OBCR Songs with DANCE BREAKS!!

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 12:03am

So, I'm looking for some songs to compile that are from OBCR's that basically have dance breaks in them. I'm talking real dance breaks, not little ten-second ones. I'm talking about:

"Gaston" from Beauty and the Beast
"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie
"Guten Tag Hop-Clop" from The Producers Movie Soundtrack (an exception!)
"Run And Tell That!" from Hairspray
"You Won't Succeed On Broadway" from Spamalot
"Dancing Through Life" from Wicked
"Let's Hear It For The Boy", "I Can't Stand Still", etc. from Footloose

Know what I mean? Then help me out! Much appreciated. :)

[TheEnchantedHunter]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 12:06am

I Want To Be Happy from NO, No, Nanette--it's the mutha of all dance breaks.



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[Kimmygonbefamous]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 12:07am

"The More We Dance" from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 12:32am

the title song of Anything Goes, awesome tap, this song always keeps me upbeat

edit; I forgot like all of Chorus Line, especially The Music and the Mirror

Updated On: 3/16/06 at 12:32 AM

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 12:35am

I just want to say that it really annoys me when they cut-down the dance breaks on the OBCR. I guess they think that people are more interested in the lyrics than the music, but it just annoys me that my favorite part of the entire score of Wicked was taken out.

[Blue J]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 12:54am

"C'mon Everybody" from All Shook Up

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 1:12am

Skittles, especially as a musician, I totally agree. Most of the instrumental music is shortened. And often left out of the OBCs in general. I agree often they employ wonderful music that unfortunately can only be heard during a production

To answer the original question, there are so many!

West Side Story-Cool, America, Somewhere Ballet dream and nightmare

Aida-Strongest Suit (okay it's a fashion show but definitely sounds like dance break music), Dance of the Robe, Another Pyramid

Music Man-not so much breaks as dances that are part of and follow songs--76 Trombones dance, Marian the Librarian dance, lots of dances in Shipoopi

Fame: The Musical-There She Goes/Fame

Once On This Island-Pray

Phantom of the Opera-Masquerade

Wicked-Wonderful

Mame-Mame

Lots of others...

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 1:16am

On the Wicked soundtrack that not the whole Dancing Through Life Dance Break..its actually the pairing of two parts of the scene in the part of the show. I WISH they could have put all of Dancing Through Life on the CD Dialogue and all.

[knows_too_much]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 1:30am

CATS - pick a song
Nine - Follies Bergeres
Ragtime - Gettin Ready Rag
Movin Out - numerous

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 2:17am

Thanks for everything, guys! We're putting together a show of the best Broadway dance numbers, and these really help!

Would you agree with me that every show has really one great dance number? I mean, clearly, some shows DEFINITELY have more, but in many of the ones I'm looking at, there's really one HUGE dance number. Agree? No?

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 2:48am

Since you said break, I'm assuming you're not counting the OKLAHOMA dream ballet, and the ballet from CAROUSEL.

Shall We Dance, THE KING AND I
I Hope I Get It, A CHORUS LINE
The Music and the Mirror, A CHORUS LINE
Hello 12, Hello 13, Hello Love, A CHORUS LINE
Dance of the Robe, AIDA
Too Darn Hot, KISS ME KATE
My Body, THE LIFE

[mygfdontliveincanada]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 3:13am

Gotta Be Something Better Than This- Sweet Charity
Rich Man's Frug- Sweet Charity (the whole thing is a dance break)
Be Our Guest- Beauty and the Beast
Can You Feel The Love Tonight- Lion King
Where You Are- Kiss of the Spider Woman
Only in the Movies- Kiss of the Spider Woman
Her Name is Aurora- Kiss of the Spider Woman (can ya tell I like the show)
Shall We Dance- Crazy for You
Slap that Bass- Crazy for You (really...almost any song in the show works)

[BwayLeadman]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 3:16am

All you need is the girl - GYPSY

[CupcakeJanie]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 3:20am

Ok, so not the OBCR but the Revival Recording with Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan has a kick ass dance break for Ug-a-Wug.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 5:21am

"Coffee Break" from HOW TO SUCCEED... (Vicki Clark!)

Updated On: 3/16/06 at 05:21 AM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 6:18am

We'll Take A Glass Together from Grand Hotel
Doin the Latest Rag from Titanic

[Smaxie]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:10am

"Turkey Lurkey Time" from Promises Promises
"Lucy & Jessie" and "Uptown/Downtown" from Follies (Papermill)
"Gentleman Jimmy" from Fiorello
"Sunshine Girl" from New Girl in Town
"Harmony" from A Family Affair
"Little Red Hat" from 110 in the Shade (studio recording)
"Who's Got the Pain?" from Damn Yankees
"You Can Dance With Any Girl" from No No Nanette
"You're the Cream in My Coffee" from Good News (studio recording)
"The Varsity Drag" from Good News (studio recording)
"Fascinating Rhythm" from Lady Be Good (studio recording)
"I'd Rather Charleston" from Lady Be Good (studio recording)
"Swiss Miss" from Lady Be Good (studio recording)
"Put On a Happy Face" from Bye Bye Birdie
"Spanish Rose" from Bye Bye Birdie
"What Would We Do Without You?" from Company
"Rag Offen the Bush" from Li'l Abner
"The Kangaroo" from Bravo Giovanni
"Big D" from The Most Happy Fella
"Spozalizio" from The Most Happy Fella
"The Cookie Chase" from Anyone Can Whistle
"When I'm Drunk I'm Beautiful" from Prettybelle
"I Wonder How It Is" from Henry, Sweet Henry
"The Haggle" from Bajour
"Hello Hello There" from Bells are Ringing
"Mu Cha Cha" from Bells Are Ringing
"Be A Santa" from Subways are for Sleeping
"Comes Once in a Lifetine" from Subways are for Sleeping
"Til the Big Fat Moon Falls Down" from Whoop-Up
"Won't You Charleston With Me?" from The Boy Friend
"Grandpapa" from Zorba
"Go Into Your Trance" from High Spirits
"The Party People" from Breakfast at Tiffany's
"Catch My Garter" from The Happy Time
"Put It In the Book" from The Roar of the Greasepaint...
"He Plays the Violin" from 1776
"The Washington Twist" from Mr. President
"A Romantic Atmosphere" from She Loves Me
"For Once In Your Life" from Golden Rainbow

Updated On: 3/16/06 at 07:10 AM

[jasobres]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:33am

There's a lot of dance breaks on the revival album of The Music Man which is what I don't like about it.

[JasonM12480]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 8:31am

I can't believe everyone has left off "42nd Street" from "42nd Street!" It's the best dance break in my opinion. And luckily, both the original cast album, as well as the recent revival album contain, if not all - most - of the original dance break.

[Pippin]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 10:45am

My fav was already mentioned, but it is so good! so.... "coffee break" from the H2$ revival.

also- "she loves to hear the music" from the boy from oz- a great jazzy dance break.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 10:46am

I'm not sure that *every* show has a dance break Volley. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any in Les Miz or Sweeney.

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 10:52am

I thought the 42nd Street Revival got all of the dance break.
"Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast has got almost 90% of the 7-minute dance break, they're missing just a couple of measures (The Russian dance-like interlude where the rug does cartwheels)
Singin' In The Rain
Meet Me In St. Louis
Will Rogers Follies (but Will-a-Mania is only 60% intact, they're only missing a 1-minute Native-American segment of the song, with lyrics as well)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Me Ol' Bamboo's dance arrangement is just about as the same as in the film, save for a couple of chromatic ascensions)
Mary Poppins
Billy Elliot
and...
Why does every cast recording of My Fair Lady always have the same dance break of "The Rain In Spain" for every cast? I think it's a good choice, but why don't they change it? Is it long enough?

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 10:57am

If anyone's familar with Passion's audio commentary, you know it has a BIG dance number.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 10:58am

I think the revival recording of "Kiss Me Kate" has the dance break for Too Darn Hot.

[grizzabella]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 11:38am

"With Ann On My Arm" - La Cage Aux Folles
"La Cage Aux Folles" - La Cage Aux Folles (who can forget the cage dance?)