"Dancing" is a song by Italian singer
Elisa
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, released on September 20, 2002 as a
promotional single
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from her third studio album ''
Then Comes the Sun''. Upon the release of her
compilation album
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''
Dancing
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'', the song was officially released as a
single
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* Single (music), a song release
Songs
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on December 2007.
Track listings
*US EP
#"Dancing" – 5:36
#"Dancing" (live from London iTunes Festival) – 5:36
#"Rock Your Soul" – 5:03
Trivia
*In 2006, the song was used as the solo music for Jessica Fernandez on the hit show ''
So You Think You Can Dance
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'' when she placed in the bottom three.
*In 2007, it was again used in ''So You Think You Can Dance'',
"Dancing" Video So You Think You Can Dance
/ref> first by Jaimie Goodwin as her audition song in New York and second on the Top 20 show danced to by Lacey Schwimmer
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and Kameron Bink and choreographed by Mia Michaels
Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show '' So You Think You Can Dance''. She has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Mado ...
, both in the third season.
*In 2008, Kelli Baker used it as her audition song in Utah for the fourth season of ''So You Think You Can Dance''.
*In the 2012 dance film ''Step Up Revolution
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'', a scene includes the protagonist Emily (Kathryn McCormick) dancing to this song to audition for a contemporary dance company headed by Olivia Brown (Mia Michaels).
Chart performance
References
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2002 singles
2007 singles
Elisa (Italian singer) songs
Songs written by Elisa (Italian singer)
Rock ballads
Pop ballads
English-language Italian songs
2002 songs
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