Broadway Remixes

[EME]

Posted: 12/8/05 at 9:09pm

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here and hopefully someone can help me.

Sorry this post is so long, but it's probably not your typical request!

My name is Michael Elias and I'm a Natural Professional Bodybuilder.

My wife, Kendra Elias is a professional Fitness competitor.
I don't know how many of you have seen Professional Fitness competitions, but they feature a routine round that is a mix of high energy dance, strength moves, gymnastics etc..

Kendra is a professionally trained dancer who has danced for more than 25 years. She brings a very different flavor to professional fitness, and this is where I need your help.

Most Fitness routines are comprised of cheerleading style music mixes and the girls typically do gymnastics passes. Most of the routines look very similar.

Kendra does routines with classical music or broadway themes and it's very unique and different.

In order to develop a routine, we first need to find Broadway, Opera, or Classical tunes that have remixed with a techno or high energy feel.

To show you what I mean, here is a video of Kendra's most recent routine done to a remix of the Phantom of the Opera theme:

http://www.michaelandkendra.com/kendraeliasroutine.wmv

What I need from you guys are some new ideas for future routines.

If you know of any great remixes of Broadway tunes, please let me know where to find them.

Kendra would love to do a routine to a remix of Memory from Cats, for example.... or anything else that she can really perform to and draw in the audience.... but before she can create the performance, we have to find the right music.

Hopefully someone out there can help!

Thank you,
Michael Elias

p.s.

If any of you are interested, you can see many more pictures from Kendra's competitions at http://www.KendraElias.com










Updated On: 12/8/05 at 09:09 PM

[ShuQ]

Posted: 12/8/05 at 9:11pm

There is apparently a remix to "Easy as Life" from Aida. I've never heard it, but I'm dying to. If anyone's got it...please PM me.

[MoonOnAstring]

Posted: 12/8/05 at 10:20pm

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but there's a "Disco Ethel Merman" CD

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000084TTG/qid=1134098217/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl15/103-7971460-5912629?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

As well as dance remix of Seasons of Love from Rent and a disco version of the Ballad of Sweeney Todd. Not sure if you could do a routine to that one =)

[AuditioningWaitress]

Posted: 12/8/05 at 10:25pm

You might also try Harajuku...They do a lot of covers of Broadway & Disney tracks...Very Euro...Sometimes kinda cheesy...
Harajuku at Amazon

[my2cents]

Posted: 12/8/05 at 11:18pm

I do not have any links but I can tell you there is:

easy as life deborah cox
phantom of the opera
seasons of love
one song glory
big spender

those i know off hand, love the phantom one hehe.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 12:07am

There's a RENT megamix lingering around.

[EME]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 7:22am

Thank you for the responses everyone.
I'll definitely check those out.

If anyone else has any ideas, please send them my way!

Thanks,
Michael

Posted: 12/9/05 at 7:58am

there is a Joseph Magamix!

[Hanna from Hamburg]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 8:48am

There are remixes of "I Am What I Am" and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" that might work.

Posted: 12/9/05 at 12:34pm

Oh, there is a One Night in Bankok mix on the Danish Cast recording. It's in English.

[OtherDaryl]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 1:28pm

"It's Not Where You Start, It's Where You Finish"
"If They Could See Me Now"
"Don't Cry For Me, Argentina"
I used to hear this really sick re-mix of "The Sound of Music" during Sunday afternoon tea-dances.

[EME]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 1:38pm

Thanks again for the ideas everyone.

"If they could see me now" might work... hmmm.

The kicker is, whatever song it is needs to be really recognizable, because the judges at these competitions aren't necessarily broadway fans. However, if it's something they have heard, it will still draw them in.

Second, if it comes from a musical or opera with a theme that can be displayed in the routine.. it makes it much, much better.

That's one reason why the Phantom of the Opera routine worked so well.

Some ideas that could really work well would be Carmen, or Cats, or Chicago, or A Chorus Line.

Those are just some ideas I had though..... I really like your new perspectives....

Thanks again for all the help.

- Michael

[djjd007]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 2:11pm

Remixes for:

Catherine Zeta-Jones - All That Jazz (Richie Jones & Eric Kupper)
Scherrie Payne - One Night Only (Disco 12")
Jennifer Holliday - And I Am Telling You... (Junior Vasquez, Rosabel)
Deborah Cox - Easy As Life (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg, Junior Vasquez, Offer Nissim)
Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina & Buenos Aires (Pablo Flores & Javier Garza)
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Wig In A Box (OBADAM)
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Angry Inch (Johnny Vicious, PQM)
Gene Kelly - Singin' In The Rain (Illicit/35th Street)
Peggy Wood - Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Junior Vasquez)
The Supremes - My Favorite Things (DJJD)
Rocky Horror Revival - Time Warp (Paul Masterson)
Pet Shop Boys - Somewhere (Trouser Enthusiasts/Forthright)
Alison Jiear (Jerry Springer: The Opera) - I Just Wanna Dance (Wayne G, Sharp Boys)
Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind (Almighty + the original 12" mixes)
Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted (Victor Calderone)
Frankie Valli - Grease ('98 Remix)
RENT - Seasons Of Love (Eddie Baez, L.E.X., Gomi, DJJD)


And I'm sure there are many others too...