGraw
5Belong – Cary Brothers
6Between the Bars – Chris Garneau
7Brotsjór – Olafur Arnalds
8Dear Prudence – Dana Fuchs, Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood
9Dirt Is Falling – Psapp
10Elephant In the Room – Richard Walters
11Ghostgirl Lovesick – Polly Scattergood
12Mad World (feat. Michael Andrews) – Gary Jules
13Paperweight – Joshua Radin, Schuyler Fisk
14The Violet Hour – The Civil Wars
April 2012
159 Crimes – Damien Rice
16Afraid – Sarah Fimm
17Aha! – Imogen Heap
18Among All of God’s Creatures – Rachael Sage
19Bubbles – Ellen Allien, Apparat
20Corner – Allie Moss
21Cracks (feat. Belle Humble) [Flux Pavilion Remix] – The Freestylers
