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Phil Phillips' "Sea of Love"

Posted by Aaron

3/7/2009 4:03:00 PM

I'm a beginning ballroom dancer and I really like the song "Sea of Love" (the 1959 version by Phil Phillips). Can anyone tell me what style fits this dance?

Thanks!

Re: Phil Phillips

Posted by dheun

3/9/2009 7:14:00 AM

You'll encounter many songs you really like, but will discover that some are just too slow to really fit into the strict tempo of ballroom. "Sea of Love" is close to falling into that category, though one could pull of a slow Fox Trot to it. More likely, it would be a just box step, maybe a sway step of a Fox Trot, but mostly just very close slow dancing -- quite suitable for love birds.

Re: Phil Phillips

Posted by Cy

4/6/2009 12:31:00 AM

Shakin Stevens has a nice recording of Sea Of Love. But it is far to slow for a Foxtrot. It is only 24 bars a minute instead of 28 bars a minute.
When looking for Foxtrot music 4/4 you need music played beteen 28 and 30 bars a minute. Simply count every 1 2 3 4 for 15 seconds. If you have 6 its to slow. Seven would be fine . Eight is getting a bit too fast. Good Luck.

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