Finding clean, high-energy music for young dancers can be a challenge, so I’ve curated a playlist of over 300 kid-friendly songs for hip hop dance classes with students ages 8 and up. Below, you’ll find the full Spotify playlist and some artist recommendations to help you find music for your classes.
Artists with Clean Songs for Hip Hop Dance Classes:
You can’t go wrong with some 2000’s greats:
- Beyoncé & Destiny’s Child:
- Justin Timberlake
- Justin Bieber:
- USHER
- Rihanna
- Jennifer Lopez
- Sean Paul
- Outkast
- Lady Gaga
- Flo Rida
- Black Eyed Peas
Modern Day Artists:
- Black Pink / Jennie
- New Jeans
- Pitbull
- Doja Cat
- Calvin Harris
- David Guetta
- Dua Lipa
- Ariana Grande
- Katseye
- Sabrina Carptenter
Tip: Look at TV show and movie soundtracks! A lot of popular artists like Migos, Rihanna, etc., make clean songs specifically for these soundtracks, and some are pretty good! I used a Migos song from the “Wednesday” Addams family soundtrack for my recital a couple of years ago and it was a hit!
