Search - Gold Star Ballroom :: Quick Step

These quicksteps make me want to dance!

J. Wakefield | SLC, Utah | 08/29/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"There are several editions of this disc (2003, 2005, 2006) and they all seem to be the same. Shop wisely! Only two of these tracks are instrumantal only. I don't care for the vocals on tracks 1 & 6, but there are still sixteen very danceable quicksteps for practice and parties. The tempos range from 48-52 measures per minute (mpm). 50 mpm is the current DanceSport competition standard. Tracks 6, 11, 12, 16, and 18 are also available on Dancelife's much more spendy "Best of Quickstep" (2000) album.



Here are the titles, durations, suggested dance, tempos in mpm, and additional comments for each track:



After you've gone, 3:49, Quickstep (52 mpm), male vocal

Bye bye love, 2:12, Quickstep (50 mpm), mixed vocal

Cabaret, 1:22, Quickstep (50 mpm), female vocal and it sounds like Liza Minelli

Country roads, 2:42, Quickstep (50 mpm), off-tempo beginning, with a good female vocal

I'll be there for you, 2:54, Quickstep (50 mpm), great mixed vocal

I've got rhythm, 2:09, Quickstep (49 mpm), male vocal

Jeepers creepers, 1:42, Quickstep (50 mpm), male vocal

Jessica, 3:16, Quickstep (50 mpm), instrumental

Kingston Town, 3:44, Quickstep (51 mpm), male vocal

Live and let die, 2:10, Quickstep (50 mpm), mixed vocal

Marakesh Express, 2:30, Quickstep (50 mpm), mixed vocal

Michael row the boat, 3:18, Quickstep (50 mpm), mixed vocal

Nine to five, 2:57, Quickstep (50 mpm), female vocal

Perdido, 1:54, Quickstep (50 mpm), female vocal

Riders in the sky, 3:31, Quickstep (52 mpm), great vocals

Skyliner, 2:11, Quickstep (49 mpm), instrumental

Tangerine, 1:44, Quickstep (48 mpm), male vocal

Strike up the band, 2:04, Quickstep (49 mpm), male vocal"