Wednesday, November 28, 2007



Are you looking for ideas for your next dance recital production? Well, here it is! Fast, easy, and free ideas for dance recital themes, individual dances, music selections, and costumes!
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  1. AnonymousSunday, January 04, 2009

    I NEED TO FIND A COMMON DENOMINATOR BETWEEN 4 OF THE SONGS THAT I ALREADY CHOSE. The choreography has already been started, i must have these songs.
    ICE ICE BABY
    HAZY SHADE OF WINTER
    VACATION
    ALL FOR ONE SUMMER HAS JUST BEGUN(HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2)'
    BUNNY RABBIT BLUES
    VOICES OF SPRING

    THE THEME WAS SEASONS/HOLIDAYS-- NOW I AM ALL MIXED UP. pLEASE ADVISE. TY

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, February 25, 2009

    Why don't you try doing different seasons!
    Ice Ice baby and hazy shade of winter for winter
    Vacation and All for one for summer
    Bunny rabbit blues and voices of spring for spring time
    The choose some fall songs
    Open up your production with you different classes dancing to the four seasons!
    It's sure to be a hit!

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  3. Bless4Wednesday, February 25, 2009

    Reply from freedancedrecitalideas.com:
    If you are looking for a common theme to link these songs together that you have already choosen, I would go wih the theme seasons. Create 4 scenes- Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. You can put some holiday songs within the seasons, but you do not have to solely focus on the holidays as a main theme. A seasons theme is a fairly easy & fun theme to put together for a dance recital. There are quite a few examples of seasonal recital themes on the blog. Good Luck!

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  4. AnonymousMonday, March 23, 2009

    I am organizing a Faculty Follies performance in May and need some songs to go with a PIRATE theme???? I am having such a very difficult time but the students chose the theme so we have to go with it and I am really stuck. I need about 8-9 songs. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  5. Bless4Tuesday, March 24, 2009

    Here are a few ideas for your pirate theme!
    1. The soundtracks from the Pirate Of The Caribbean movies.
    2. Yo, Ho (A Pirates Life For Me)- The newer version by the Jonas Brothers or the classical disney version.
    3. Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!- by The Wiggles
    4. Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea- by The Wiggles
    5. Drew's Famous Pirates CD- by The Hit Crew
    6. A Pirate's Life- From the Peter Pan soundtrack
    7. The song Sea Cruise
    8. The song Sprach Zarathustra
    9. The Pirate Party CD- by The Hit Crew
    10. My Pirate Party CD- by The C.R.S. Players
    11. Pegleg Tango CD- by Captain Bogg & Salty
    12. Choreograph a pirate themed dance to any popular song or hip hop song.
    *All of these songs and albums can be researched & listened to on itunes!
    Hope that helps a little bit!
    Thank you for looking at my blog!

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  6. AnonymousThursday, March 26, 2009

    I am in need of a theme idea that incorporates cheer and hip hop teams, all different ages. Last year we did DECADES which went great, and was easy to find music, this year I am not sure! Any ideas?

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  7. Bless4Thursday, March 26, 2009

    Here are a few ideas off the top of my head!
    1. A Patriotic Theme
    2. Dancing Diva Theme- Use songs such as Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Dancing Queen, Material Girl. You could also use songs from popular "girly" artists such as Miley Cyrus, Aly & AJ, Cheetah Girls, The Slumber Party Girls.
    3. High School Musical Theme- You could also incorporate music from Grease into the theme.
    4. iDance iCheer- Use the remakes of songs by Crazy Frog.
    5. Party Theme- Try songs such as Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride, La Bamba, Oye Como Va, Follow The Leader by Soca Boys, Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez, Lady Marmalade, and We Like To Party.
    6. Sports Theme- Songs such as Chariots Of Fire, Gonna Make You Sweat, Get Your Head In The Game, Push It, We Will Rock You, Space Jam, The Cup Of Life, All Star by Smash Mouth, and Get Ready For This.
    Let me know when you decide a theme! It sounds fun!

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  8. AnonymousSaturday, May 02, 2009

    I am choreographing a "Wild About Dancing" theme for my next recital using songs like "Wild Thing" and songs from The Jungle Book and Tarzan.

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  9. AnonymousFriday, May 08, 2009

    Some of these ideas are great. One great one is Ipod shuffle so you can use any song you want!

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  10. AnonymousTuesday, May 19, 2009

    Our last recital was "Everybody's Working for the Weekend." It was great that was our opening number and then we used songs that were business related and then ended with fun songs relating to the weekend. 9 to 5, she works hard for the money, sharp dressed man remix, weekend, Miley Cyrus girls just wanna have fun, ladies night...ect

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  11. AnonymousSaturday, June 13, 2009

    we justhad a once upon a toy recital andwe had cute songs for the little girls but the older girls had regular songs and we added in toys like those barbie cars youride in

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  12. AnonymousThursday, July 16, 2009

    I am in need of decoration ideas and songs for a dance recital themed as "Dance Upon A Dream"

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  13. AnonymousThursday, July 23, 2009

    We need a "WOW" opening number for our concert - we've already used "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) and "Celebration" (Lionel Richie) in the past. Our theme is "Ten Years On and Still Going Strong" to celebrate our 10th anniversay.

    Any ideas? Thanks!

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  14. Bless4Friday, July 31, 2009

    In response to the "Dance Upon A Dream" theme- One year I did a dance with girls in pagamas that performed with giant pillowcases. First they danced with them like they were blankets, then they were able to put their entire bodies in them and move. I used the song "Everything Is Going To Be All Right" from Jesus Christ Superstar. I made it a dream vs. bad dream theme. Another music suggestion is Pajamas from the children's album Night Songs And Lullabyes by Kim Scanlon. For props you could probably also do something fun with mattresses & pillows. Castle On A Cloud from Les Miserables and Any Dream Will Do from Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat are also songs that comes to mind. For decorating you could use clouds, pixie dust and rainbows. For a modern dance, it would be really fun to do a piece where the dancers used pop up bubbles above their heads as props that expressed their thoughts, feelings, and dreams.

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  15. Bless4Friday, July 31, 2009

    In response to the reader that needs a "WOW" opening number for your 10th anniversary concert- Try reversing your grand finale and doing it as the opening of your show, instead of at the end. Have many group entrances and exits and fill the stage with all your dancers. Maybe group dancers by your 10 year students, your 5 year dancers, your 1st year dancers, etc... You will be gauranteed that your entire audience will be present and in prime form at the start of the performance. A lot of times by the end of the show people have left or are antsy to leave by grand finale time. The song 100 years, by Five For Fighting, comes to mind for this theme. Not for necessarily for the opening, but for a dance. Throughout the show you could also restage some of your favorite choreography throughout the years.

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  16. JessicaMonday, August 10, 2009

    I am trying to figure out our theme for this next year's recital. Last year we did "iPod Shuffle" and it turned out GREAT! I am thinking for this year doing "It Was All a Dream" & make it seem like the whole recital was all someone's dream. Throughout the recital we'd go back & forth between dreams & nightmares.. I'm just not sure how to pull it off and make it come off as one big dream. Any ideas/suggestions??

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  17. AnonymousWednesday, August 12, 2009

    I am in need of a Hip Hop/ Jazz song for a costume that is rainbows. Please if anyone has an idea it is greatly appreciated!!!

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  18. Bless4Wednesday, August 12, 2009

    Two songs come to the top of my head for rainbows. The song Nearly Missed by Elmo & Rosie O'Donnell. Very cute song for hip hop for younger students. It can be found on I-Tunes. Also the song Sunshine Day by the Brady Bunch. I've used it for jazz and did colorful hippy style costumes.

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  19. Bless4Wednesday, August 12, 2009

    To Jessica:
    Awesome that you did the iPod shuffle theme last year. Did you get the idea from this blog? For your It Was All A Dream recital, maybe you can create some main characters & a storyline and do some acting between scenes. You could also do your own version of well known dream stories such as The Wizard Of Oz.

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  20. AnonymousTuesday, September 01, 2009

    Hi all! I need help with this year's recitaltheme. it is the 30th anniversary of our school's opening. We'd like to dedicate the whole show to our founder. We want to "redo" some of her most memorable numbers from past recitals. the hard part is coming up with a good theme or title! We've also thought of a party/celebration theme. Any suggestions???????/

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  21. JamieThursday, September 17, 2009

    I am trying to come up with a recital theme that incorporates family somehow? Anysuggestions? I have all kinds of groups from ballet to hip hop to cheer to baton twirling!

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  22. Bless4Thursday, September 17, 2009

    Ooo- I love this theme. To use a family theme, try the idea of family photgraphs. Have a large picture frame on stage. Have a group pose as a family inside the picture frame and then have them step out and dance. You can also use the theme of family photo albums. Have different groups pose inside the picture frame then step out and dance and have them represent different events of life, such as birthday parties, births, graduations, family reunion, first day of school, prom, wedding, holidays, etc... Some music ideas are Enya, 100 Years, We Are Family, Come On To My House, Front Porch Looking In, The List. As I said, this theme is great. I love it!

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  23. AnonymousMonday, November 09, 2009

    I'm trying to put on a show with a theme surrounding technology... mostly the internet. It combines some skits with dancing. The main gist is hacking into the computer. Any song ideas or ideas in general?

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  24. AnonymousThursday, November 12, 2009

    I am looking for a theme that will go along with kind of a Stomp type idea...the opening number is songs with alot of different drum beats...and they are using drum sticks and buckets...does anyone have any suggestions?

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  25. Bless4Thursday, November 12, 2009

    If you're doing a stomp type piece with drum sticks & buckets, how about a theme that has to do about being green and cleaning up the environment. It's a hot topic these days!

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  26. AnonymousSunday, December 13, 2009

    My theme this year is Heroes and Villians (good vs evil) we are using harry potter, batman, spiderman, pirates, the dark knight and of course all the songs that contain the word hero...BUT I don't want to get stuck on the word hero.. I am having trouble with Adv. Jazz and tap! Any cool suggestions???

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  27. AnonymousSunday, December 13, 2009

    I am so glad I found this site. Thank you for your time and great suggestions.... We just opened our studio and will be having our very first recital. 98% of our students are beginners and we are running late on getting this going, but the families are very encouraging and the students are very much looking forward to their first recital. I have so many ideas I am not sure which direction to go. Do you have any suggestions for a FIRST recital?

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  28. AnonymousSunday, December 20, 2009

    im choreographing a mad house/ straight jacket routine what different and creepy songs can i use ?

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  29. Bless4Sunday, December 20, 2009

    For a mad house/straight jacket routine, use the song PsychoKiller by The Bobs. Use large rubber bands to connect the partners.

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  30. Bless4Sunday, December 20, 2009

    For a "First" theme research song titles that include the words first, first time, new, moment, memory!

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  31. AnonymousWednesday, December 30, 2009

    I could use some suggestions..for the theme: For the love of dance...using songs about dance itself. Ballet songs are mostly needed and should be geared toward 3-6 year olds.

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  32. AnonymousSunday, January 03, 2010

    I am doing ballet around the world. any ideas for music.

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  33. AnonymousMonday, May 17, 2010

    Just thank you for this site!!!! I plan on having my own studio within the next several years and already have ideas lined up because of this site. And you have so many practial tips and tricks of the trade. :)

    Thank you!

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  34. AnnieTuesday, December 17, 2013

    Was thinking of doing a play on Social Media and Technology for our recital theme this year (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, etc) but just can't come up with a good title! I wanted to do something like "There's an App for That" but of course it's trademarked, so we can't use it....any help would be appreciated!

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