Today, I’m sharing the best music for barre classes (and your next workout).
Hello, friend! Let’s talk music. I’m a freestyle group fitness instructor, and I spend so much time looking for the right music to create amazing workout experiences in my classes.
To me, a great playlist has a mixture of old and new songs, has a mixture of genres and has a mixture of intensities too.
Today, I’m sharing some of the best music for barre classes that I’ve used in my own real-life barre classes at Life Time Charlotte within the last few months.
I hope you enjoy sweating to these songs as much as I have!
This music for barre classes has a range of BPMs (beats per minute). And the beats are not consistent from one song to the next, because I typically choreograph on a song-by-song basis for barre, with new moves and a new focus during each song.
I make and play all of my class music through Spotify. And for barre classes, I like to crossfade the songs by 8 seconds, so they blend together. To do that in Spotify, you go to your Profile, then go to Settings, and then choose your crossfade amount.
Disclaimer: Some of these songs are explicit. And those songs are marked with an “E” — so skip over those if you have young ears around.
If you’re an instructor and need some great music for barre classes, or if you just want some background tunes for your next workout, enjoy!
You can access this playlist here or below.
- “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince” by Taylor Swift
- “Red Eye” by Justin Bieber and TroyBoi
- “Spicy Margarita” by Jason Derulo and Michael Buble
- “Come on Over Baby” by Christina Aguilera
- “Nice to Meet You” by Myles Smith
- “Despacito – Remix” by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber
- “Can’t Fake It” by Freya Skye
- “Overprotected – Darkchild Remix” by Britney Spears and Rodney Jerkins
- “Praising You” by Rita Ora and Fatboy Slim
- “Morning After Dark” by Timbaland, Nelly Furtado and Soshy
- “Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Remix” by DJ Gotta, ONY9RMX and 80s Super Hits
- “Lil Boo Thang” by Paul Russell
- “Love Actually” by Off Bloom
- “Whoops” by Meghan Trainor
- “23” by Sam Hunt
- “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
- “Getaway Car” by Taylor Swift
- “Believe (Shooting Stars)” by R3HAB, Mufasa & Hypeman and RANI
- “APT” by ROSE and Bruno Mars
- “Delicate – Seeb Remix” by Taylor Swift and Seeb
- “Close to You” by Gracie Abrams
- “Express Yourself” by Madonna
- “Floats Your Boat – Pontoon Party Mix” by Flo Rida, Chase Matthew and Vion Konger
- “Criminals” by Meghan Trainor
- “Jump” by Flo Rida and Nelly Furtado
- “Finally” by Swedish House Mafia and Alicia Keys
- “Waking Up in Vegas” by Katy Perry and Calvin Harris
- “Didn’t I” by Dasha
- “Taste” by Sabrina Carpenter
- “Unwritten Acoustic” by Natasha Beddingfield
- “Love & War in Your Twenties” by Jordy Searcy
Follow me on Spotify @ashleypitt to find all the playlists I use for the classes I teach. And now, go off and have an amazing (and music-filled) day!
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