I love holidays in the dance studio and Halloween can be especially fun. Below is a list of songs and albums that may inspire you to get a little ghoulish in your classes this year.
The categories just give an idea of which groups the songs could be used for, however, feel free to mix and match or go on your own little witch hunt for music – many popular Halloween tunes have been covered by multiple artists. If you have a song or album you’re just dying to share, let us know about it in the comments below!
Creepy Kid Stuff
- Monster Boogie – Laurie Berkner
- Spooky – Lazy Town
- Clownfoot – Jo Jo’s Circus
- Witch Doctor – Alvin & The Chipmunks Soundtrack
- Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley (original)
- Doin’ The Zombie – Chubby Checker
For More Grown-Up Ghouls
- Thriller – Michael Jackson
- Spooky – Dusty Springfield, or try Imogen Heap
- I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow, or try Melanie C
- Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
- Witchy Woman – The Eagles, or try Kristen Chenoweth (from Bewitched soundtrack)
- Black Magic Woman – Santana, or try Fleetwood Mac
- I Put A Spell on You – Creedence Clearwater, Fame Soundtrack, Marilyn Manson, etc.
- I’m Your Boogie Man – KC and the Sunshine Band, or try White Zombie (still has the disco beat!)
- The Boogie Monster – Gnarls Barkley
- This is the Night or Do the Hippogriff or Magic Works – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (the “Weird Sisters” band in the movie include members of Pulp and Radiohead)
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Nightmare Revisited – Various Artists (including Marilyn Manson’s version of This Is Halloween) |
Hair-raising Hip-Hop
- Addam’s Groove – MC Hammer
- Halloween – Arsonists
- Every Halloween – Insane Clown Posse
- Scary Story – Will Smith
- A Nightmare on my Street – DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Bone-chilling Ballet
- Great Pumpkin Waltz – Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Resurrection Waltz – Hellraiser Soundtrack
- Estasi Dell Anima – Zombieland Soundtrack
- Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist) – Mike Oldfield
- O Fortuna/Carmina Burana – Carl Orff
- Theme from Halloween – John Carpenter
- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sleepy Hollow Soundtrack |
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Dracula – Philip Feeney |
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Dracula – Philip Glass and Kronos Quartet |
Alarming Alternatives
- Raining Blood – Tori Amos
- Halloween – Dave Matthews
- Halloween or Spellbound – Siouxie and the Banshees
- Halloween – Misfits
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Nichelle Suzanne is a writer specializing in dance and online content. She is also a dance instructor with over 20 years experience teaching in dance studios, community programs, and colleges. She began Dance Advantage in 2008, equipped with a passion for movement education and an intuitive sense that a blog could bring dancers together. As a Houston-based dance writer, Nichelle covers dance performance for Dance Source Houston, Arts+Culture Texas, and other publications. She is a leader in social media within the dance community and has presented on blogging for dance organizations, including Dance/USA. Nichelle provides web consulting and writing services for dancers, dance schools and studios, and those beyond the dance world. Read Nichelle’s posts.
