Monthly music suggestions
The choices for September are selected by the legendary Isao Nakagawa.
Every month we post some favourite music links, chosen for your enjoyment, by a WDO Director, Adviser or Member.
Music is such a massive part of our wonderful Dance World and is there to inspire, stimulate and motivate us.
This month the fabulous Isao Nakagawa has chosen some of his favourite music for your enjoyment. .
Waltz
Exile Atsushi
Tango
日曜劇場 - ATARU
Viennese Waltz
柴咲コウ - 影
Slow Foxtrot
Lullaby Of Leaves - Mary Stallings
Quickstep
サウンド・トラック・メモリーズ 7 - The theme of Kaito Yamaneko
| ISAO NAKAGAWA | ふるさと（配信限定楽曲) | EXILE ATSUSHI | WALTZ | https://youtube.com/watch?v=mDuOOdtbP30&si=rYnD_pkQGev4i5kt |
| 日曜劇場「ATARU」メインテーマ | ATARU | TANGO | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr0SLeORFfM | |
| 柴咲コウ - 影 | VIENNESE WALTZ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPdeuOqWn-E | ||
| LULLABY OF LEAVES | MARY STALLINGS | SLOW FOXTROT | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZvB9my2lY&si=FU5Fh8-0-jskzdNv | |
| THE THEM OF KAITO YAMANEKO | AKIHIKO MATSUMOTO | QUICKSTEP | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoC0j71tLVE | |
| LORRAINE | YOU BELONG TO MY HEART | BILLY VAUGHN | SLOW FOXTROT | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-QAkNSitnM |
| BRAZIL | JOHNNY MATHIS | SAMBA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRuLZvJ-mqs | |
| SMILE | NAT KING COLE | SLOW WALZ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyHoohNyYkw | |
| MY BABY JUST CARE FOR ME | NINA SIMONE | SLOW FOXTROT | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZS7iKdRo5Q | |
| SONG FROM A SECRET GARDEN | SECRET GARDEN | SLOW FOXTROT | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sWnEWpS_fA | |
| Kenny & Marion Welsh | BON SOIR | PlLACIDO DOMINGO | Waltz | https://youtu.be/b4_6xdGMvH0 |
| TELEPHONE | MARTYNAS | Tango | https://youtu.be/AmCBOGpfexQ | |
| ONE FINE THING | HARRY CONNICK JNR | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/zdaGMxrtYfM | |
| SUFFER | CHARLIE POUTH | Viennese Waltz | https://youtu.be/cQ8xU0Kgf3M | |
| LAY DOWN SALLY | ERIC CLAPTON | Quickstep | https://youtu.be/9hQqP6RNnDE | |
| Hans Galke | AMIGO | CARLOS CAMPOSS | ChaCha | https://youtu.be/t9XeGTEIm44 |
| TEQUILA | THE CHAMPS | Samba | https://youtu.be/IESOnz8OA4A | |
| UNA CUALQUIERA | MOLANO EL MOLA | Rumba | https://youtu.be/lbs6EGAsczc | |
| ERNESTO LECUONA PLAYS LECUONA | MALAGUEÑA & ANDALUCA | Paso Doble | https://youtu.be/F2ksNyyuViQ | |
| NO MAMA NO PAPA | LAURA B & THE MOONLIGHTERS | Jive | https://youtu.be/rerFED7TBos | |
| Michael/Vicky Barr | THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA | FRANK SINATRA & ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/NldPFVKYmiw |
| YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG | FRANK SINATRA | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/TZNIKZdoehE | |
| SATIN DOLL | DUKE ELLINGTON 7 HIS ORCESTRA | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/wTFPV1pk654 | |
| FLAMINGO | EARL BOSTIC | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/KdaQAZjzhoA | |
| STELLA BY STARLIGHT | VICTOR SYLVESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/_SgZbV3CnTQ | |
| LEAN BABYLEAN BABY | BILLY MAY & HIS ORCHESTRA | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/wLemjf2TcZ0 | |
| MR BOGANGLES | SAMMY DAVIS JNR | https://youtu.be/LKP8TbtLFew | ||
| Slavik | ESO BESO | PAUL ANKA | Samba | https://youtu.be/0tTUqh8q0bE |
| WHATEVER LOLA WANTS | DELLA REESE | Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/5dvfGCE-O4c | |
| QUE TRISTEZA | LUIS MIGUEL | Rumba | https://youtu.be/IDgxquMIYDk | |
| ESE MOMENTO | RAFAEL POLLO BRITO | Rumba | https://youtu.be/ZXqraRG_vZs | |
| MIAMI BEACH | TITO PUENTE | Rumba | https://youtu.be/alh6htg_Yck | |
| Domen | TIME ON MY HANDS | BERT KAEMPFERT | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/Atf3u-lNRkg |
| LOVER, COME BACK TO ME | BARBARA STREISAND | Quickstep | https://youtu.be/wY7TDUiQae4 | |
| SIMPLY SATIE | MICHAEL DULIN | Waltz | https://youtu.be/xcArvm3yCOI | |
| CRISTOFORI'S DREAM | DAVID LANZ | Viennese Waltz | https://youtu.be/hm8y6kzXwEU | |
| FEEL ME | S.E.N.S | Waltz | https://youtu.be/qpzm_zUYT5A | |
| EMANUEL | EMANUEL | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/kcMaxo0OaZo | |
| Carmen | DO YOU WANNA DANCE | BETTE MIDLER | Rumba | https://youtu.be/gtZX56T6Bcc |
| ALL SHOOK UP | ELVIS PRESLEY | Jive | https://youtu.be/23zLefwiii4 | |
| TANGO:ZERO HOUR | ASTOR PIAZZOLLA | Tango | https://youtu.be/YgEeBDxFDpY | |
| SUNSHINE OF YOUR LIFE | ELLA FITZGERALD | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/tC5hXBt5RIs | |
| OUT OF AFRICA | JOHN BARRY | https://youtu.be/rdrScNQDFMM | ||
| MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME | NINA SIMONE | Jive | https://youtu.be/3ZS7iKdRo5Q | |
| Tony Dokman | GET HAPPY | FRICH KUNZEL / NELSON RIDDLE | Quickstep | https://youtu.be/cAH-dXcjkS8 |
| A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE | SPENCER DAY | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/Sa8N6hEod0M | |
| THESE ARMS OF MINE | OTIS REDDING | Viennese Waltz | https://youtu.be/EoLDQ3rnsDQ | |
| BAJOFONDO | CÓDIGO DE BARRA | Tango | https://youtu.be/X3kZ-5wOfdQ | |
| 364 | I'TE VURRIA VASA | Waltz | https://youtu.be/Z3hpUDc8y_Q | |
| Colin James | TICO TICO | PEREZ PRADO | Samba | https://youtu.be/wkHvvdmz-S4 |
| PEREZ PRADO | C.ALMARAN | Rumba | https://youtu.be/3HBwLuNWNLo | |
| HARLEM NOCTURNE | CHAKACHAS | Rumba | https://youtu.be/uvtiu5O5RhQ | |
| GROSSINGERS CHA CHA CHA | TITO PUENTE | Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/auDSAU7EKDc | |
| BATIDAS SUCULENTAS | JAZZ JUICE | Samba | https://youtu.be/VzRO4OtT4oo | |
| LAND OF 1000 DANCES | WILSON PICKETT | Jive | https://youtu.be/3mz_EXHKGHs | |
| WATERMELON MAN | PONCHO SANCHEZ | Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/PhdovynDcRY | |
| Marcus Hilton MBE | SOMEWHERE IN TIME | MAKSIM | Waltz | https://youtu.be/YkKue_MEnkk |
| WILD IS THE WIND | RANDY CRAWFORD | https://youtu.be/DfS1TnhO-kQ | ||
| I WONDER WHY | CURTIS STIGERS | Waltz | https://youtu.be/0JZAxXITOR0 | |
| HUMAN | RAG 'N' BONE MAN | https://youtu.be/L3wKzyIN1yk | ||
| 7 DAYS | CRAIG DAVID | https://youtu.be/P5lmb5-tnM0 | ||
| ITS A MAN'S WORLD | JAMES BROWN / LUCIANO PAVAROTTI | Viennese Waltz | https://youtu.be/GaB9F3R9cIY | |
| KILLING ME SOFTLY | ANDY WILLIAMS | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/YnjHK_pmTrA | |
| Franco Formica | RUN FREE | SI CRANSTOUN | Jive | https://youtu.be/0Qa_ZsCsHLs |
| SEI DE UM RIO | CAMANE | Rumba | https://youtu.be/pJouVU0jlH0 | |
| MOLIENDO CAFE | LOS FATALES | Samba | https://youtu.be/5JfPhwuNaIk | |
| LA CUARENTONA | CARLOS CAMPOS | Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/FkhGSjPr1Mk | |
| Lyn Marriner | LIBERTANGO | YO-YO MA | Tango | https://youtu.be/31C1Des-XuY |
| DARK WALTZ | HAYLEY WESTENRA | Waltz | https://youtu.be/XS-fBWGtd5s | |
| THREE TIMES A LADY | THE COMMODORES | Waltz | https://youtu.be/3qTPVS1uiQ0 | |
| I LOVE PARIS | HARRY CONNICK JNR | Quickstep | https://youtu.be/0UKDMsRQjVM | |
| THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE | KENNY G | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/90lrVUTASvQ | |
| SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL | PETER CONCOTTI | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/0Qa_ZsCsHLs | |
| Karina Smirnoff | COULEUR CAFE | SERGE GAINSBOURG | Samba | https://youtu.be/7HHV14uTNCg |
| STIFF JAZZ | DZIHAN & HAMIEN | Samba | https://youtu.be/FcAfaxSv8aA | |
| NO SOY DE AQUI, NI SOY DE ELLA | FACUNDO CABRAL | https://youtu.be/khqgn1uiUfU | ||
| YO LO AMO (AND I LOVE HIM) | NATALIE COLE | Rumba | https://youtu.be/umsIdSHw4gM | |
| COWBOY BOSSA | FEAT. YANEZ | Samba | https://youtu.be/qVDMV-11CUM | |
| RADIO ARGENTINA | JOHANNES LINSTEAD | https://youtu.be/_Pj-7AcXkxs | ||
| Massimo Giorgianni | NAPULE E' | PINO DANIELE | https://youtu.be/81pIF0VSfMo | |
| CAVATINA | DEER HUNTER | https://youtu.be/X7SvBtJuh3Y | ||
| MY FIRST, MY LAST, MY EVERYTHING | BARRY WHITE | https://youtu.be/tB54XUhA9_w | ||
| MILLE GIORNI DI TE E DI ME | CLAUDIO BAGLIONI | https://youtu.be/9sDBqvpzpFo | ||
| SMILE | MICHAEL JACKSON | https://youtu.be/kmw1yYRdDOM | ||
| CINEMA PARADISO | ENNIO MORRICONE | https://youtu.be/JlQh4PeB8PE | ||
| Allan Tornsberg | CON LOS ANOS QUE ME QUEDAN | GLORA ESTEFAN | Rumba | https://youtu.be/Aeo0o3LcJfQ |
| DOIN' IT RIGHT | JOE CUBA SEXTET | Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/IPdmdGOuAzY | |
| CHERRY PINK & APPLE BLOSSON WHITE | CEREZA ROSE | Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/HsgTGnavB8Y | |
| HALF A MINUTE | MATT BIANCO | Samba | https://youtu.be/8UkwbdBdzIM | |
| CONTIGO EN LA DISTANCIA | YURI FT. MARIA JOSE | Rumba | https://youtu.be/aHU651ABxBk | |
| Anne Laxholm | CABARET | LIZA MINELLI | Quickstep | https://youtu.be/72ebBwb3i3Q |
| SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN | DINAH WASHINGTON | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/fk-jh3xocd0 | |
| ELEGY FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE TSUNAMI 2011 | NOBUYUKI TSUJII | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/LqoV4ZW7xTA | |
| FELICIA | ALFRED HAUSE | Tango | https://youtu.be/zYkDEuppSvA | |
| KARLEKSVALS | MINA SANGER | Waltz | https://youtu.be/f7dY6ZCBLac | |
| MAY EACH DAY | ANDY WILLIAMS | Waltz | https://youtu.be/7nR3E8H8g6M | |
| Ukrainian Dancers Choice | OKEAN ELZY | ОБІЙМИ | https://youtu.be/--Wokwe4-i0 | |
| KALUSH | ЗОРІ BY ANASTASIIA KUZIV & KHRISTINA DUTCHAK | https://youtu.be/j5oVLfa2Fag | ||
| ОДИН В КАНОЕ | У МЕНЕ НЕМАЄ ДОМУ | https://youtu.be/CNseOyh1-q4 | ||
| ОКЕАН ЕЛЬЗИ | НА НЕБІ | https://youtu.be/hLPe_jGmxq0 | ||
| TRYMAY | Waltz | https://youtu.be/XvUfClflW20 | ||
| НАМАЛЮЮ ТОБI ЗОРІ | T Kapoub | https://youtu.be/mzghQJAW_VQ | ||
| Sirpa Suutari | AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE | THE POSITIVE | Jive | https://youtu.be/58TLTK8R9os |
| 36-22-36 | BOBBIE 'BLUE' BLAND | Jive | https://youtu.be/IUHw1hrjEIc | |
| TOO MUCH LOVE | MICHEL CAMILO & TOMATITO | Rumba | https://youtu.be/9uDRrflUbxQ | |
| SABICAS EL CASTILLO MORO | DANZA MORO | Paso Doble | https://youtu.be/_R2EShzhjrw | |
| TANGO TO EVORA | CONJUNTO BERRETIN | Tango | https://youtu.be/0EQM-_dJmUk | |
| 24 CANTA CANTA CANTA | MINHA GENTE | Samba | https://youtu.be/X4Tp_TmjHRs | |
| EL RATON | DIEGO EL CIGALA | Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/Jxqe3Tqh3CI | |
| Bryan Watson | BESAME MUCHO | SWINGIN FIREBALLS | Rumba | https://youtu.be/nmojWJrjmqg |
| BURLEY Q BONGO | JACK COSTANZO & HIS ORCHESTRA | Jive | https://youtu.be/iD8tcz0mnlo | |
| MAGALENHA | SERGIO MENDES | Samba | https://youtu.be/stYJkLlNmsY | |
| WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES | SWINGIN' FIREBALLS | Rumba | https://youtu.be/QFNtA4s63rI | |
| HAPPY | PHARRELL WILLIAMS | Jive | https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs | |
| AQUELLOS OJOS VERDES | IBRAHAM FERRER | Rumba | https://youtu.be/ETj3mZmoiMw | |
| Karen Hilton MBE | IT DON'T MEAN A THING | GEOFF LOVE & HIS ORCHESTRA | Quickstep | https://youtu.be/-qsBCNF9vww |
| PATA PATA | MIRIAM MAKEBA | Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/JBJVVhn7iuo | |
| THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE | ROBERTA FLACK | Rumba | https://youtu.be/VqW-eO3jTVU | |
| THEME FROM SCHINDLERS LIST | JOHN WILLIAMS | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/057A1RdssoU | |
| SOMBRA | PERCY FAITH | Tango | https://youtu.be/RRLaPEykJCI | |
| Joanna Leunis | LET GO | ASTRUD GILBERTO | Samba | https://youtu.be/UtZn7PpdevA |
| ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR | MARC ANTHONY | Rumba | https://youtu.be/vUptHppcxSg | |
| QUIZAS, QUIZAS, QUIZAS | LUCRECIA | Slow Cha Cha | https://youtu.be/D_y3X52-q30 | |
| CHAN CHAN | BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB | Samba | https://youtu.be/tGbRZ73NvlY | |
| LIMIT TO YOUR LOVE | JAMES BLAKE | Rumba | https://youtu.be/oOT2-OTebx0 | |
| NO SOY DE AQUI | SON DE TIKIZIA | Rumba | https://youtu.be/OnvrHXfG4qs | |
| William Pino | BAILATA | BEATA SODERBERG | Viennese Waltz | https://youtu.be/FdkMmzzssDE |
| WONDERWALL | COOL TRAIN QUARTET | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/CDUVfjpBi_s | |
| TANGUERA | SEXTETO MAYOR | Tango | https://youtu.be/CDUVfjpBi_s | |
| NE ME QUITTE PAS | STING | Waltz | https://youtu.be/9uFncqMPShI | |
| Espen Salberg | SUCH A NIGHT | MICHAEL BUBLE | Jive | https://youtu.be/R0i5gYx_l1c |
| CHEO FELICIANO | AMADA MIA | Rumba | https://youtu.be/-mz0hhHel7c | |
| I SHOULDNT, I WOULDNT | CLUB DES BELUGAS | Jive | https://youtu.be/vui8UxOKNlI | |
| MALATERRA | GIGI D'ALESSIO | Rumba | https://youtu.be/cRjSvF-GzgM | |
| SKIP TO THE BIP | CLUB DES BELUGAS | Samba | https://youtu.be/9x7D5pcIRqc | |
| Loraine Barry | THE SINGER | LIZA MINNELLI | Quickstep | https://youtu.be/fuGHb4ElA50 |
| BURYING THE HEART | TRACY HUANG | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/hqSOfsN0fBs | |
| LULLABY OF THE LEAVES | BILLY ECKSTINE | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/mlnoAeEREMw | |
| SOMBRA | PERCY FAITH | Tango | https://youtu.be/RRLaPEykJCI | |
| RECUERDOS DE LA ALHAMBRA | NANA MOUSKOURI | Waltz | https://youtu.be/CXuI_VFEwe8 | |
| TIME | HANS ZIMMER | https://youtu.be/RxabLA7UQ9k | ||
| Shirley Ballas | I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU | SHELBY LYNN | Rumba | https://youtu.be/f3AjWvSJ-3k |
| MOONRIVER | ANDY WILLIAMS | Waltz | https://youtu.be/L_jgIezosVA | |
| ITS NOT UNUSUAL | TOM JONES | Samba | https://youtu.be/ixva4i2T8aQ | |
| SEX & CANDY | ALEXANDER JEAN | Rumba | https://youtu.be/4wsw70L2gDg | |
| Alan Shingler | 5 MONTHS, 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS | LOUIS PRIMA | Jive | https://youtu.be/oVk2fU7Da8E |
| ESO BESO | PAUL ANKA | Samba | https://youtu.be/wBuHj87lLm0 | |
| KILLING ME SOFTLY | NILS LANDGREN | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/pl6o3kJ7Ot4 | |
| CAN'T BUY ME LOVE | VICTOR SYLVESTER JNR | Quickstep | https://youtu.be/Cj_KKjNl_6o | |
| LIBERTANGO | YOYO MA | Tango | https://youtu.be/WdoHeJBbNs0 | |
| EBB TIDE | RUFUS JONES | Slow Foxtrot | https://youtu.be/EedkUx80K0M |
