Dress Up! Listen Up! Show Up!

Hello ladies!

A few things you should know about…

a) We shot a kick-ass promo video this past weekend.  Here’s a shot taken by our fabulous pal Anya Garrett: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sketchartists/2444579984/.  We’re in the process of editing the video together.  Can’t wait to show you all!

b) We’re implementing a new dress code for DDPP: Code Awesome!  Dance in your knee socks, your tutus, your silver hunting caps, your goggles (a la the photo above).  Anything you wish you could wear out of the house on a daily basis but don’t because, well, who do you think you are?  A 4 year old?  (You do!?  Us too!!)  We’ll have time before class to change and we’ll have a few fun things in our bag-o-fun for you guys to wear as well!

…which brings me to…

c) The 15-minute pre-class warm up!  We’ll still arrive at 2 on Sundays and 8 on Thursdays but there will be 15 minutes of stretching because, who are we kidding - we’re not 19 anymore!  (and if you are… you rock!) You can use that time to change into your hot outfits and we’ll start DDPP promptly
at a quarter after.  I’ll email the DJs we have on our schedule to make sure
you know what’s up with this change.

d) Mothers Day DDPP!  On May 11th we’re inviting you to bring your mom along to dance with us!  We’ll have a mix full of hits from the 50s, 60s & 70s.  Any requests?  Send them our way!

e) The NY Dance Parade is on May 17th and we’re going to be there - won’t you join us?  Info from the website: After gathering between 27th and 28th between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, The Parade will kick off at 1pm.  Then we will boogie our way down Broadway, hula, swing and irish step our way past Union Square and into University Place. At Eighth Street we will Salsa, Tango and Waltz East into Saint Marks Street. Our House, Techno and Disco floats will have afternoon shoppers wigglin as they watch us get down
in the heart of the East Village. A straight shot from there brings us to DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park.  We’d like to get a count as to how many dancers we can expect so please email us if you’d like to join!
And don’t forget to come dance with us tonight at 8pm in your funkiest clothes (or your normal workout clothes with a few snazzy additions - fingerless lace Madonna gloves anyone?) at 440 Studios in room 4C to a mix by DJ dunkadoodooroo-q (Ailene Quan)!  ROCK!!!

Love,

Marcy & Glennis

Kicked It!

The weekend has officially come and gone leaving me and Marcy and couple of tired gals!  We shot a promo video for Dance Dance Party Party this weekend with the help of some of our dancers and a bunch of our pals and I can’t wait for you all to see it!  It’s going to be great!!  Pamela Paul (DJ Spry) was one of the awesome ladies who helped out with the shoot and she also made our mix for Sunday!  Here she be!

Call Me - Skyy
Wikked Lil’ Grrrls - Esthero
Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
Pusherman - Curtis Mayfield
Soul Sloshing - Venus Hum
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill
Kalimba Story - Earth, Wind & Fire
Shoop - Salt-N-Pepa
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Bust a Move - Young MC
I Wish - Skee-Lo
Brick House - The Commodores
White Horse - Laid Back
Boogie Nights - Heat Wave
Baby I’m a Star - Prince
We Gon’ Ride - Saigon & U.G.K
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - The Slits
Girls & Boys - Blur
The Tide Is High - Blondie
One Two Cha Cha Cha - Usha Uthup & Chorus
Tightly - Neko Case

See you girls Thursday!!

xoxo

Glennis

Got To Give It Up!

Last week I, DJ Sassy Mollassy, quit my day job!  In honor of this long-coming and momentous occasion I put together a kick-ass mix that had our ladies busting MAD moves on a late Thursday night!  I knew “Rattled” by The Traveling Wilburrys would make the ladies boogie but, wow, that hard?!  I had no idea!  What a way to end a playlist if I do say so myself!

And here she be:

DJ Sparkle Planet Saves The Day!

You know you have an amazing DJ on your hands when she shows up and casually says, “I have a playlist ready to go if you need it” and by golly we do!  Because of last-minute travel plans (and the fact that I schedule my life within an inch of itself), I was unable to attend DDPP on Thursday, April 3rd, therefore Marcy was going to be called upon to recycle one of our old playlists.  Not such a bad thing since we two are pretty sweet DJs ourselves, but hey, maybe we want to mix it up instead of recycling!  Enter Robyn (DJ Sparkle Planet) who saves the day with her FABULOUS “On-The-Go” mix.

Here she be!

Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money

Umbrella - Rihanna (Featuring Jay Z)

When You Were Young - The Killers

U + UR Hand - Pink

Hold Tight - The Coasters

Ever Ever After - Carrie Underwood

Authority Song - John Mellencamp

When Did Your Heart Go Missing - Rooney

The Jeffersons - Theme Song

Beat It - Michael Jackson

Call on Me - Eric Prydz

Out of Touch - Hall and Oates

Guajira (I Love U 2 Much - Yerba Buena

Everybody Got Their Something - Nikka Costa

Just Like Heaven - The Cure

4 Minutes - Madonna (Featuring Justing Timberlake and Timbaland)

I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Chains of Love - Erasure

Poision - Alice Cooper

Fast Love - George Michael

Amanda - Boston

See you Thursday!

xoxo

Glennis & Marcy

Alooooha!

Sweet Marcy is back from Hawaii!  Welcome her back by showing up and shaking your groove thing tonight at DDPP!  Bask in the glow of her sun-baked skin, draw from the strength she brought back, revel in the smell of her ocean-soaked hair!   Or wait… that all might be really kind of too much to do while dancing.

So just come on and dance!

xoxo

Glennis

Sunday’s Playlist - Another Newbie Scores!

It seems simple; throw a bunch of songs together that will get our ladies moving, but it’s harder than you think!  That’s why whenever a lady shows up to break out her virgin DDPP mix and it’s a complete and total success I’m thrilled to no end.  Our newest DJ, DJ Guicy (Giulia Rozzi) kick our butts into high gear on Sunday (the 30th) with her high-energy, and way-sexy playlist!

SexyBack - Justin Timberlake
Milkshake - Kelis
Maneater - Nelly Furtado
Good Vibrations - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
Lapdance - N.E.R.D.
Downtown - Peaches
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
Don’t Stop The Music - Rihanna
Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
Drop It Like It’s Hot - Snoop Dogg & Pharrell Williams
Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
Piece of Me - Britney Spears
Like I Love You (Basement Jaxx Vocal Mix) - Justin Timberlake
Cannonball - The Breeders
American Boy (feat. Kanye West) - Estelle
Straight Up - Paula Abdul
Boyz - M.I.A.
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
I’m A Slave 4 U - Britney Spears
Fix Up, Look Sharp - Dizzee Rascal
(COOL DOWN) No One - Alicia Keys

Enjoy the day and we’ll see you on Thursday for another newbie mix (and trust me, it’s great!)

xoxo

Glennis

DJ Sparkle Planet - 80’s Movie B-Sides!

DJ Sparkle Planet is one of our top requested (by me!) DJs.  She never fails to put together a mix with old favorites, a few newbies and surprises that elicite squeels of delight from yours truly.  This playlist is no exception!  So here they are, straight from the 80’s (and March 27th) with some hot hits and the movies they appeared in:

(DJ’s Choice Special Track) 4 Minutes to Save the World (Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland)

Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News (Back to the Future)

Magic Dance - David Bowie (Labyrinth)

9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (9-to-5)

Playing With The Boys - Kenny Loggins (Top Gun)

Higher Love - Steve Winwood (Big Business)

Holiday Road - National Lampoon’s Vacation

It’s Like That - Run DMC (Krush Groove)

Man in Motion - John Parr (St. Elmo’s Fire)

Together in Electric Dreams - Giorgio Moroder (Electric Dreams)

Cool Rider - Michelle Pfeiffer (Grease 2)

There’s No Stoppin’ Us - Ollie and Jerry (Breakin’)

Never Ending Story - Limahl (The Never Ending Story)

On Our Own - Bobby Brown (Ghostbusters 2)

Two Hearts - Phil Collins (Buster)

Into The Groove - Madonna (Desperately Seeking Susan)

Johnny, Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton (Valley Girl)

Rhythym of the Night - El Debarge (The Last Dragon)

Part of Your World - Skye Sweetnam (The Little Mermaid)

Goonies R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper (The Goonies)

Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte (Beetlejuice)

I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You - Lick The Tins (Some Kind of Wonderful)

xoxo

Glennis

Playlist - 3/20/08!

Delay delay delay!  Sorry about the wait girls.  This was a ROCKING playlist by one of our newest DJs, DJ You’re Awesome (Heather Brack).  I haven’t had time fly by in DDPP like that in ages, the true sign of a great mix!

xoxo

Glennis

No DDPP Sunday

Hey bunnies just a reminder that we’re not dancing on Sunday because of Easter.  Eat some ham and drink some wine and have a great Sunday!

See you on Thursday with a mix from DJ Sparkle Planet (Robyn Sklaren) of 80’s movie B-side Hits!

xoxo

Glennis & Marcy

Calling in Sick

There aren’t many things that can keep me away from DDPP but this past week I missed both of them!  I was sick, sick, sick coughing up a lung at home and sleeping tens of hours at a time (which, if you know me, is a feat unto itself!).  The good news is I am feeling almost 100% better!  The bad news is I missed a mix by one hot mama, DJ Spry (Pamela Paul)!  I can sort of relive it here by singing the songs in my head while I bounce around alone but I know it’s just not the same.  And that, my friends, is why I hate missing DDPP.  Even for you, cold bug.

And now, the mix!

The Glamorous Life – Sheila E
We Need a War – Fischerspooner
If I Take You Home – Van Hunt
So Flute – St. Germain
When I Get You Alone – Robin Thicke
To Cut A Long Story Short – Spandau Ballet
Disco Infiltrator – LCD Soundsystem
Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas – Brigitte Bardot
The Perfect Kiss – New Order
Toyz – Missy Elliot
Jump – Madonna
Burning Up – Madonna
Kalakuta Show – Fela Kuti
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) – Michael Jackson
In Between Days – The Cure
Get Up Offa That Thing – James Brown
Come Dancing – The Kinks
Dynamite – Jamiroquai
Eyes Without A Face – Billy Idol

I have a feeling DJ Spry will be back with another hot mix very soon so keep a look out!

xoxo

Glennis