“Let’s Dance dance studio thoroughly enjoyed you and the band Saturday night. The selection was great, the mix was good. The tempos and beats were tight, the sound was just right too, not too loud not too soft.
Thanks again! I would highly recommended you as a band for any event, not just for ballroom dancers and look forward to working with you again.”
-Michelle Johnson, Owner, Let’s Dance Studio, Concord NH
The Ballroom Blitz is New England’s best and most exciting dance music band playing music for ballroom dancers today. The Ballroom Blitz dance band is comprised of master musicians who play the right tempos, the right rhythms and keep strict tempos for all of the major dance styles.
The six most popular ballroom dance styles are primarily focused on: swing, rumba, foxtrot, cha cha cha, waltz and tango. Other ballroom dance music styles played if desired include: bolero, mambo, samba, Viennese Waltz, Jitterbug, Quickstep, East Coast Swing, hustle.
What Ballroom Dance Music Styles Are Played?
With all those different ballroom music styles performed, it’s always interesting for the dancers and there’s something exciting being played for every ballroom dancer. Or, ballroom dance studios can pick one style if there’s a focus on that style with the ballroom dance instruction – for example a night emphasizing swing music, tango music, waltzes.
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Who is the Ballroom Blitz ballroom dance band?
Vocalist and guitar player Rob Fletcher is the leader of Ballroom Blitz. An exceptional vocalist, chromatic harmonica player and guitarist, he performed original music at Woodstock ’94 (350,000 attendees), the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, the Hudson Valley Jazz Festival, the National Guitar Workshop and at the legendary Bluebird Café in Nashville. In 2014, Rob was the featured vocalist with the Vermont Jazz Center All-Star Big-Band. “Music and dance have always been linked,” says Fletcher. “Playing music for dancers connects the heart and the body to the music. It’s a powerful experience and I love to play the major dance styles to both support the dancers and give the listeners a memorable night of fresh music they don’t often hear. ” Mr. Fletcher is supported by the finest musicians in New England. Musicians that have performed with Ballroom Blitz in the past include: Laura Herbert, Franz Robert, Mike Patek, Andew Lohse, Ken Clark, Steve Rice.
How many musicians are in the Ballroom Blitz ballroom music dance band?
Ballroom Blitz is flexible for each ballroom dance studio’s budget and needs. The most popular ‘edition’ of Ballroom Blitz is the trio format which features guitar, bass, drums and male/female vocal harmonies. The Ballroom Blitz quartet, duo and solo are also available.
Where Does the Ballroom Blitz Ballroom Dance Band Play?
Ballroom Blitz performs ballroom dance music throughout New England: Boston, Massachusetts (MA), Hartford, Connecticut (CT), Concord, New Hampshire (NH), Burlington, Vermont (VT).
See below for a more thorough list of locations Ballroom Blitz can perform.
Testimonials
“Rob Fletcher and Ballroom Blitz’s generosity of time and talent truly made our event a success. There were dancers on the dance floor from the time the first notes were played to the last. At one point during the evening, I realized that not a single guest was seated – they were all on the dance floor! The music that was played covered a nice variety of dance styles and was enjoyed by the serious dancers as well as those who wanted to just “shake a leg” or sit and listen.
I am really appreciative of how easy it was to correspond with you to set up our whole event- the fact that you and your band are all talented musicians and entertainers was icing on the cake! Some of the comments we heard from our guests: The volume of the music was conducive to both dancing and conversation-(this was as much appreciated as it was unexpected) and that all those in attendance felt comfortable with getting up and dancing- regardless of their level of expertise.”
-Judy Trow, Board of Directors, Our Place Drop-in Center
Ballroom Dance Music Song List by Style Performed by Ballroom Blitz
Bolero song examples:
Besame Mucho
Blue Bayou
How Deep Is Your Love
Let’s Stay Together
Look of Love
Shadow of Your Smile
Somethin’ Stupid
Wicked Game
Cha Cha Cha song examples:
Cha Cha Cha D’Amour
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White
Downtown
Groovin’
Love is Strange
Poinciana
Strangers in the Night
Sway
Tea for Two
Foxtrot song examples:
Dancing On the Ceiling
Fly Me to the Moon
I Thought About You
I’m Old Fashioned
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby
Morning Train
Satin Doll
Sentimental Journey
Sunny
Time After Time
Tuxedo Junction
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Where or When
Hustle song examples:
Rock With You
Jitterbug (E coast swing) song examples:
Don’t Be Cruel
Flip Flop & Fly
Jump Jive and Wail
Rock Around the Clock
Rock This Town?
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Wake Up Little Susie
Quickstep song examples:
All of Me
Cheek to Cheek
Honeysuckle Rose
I Won’t Dance
It Could Happen To You
Let’s Get Lost
Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night
Snowbird
With a Song in My Heart
Mambo song examples:
La Bamba
Mambo Italiano
Papa Loves Mambo
She Loves You
What Is This Thing Called Love
Rumba song examples:
Besame Mucho
Blue Bayou
Careless Whisper
Early in the Morning
It’s Now or Never (O Sole Mio)
Just a Little Bit
Stand By Me
Time After Time
Under the Boardwalk
Samba song examples:
Girl From Ipanema
Mas Que Nada
One Note Samba/Spanish Flea
Triste
Wave
Swing song examples:
All Shook Up
Alright, Okay, You Win
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Everyday I Have the Blues
It Could Happen To You
Let’s Get Lost
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Stray Cat Strut
Way You Look Tonight
Tango song examples:
Amapola
Happy Together
Hernando’s Hideaway
Manha de Carnaval
My Funny Valentine
Night and Day
Viennese Waltz song examples:
Annie’s Song
Bluesette
Chim Chim Cheree?
Come Saturday Morning
I Got You Babe
My Favorite Things
Under Paris Skies (Sous Le Ciel)
With a Song in My Heart
Waltz song examples:
Edelweiss
Little Waltz
Moon River
Rainbow Connection
Taste of Honey
Tennessee Waltz
Three Times a Lady
What the World Needs Now
Looking to book a Ballroom Music Dance Band in your area?
Rob Fletcher’s Ballroom Blitz Music Dance Band is available in your area for weddings, birthday parties, reunions, bar/bat mitzvahs, corporate functions, holiday parties and more.
Here are locations the Ballroom Blitz Ballroom Music Dance Band will perform. Don’t see your location here? Let us know and we’ll add you to the growing list of where the Ballroom Blitz Ballroom Music Dance Band has performed!
Massachusetts Ballroom Music Dance Band MA
Amherst MA
Athol MA
Boston MA
Cambridge MA
Cape Cod MA
Easthampton MA
Fitchburg MA
Great Barrington MA
Greenfield MA
Holyoke MA
Lenox MA
Leominster MA
Martha’s Vineyard MA
Natick MA
North Adams MA
Northampton MA
Pittsfield MA
Springfield MA
Worcester MA
Connecticut Ballroom Music Dance Band CT
Bridgeport CT
Danbury CT
Greenwich CT
Hartford CT
New Haven CT
New London CT
Norwalk CT
Stamford CT
Torrington CT
Waterbury CT
Vermont Ballroom Music Dance Band VT
Bennington VT
Burlington VT
Manchester VT
Montpelier VT
Rutland VT
Brattleboro VT
New York Ballroom Music Dance Band NY
Albany NY
Brooklyn NY
Buffalo NY
Hudson NY
Long Island NY
Manhattan NY
New Paltz NY
New York City NY
Plattsburgh NY
Poughkeepsie NY
Queens NY
Rochester NY
Syracuse NY
Warwick NY
Westchester NY
Yonkers NY
Rhode Island Ballroom Music Dance Band RI
Newport RI
Providence RI
New Hampshire Ballroom Music Dance Band NH
Concord NH
Keene NH
Manchester NH
New Jersey Ballroom Music Dance Band NJ
Atlantic City NJ
Edison NJ
Jersey City NJ
Newark NJ
Paterson NJ
Princeton NJ
Trenton NJ
Maine Ballroom Music Dance Band ME
Augusta ME
Bangor ME
Portland ME
