Finding music for elementary school age dance classes is tricky. The students want to have fun music that is popular or “cool”. But, as a teacher, I don’t want to be playing music that is inappropriate for little ears! So, I read the lyrics of every song before I play it and try to make sure there is no swearing and nothing really lewd. I often have students say, “Miss Erika! Can you play song XYZ? Please? Please? You can just play it off YouTube on your phone!” I’ll respond with something along the lines of, “Great idea! I’ll look it up this week and see if it would be a good song for class.” Then I go home, read the lyrics, get shocked by the song’s content, and return to class the next week without song XYZ. However, in my searching, I have come up with some gems. Here are some songs that I think are appropriate for elementary school aged children, categorized by dance style.
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