DDPP™ Philly!

Catching up and Moving On

annrockio — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:33:49 +0000

It’s been too long since my last post. We’ve had several great sessions with awesome dance mixes. This Thursday the 23rd will be the last Thursday meeting. Starting Wednesday July 6, we will be meeting on Wednesdays at 8pm. If you would like to DJ one Wednesday in July, please email me at DDPP.PHL[at]gmail[dot]com.

I know it’s been a while since I last posted a play list so I want to catch up on that. I’m sure some DDPP attendees have wondered what we were hearing.

First, going all the way back to May 19, DJ D Griff played a fantastic mix:

On June 26th, I wasn’t there and the play list for that evening is a mystery to me. I hear it was good.
I will update if I find out what it was.

On July 2nd, for better or worse, we heard another mix made by yours truly, DJ Annrockio.
I quite enjoyed it!

On June 9th. Things didn’t materialize. There was no DDPP.

Last week on June 16th, we heard an energetic mix from DJ Anna and it was rockin’ and awesome.
I will update as soon as I find out what all those songs were.

Songs About Dancing

annrockio — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:21:48 +0000

On Thursday, we heard a fun play list brought to us by Christy (AKA DJ Noopy-G). It was a varied mix with a healthy dose of songs about dancing which everyone loves. The play list is below if you’re curious. This Thursday, we’ll have another great session. See you there!

Christy’s Mix:

Jack Johnson – Bubble Toes
The Rolling Stones – Miss You
The Contours – Do You Love Me
No Doubt vs. Tiga – Hella Good Bass
Jennifer Lopez – Let’s Get Loud
AFI – Dancing Through Sunday
She Wants Revenge – Out Of Control
House of Pain – Jump Around
Paul Oakenfold – Starry-Eyed Surprise
Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal
The Go-Go’s – Vacation
50 Cent vs. Iggy Pop – Lust For Da Club Life
Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up, Part 1
Gorillaz – Dare
Offspring – Come Out and Play (Keep ‘em Separated)
Beastie Boys – Eugene’s Lament

We’ve Been Dancing

annrockio — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:15:29 +0000

This post is a little over due but the last two weeks have been great for Dance Dance Party Party. We’re still going strong and I want to thank everyone for coming out. It’s been a blast. DDPP Philly will continue to meet on Thursdays at 7:15. It looks like we have DJs scheduled for the rest of May. If you have danced with us at least once and you would like to sign up for a DJ spot in June please check out “So, You Wanna DJ?!?” and then contact us.

If you attended the last two sessions you might be curious about some of the music we heard.

On the April, Michi brought it with this awesome mix:

I Hear A Symphony- Diana Ross & The Supremes
Tennessee- Arrested Development 28
Dancing With Myself- Billy Idol
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)- Beyonce
Girls Just Want To Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper
Let Me Clear My Throat- DJ Cool
The Sweet Escape- Gwen Stefani
Shoop- Salt N’ Pepa
The Way You Make Me Feel- Michael Jackson
A Little Respect- Erasure
Rhythm Nation- Janet Jackson
Just Dance- Lady Gaga
Man In The Mirror- Michael Jackson

On May 5, I played this mix that I made myself:

It Keeps Getting Better DDPP 4-21-2011

annrockio — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:41:53 +0000

This Week we had our best turn out so far. We had a great mix from DJ UnKempt that had us shakin’ a tail feather. This week’s list included selections spanning the last 60 years with lots of classics.

Jacky Wilson – Lonely Teardrops
Clyde Mcphatter – Lover Please
Ray Charles – Shake a Tail Feather
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
Run DMC – It’s Tricky
Laura Branigan – Gloria
Denice Williams – Let’s Hear it for the Boy
Wham – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Debarge – Rythym of the Night
Whitney – I Wanna Dance with Somebody
When is Rome – The Promise
Blu Cantrell – Hit Em Up Style
Ace of Base – The Sign
Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA
M.I.A – Bucky Dun Gun

Dance Dance Party Party Philly Thursday 4-14-11

annrockio — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:54:52 +0000

This was another great session at DDPP with a play list from DJ Noopy-G. We saw some new faces and repeat offenders.

Here’s what we heard:

Dwight Yoakum- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Pointer Sisters- I’m So Excited
A Taste of Honey- Boogie Oogie Ooogie
King Harvest- Dancing in the Moonlight
Miriam Makeba- Pata Pata
Ramones- I Wanna Be Sedated
Unkle- Natural Selection
Pitbull- I Know You Want Me
Lou Bega- Mambo #5
Squeeze- Cool for Cats
Shakira- Hips Don’t Lie
Violent Femmes- Dance, Motherfucker, Dance!
Jet- Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
The Hold Steady- Massive Nights
Kylie Minogue-Locomotion
Jackson Browne- Stay

Success! Dance Dance Party Party is Back

annrockio — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:05:03 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out for the first week of the return of Dance Dance Party Party. It seemed like everyone had a great time. We must have really been moving because we steamed up the studio windows. We’ll have the fans on next time for some air circulation. I hope everyone plus some new ladies can make it to this week’s Dance Dance Party Party.

Part of the fun of DDPP is that anyone who wants to can take turns as the DJ (play list maker). See: So you Wanna DJ? I believe we already have a DJ for this week, but please email me at DDPP.phl@gmail.com if you want to sign up for any of the following weeks in April or May.

Here is the mix that DJ Annrockio (that’s me) played Thursday, April 7th. I think it went over pretty well.

What’s Like DDPP, but meets in Mt. Airy On Sundays?

annrockio — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:02:28 +0000

Women’s Dance Workout! Ruth, an attendee at my first DDPP session informed me of a similar group which meets in Mt. Airy on Sundays.

Here is the flier for Women’s Dance Workout:

note: The original flier had a nice bold orange background but I lightened it here so that it’s more readable on screen.

DDPP Philly RETURNS!

dancedancepartypartychicago — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:36:24 +0000

Dear Philadelphians, Philadelphites, Philaens, etc. We are pleased to announce that Dance Dance Party Party will be returning to your great city this spring! Starting April 7, 2011, you’ll be able to get your dance on every Thursday at ~~7 p.m~~. UPDATE: 7:15-8:15, at Major Moment Studio (1624 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19146).

Any questions in the meantime? Feel free to contact us: DDPP.PHL@gmail.com

The dance floor goes dark….

hapajawn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:10:37 +0000

Ladies,

It’s with a heavy heart that I inform you all that after this Thursday (1/7/10), DDPP Philly is no more. We’ve struggled for a while to get people on the dance floor, but more than that our hectic lives and schedules have made ensuring DDPP be a raging success week after week near impossible. There will be ONE LAST SESSION this Thursday from 5:30 – 7 pm.

We have loved dancing with you all over the last couple of years, and it’s our hope that this is merely a temporary hiatus and that at some point DDPP will be reborn. There is already talk of something starting up in the northwest part of the city that would be DDPP-inspired. Hopefully you’ll be hearing more about that in the months to come. You ladies are some of the most inspiring, energetic, and fabulously fun people we’ve ever had the pleasure to share a dance floor with. Keep shakin’ your money makers all over town, and keep us on the invite list(s) for all those dance parties!

Big love,

Michi & Rachel

SNOW DAY!

hapajawn — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:34:25 +0000

Due to the weather there WILL BE NO DDPP TONIGHT (12/20). Go cozy up with someone special tonight, have a fabulous holiday week, and we’ll see you back on the dance floor next Sunday!

xoxo

M&R