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Two minute songs for dance recitals and competitions

Here is a collection of music, edited and remixed for your dance routines that need be two minutes or less, no matter if it’s being used for competition, recital, or talent shows. These songs cover a range of dance styles, including jazz, tap, lyrical, and contemporary. Some of these songs are fresh off the charts, and there are a few classics mixed in as well. You can purchase any of these songs individually, or you can buy the entire album of 16 songs for only $34.95*. That is a very large savings compared to buying all of them individually. Best of all, they are ready to be choreographed, no further cutting is required.

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*The price for this album of 16 songs is $34.95, if you already own all of the original songs in it via your iTunes library. If you don’t already own some of the songs, you can purchase them for $0.99 or $1.29 as specified, when you checkout at Legitmix.

For those new to Legitmix: The way it works is that when you want to purchase an edited or remixed song, Legitmix checks to see if you already own the original song(s) in your iTunes purchased list. If you already own it, you only pay for the edited or remixed song in your shopping cart. If you don’t already own the original song in iTunes, you have the opportunity to buy that too, at the normal iTunes cost (usually $0.99 or $1.29). For more on how it works, you can watch this video, or go to the Legitmix site.

Take a listen and take them home if they are what you’ve been looking for! Feel free to leave any feedback in the comments below as well.

Song selections courtesy of Your Daily Dance

Your Daily DanceYour Daily Dance is a web site devoted to all things dance, and features dance tips, techniques, and resources, delivered nearly daily. (Phew! That’s a lot of work!) Your Daily Dance is the creation of Angie, a dance mom who now has a daughter in dance, and is a dancer herself.

One of the neat features of Your Daily Dance is that Angie has assembled a panel of experienced dance teachers, and when readers submit their questions, these experts offer their advice and insight. Samples of this type of Q & A can be found here in Getting More Height for Your Leaps and here in Mastering More Than a Double Turn.

Your Daily Dance also offers a very wide listing of song selections for all types of dance. You can subscribe to Your Daily Dance’s newsletter to keep the fresh music ideas flowing to your inbox.

Because Angie has her pulse on what’s hot in the dance music world, and keeps lists of songs that are off the beaten path, I asked her to send a selection of songs my way. I have edited these songs to typical dance routine lengths that are used for competitions, recitals, and talent shows, and made them available in Squirrel Trench’s Legitmix catalog, both individually and as an album. This fun collection of songs covers a variety of dance styles, including jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, and hip hop. While many edited songs in the Squirrel Trench Legitmix catalog are $9.99, most of the songs in this collection are being offered at the special price of only $4.99. And if you can use most or all of the songs in this special Your Daily Dance album for November of 2014, you can get buy all 8 of them (plus two variations) for only $24.95. That is a savings of more than 50% compared to buying them individually. There’s likely no better bargain in top-notch songs that are ready to be choreographed.

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For those new to Legitmix: The way it works is that when you want to purchase an edited or remixed song, Legitmix checks to see if you already own the original song(s) in your iTunes purchased list. If you already own it, you only pay for the edited or remixed song in your shopping cart. If you don’t already own the original song in iTunes, you have the opportunity to buy that too, at the normal iTunes cost (usually between $0.69 and $1.29). For more on how it works, you can watch this video, or go to the Legitmix site.

Take a listen and take them home if they are what you’ve been looking for! Feel free to leave any feedback in the comments below as well.

Five songs for your next lyrical routine

Here are five beautiful songs, perfectly edited for your next lyrical competition or recital routine. Start to finish, these songs are edited to be as flawless as your choreography. Give them a listen, and if any one of them is the perfect song for you, take it home via the Legitmix shopping cart.

  1. Try by Colbie Caillat (This is a FREE edit)
  2. Only Hope by Mandy Moore
  3. Safety Dance by Sleeping at Last (yes, this is a lyrical version)
  4. Rhiannon’s Breath is the Wind; mashup by Fingertrouble; original songs by Fleetwood Mac and Sia
  5. You’re The One That I Want by Angus and Julia Stone (yes, a lyrical version)

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Get My Name by Mark Ballas

Mark Ballas_Cover.600x600-75Musician Mark Ballas has hit the scene with a great new song called Get My Name. Get My Name features a terrific groove, a 122 bpm tempo, and is perfect for your next jazz or tap dance routine. Squirrel Trench offers three original remix-edit versions of this fun song at lengths of 2:45, 2:30, and 2:00. These unique remixed and edited versions do not exist anywhere else, and are only available from Squirrel Trench Audio via Legitmix.

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Break a leg this dance season, and fill out a form if you need a custom music edit or remix.

Your Lips are Movin by Meghan Trainor

meghan-trainor-glamour-feature-november-issueMeghan Trainor has already scored a big hit with her upbeat single, All About That Bass, even before her album has officially been fully released. Another song, with an infectious groove, from that album is “Your Lips Are Movin”. With a fantastic beat, and fun lyrics, this song is going to make your jazz dance or tap dance routine soar. We have three lengths available: 2:48, 2:32, and 1:58.

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Hot new band: Dirty Loops – Hit Me

Dirty Loops Hit MeA hot new artist has just arrived on the scene from Sweden. Dirty Loops is a trio of talented musicians bringing an avant garde twist to popular music. Their first single is Hit Me. This song will be spectacular for a small group, large group, line, or production, in either jazz or tap. It could also work for a very advanced soloist in jazz or tap. Squirrel Trench Audio has three versions available on Legitmix:

2:45 version:

2:30 version:

2:00 version:
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View other Squirrel Trench edits and remixes for dance routines on Legitmix or contact us for custom edits and remixes.

FREE Lyrical edit: Try by Colbie Caillat

Try single artBecause Squirrel Trench Audio’s mission is to eliminate less-than-ideal music edits for dancers everywhere, we are giving away a FREE* edit of Try by Colbie Caillat. How does this work? How can we legally give away a free edit of a published song? Legitmix is a new service that enables remixers to sell their services legally. The service checks to see if the buyer already owns the song(s) used in the edit or remix legally. If so, then the buyer can purchase the edit/remix. If not, you have to buy the song(s) used in the remix from iTunes, and then you can also buy the remix. Remixers have the option to give away their work for free, and we have chosen to do so to announce our launch into this new arena.

Now available for free* on Legitmix: Colbie Caillat’s Try, edited for a 2:36 lyrical dance routine length.

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(*The edited version is available for free if you already own Try. If you don’t already own Try, you’ll have to pay $1.29 for it, and then you can get the edited version for free.)

Please feel free to share this free edit with every dance teacher and choreographer you know. One step closer to our goal of making sure every dancer has the beautiful music that they deserve.

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Michael Jackson/Dangerous & Janet Jackson/Rhythm Nation remixes

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, crushed it at the MTV Music Awards. Here is a remix based on that performance, along with some original twists. Edited for a 2:45 length dance routine.

Janet Jackson is one of the top female music performers of all time. Here is an original remix of the classic Rhythm Nation from the album 1814.

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New! Taylor Swift: Shake It Off

Taylor Swift is about to release a new album called 1989. As of today, only two tracks are available, but the full album is due October 27, 2014.

Squirrel Trench Audio is trying something new, by making edits available to all at a low price, via the music service Legitmix. With Legitmix, you can purchase these edited songs at a very low price; in this case, $5. Legitmix will verify that you have also purchased Taylor Swift’s original version of this song from iTunes. If you haven’t already purchased it, you can do so at the regular price.

Shake It Off is the first single. Here are three versions, edited for a 2:48, a 2:25, or a 1:59 routine length. Just click the play button on any of the players below:

(2:48 length)

(2:25 length)

(1:59 length)
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If this format proves to be solid, I will be editing and remixing many more. Please give me any feedback you may have on this service, and watch for more edits and remixes to follow.

Congrats to Joleen’s Starz of the South

Starz of the SouthA huge congratulations to Joleen’s Starz of the South studio who took home some serious hardware from the NYLA Dance Nationals in Biloxi Mississippi from June 12-15. “Music of the Night” featured a five-minute-plus Squirrel Trench-mixed soundtrack for this production number. In addition to Music of the Night, Starz of the South won in many other categories with routines featuring Squirrel Trench edited and mixed music, including Oceans, a Baseball-themed mix, My Flawz, Egyptian Style, Dirty Laundry, and Crazy in Love. Three additional special numbers were: a remix of Lady Gaga’s Applause, a moving 9-11 tribute, and a NYC street drumming scene. Here are the complete results from Starz of the South’s Nationals.

Here’s what studio owner Joleen had to say:

“We absolutely loved all of our music you created for us. 🙂 Music of the Night won an overall highest scoring group/production and 1st place at Nationals. All of our music sounded amazing and we received great judges comments on all of our mixes and cuts. Thanks again!”

– Joleen Sanders, studio owner
Starz of the South, Vancleave MS,
July 5, 2014