I love the month of April! Spring is in the air and the promise of summer is right around the corner. But, many of us struggle through winter. It seems the older we get the harder it is to recover from all the cold, dark days. If your commitment to exercise waned as you slogged through February and March or you’re trying to shake off the last vestiges of the cold weather blues, I invite you to dance with me. Yep, that’s right. You will be amazed at what a few minutes of movement to upbeat music can do for you!
COMMIT TO THE BEAT
Get ready to bounce that booty right into marvelous May. Each of the next 30 days I challenge you to spend a few minutes grooving to the beat of some amazing music by female artists. The tunes will venture through various genres of the recording world. So, go with the flow and get caught up in the energy of movement, not the individual songs.
It doesn’t matter what time of day you dance. Might I suggest if you tend to have a hard time getting your motor started in the morning you commit to the beat upon arising. Others may find they need an afternoon dance pick-me-up to power through till evening chill time. As they say at Nike, “Just Do It”!
YOUR DANCE CARD
There are 30 days in April. Each day has a song under 5 minutes that makes you want to move and, quite possibly, sing. I guarantee you will feel better after the song ends, no matter what kind of a day you are having. Here is the link to my Spotify playlist: Ready, Set, Dance!!
- Chain of Fools – Happy April Fool’s Day
- All I Wanna Do – If you only do 1 fun thing today D-A-N-C-E.
- Better When I’m Dancin’ – Who isn’t?
- Flowers – Buy yourself a bouquet today, just because you can.
- Sexy Lady – Of course you are!!
- Dancing In the Moonlight – Maybe dance under April’s full “pink moon”
- Alive – Yes you are, so move your body lady!!
- Firework – You are bursting with energy, Wise Goddess!
- The Bunny Hop – It’s not silly, it’s fun!
- Shake It Off – Let go of the stress and shake what you got!
- Next – “Shake Your Cake”
- I’m Coming Out/Upside Down – Feel that Motown beat
- Dancing Queen – Dust off your disco ball
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Invite your significant other, a friend or your dog to dance.
- Redneck Woman – Maybe it’s time for a little line dancing?
- Broken & Beautiful – “You are phenomenal, you are enough”
- You Belong To Me – Put on some tie-dye and gyrate.
- A Little Party Never Killed Nobody – Happy Tax Day!
- Rolling In the Deep – Aretha or Adele, who sings it best?
- Rhiannon – Maybe dance while whirling with a shawl today??
- Spice Up Your Life – ChaCha anyone?
- I Feel the Earth Move – Happy Earth Day! Move your feet, then plant a tree.
- Holiday – If you could be dancing anywhere right now, where would it be ?
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot – “Before I put another notch in my lipstick case”, I’m gonna dance.
- Only Girl – Y-O-U are fabulous!
- One Way or Another – How fast can you move your feet?
- We Are Family – Gather your peeps and dance together!
- Kiss My (Uh Oh) – Give me some hip action!
- Man! I Feel Like a Woman – In honor of my daughter Taylor’s birthday, this was her favorite song to sing on family vacay road trips.
- I Will Survive – You will not only survive but thrive if you keep moving and grooving every day!
