Modern Ballroom Pop

If you love to sashay across the dance floor with a partner who's clued in to your every move, but you like to keep your music more current than classic ballroom fare, we've got the soundtrack for your swingin' and swayin' right here. Whether or not you can top Jonathan and Anna's Dancing With the Stars waltz to Norah Jones's smoky, sultry "Come Away With Me," it's sure tempting to try. Speaking of waltzes, it's hard to imagine a sound better suited to some smooth Viennese moves than the heavenly hum of "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley. And if you want to get your mambo on with an old-school touch and a fresh feel, get stepping to Michael Bublé's steamy version of the old Dean Martin smash "Sway."

Get ready to turn up the temperature with hot-stepping hip-hop and reggae hits, in Next Steps.

Here's where the moves heat up, and the music does too. If you're not working up a sweat when reggae ruler Sean Paul puts the dance in Dancehall with the downright nasty bounce of "Get Busy," you're doing something wrong. And there's no better way to get up close and personal with your partner than by following each other's twists and turns right down to the ground, with the slinky strut of OutKast's "The Way You Move" as your onboard GPS. But if you've been watching Swingers for the umpteenth time and you're jonesing for some jumpin', jivin' swing sounds, take a leap towards Royal Crown Revue's Latin-tinged hoppin' "Hey Pachuco!"

It's your party, and you'll dance how you want to, from rockabilly romp to kickin' country, in Deep Cuts.

When you're out there on the floor with your partner, the only limitations on your dance moves are the amount of pep in your step and the music behind your maneuvers. You can spin and bop like a rockabilly rebel with the Stray Cats' leather-jacket-and-poodle-skirted anthem "Rock This Town," or you can take it to the country and tuck into a little two-steppin' action with Rascal Flatts' twanged-up take on Tom Cochrane's '90s hit "Life Is a Highway." And if you want to play out a little Dirty Dancing scenario, you and your accomplice can make like Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey kicking up their heels to "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.

We know how it goes — you settle in for an evening of So You Think You Can Dance, or maybe Dancing With the Stars, and you start to think "Hey . . . I could do that. Next thing you know, you're darting around the dance floor, locking limbs with another eager hoofer — but you need some sharp sounds to go with those steps. That's where we come in. We've combed the canons of pop, rock, R&B, and more to bring you the best-suited songs for any move you can muster. Whether you want to mambo to Lou Bega, drop some disco moves with Kylie Minogue, or slip into a slow waltz to Ray LaMontagne, we've got you covered. So all you have to do is put one foot in front of the other along with the sounds of these crucial songs . . . 'til your shoes wear out.