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35 Middle School Dance Throwbacks

Songs more timeless than your Hot Topic phase

Brandon Young
Apr 13, 2016
University of Utah
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35 Middle School Dance Throwbacks
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Checkered vans, lingering around the food court at the mall or movie theater, and checking our MySpaces were important to us millennials during our precious middle school years. Grades 6-8 were huge years for us as we went through big developmental changes in our bodies and self-awareness. Going through puberty was a weird time for everyone especially when you had the pressure of dancing with the opposite sex at the annual school hosted dances. For the most part, everyone was just as awkward as you were. Except for the kids that watched way too many music videos and thought they were Chris Brown or Ciara trying to impress everyone with how well they could 1-2-step or C-walk. I personally cringe at seeing pictures of my chubby face surrounded by a forest of wavy black hair practically dripping mousse and wishing that some things would just never resurface.

With all of the embarrassing things you forced yourself not to remember about middle school, the songs during that time of our lives will always be a nostalgic reminder of the first person you grinded with or swayed back and forth with avoiding eye contact during a slow song. So sit back, crack open a flavored DASANI water bottle like you did in between classes, and reminisce on the songs that were guaranteed to be on the DJ's playlist during all of those glorious middle school dances.


1. Ying Yang Twins - "Salt Shaker"

2. Ciara - "Goodies"

3. Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz - "Get Low"

4. Usher - "Yeah!" ft. Lil Jon, Ludacris

5. Petey Pablo - "Freek-A-Leek"

6. Bubba Sparxxx - "Ms. New Booty"

7. R. Kelly - "Ignition (remix)"

8. Nelly - "Hot In Here"

9. Chris Brown - "Gimme That"

10. Chingy - "Holidae In"

11. Baby Bash - "Cyclone"

12. 50 Cent - "Candy Shop"

13. Chamillionaire - "Ridin"

14. Dem Franchise Boyz - "Lean Wit it, Rock Wit It"

15. Pitbull - "Culo" ft. Lil Jon

16. D4L - "Laffy Taffy"

17. Daddy Yankee - "Gasolina"

18. Fat Joe & Terror Squad - "Lean Back"

19. Soulja Boy Tell'em - "Crank That"

20. J-Kwon - "Tipsy"

21. Juelz Santana - "There It Go (The Whistle Song)

22. Juvenile - Back That Ass Up

23. Lil Mama - "Lip Gloss"

24. Lil Rob - "Summer Nights"

25. Ludacris - "Stand Up" ft. Shawnna

26. The Pussycat Dolls - "Stickwitu" ft. Avant

27. Mr. C The Slide Man - "Cha-Cha Slide"

28. Rihanna - "Pon de Replay"

29. Shakira - "Hips Don't Lie" ft. Wyclef Jean

30. T-Pain - "I'm Sprung"

31. T.I. - "Bring em Out"

32. Three 6 Mafia - "Stay Fly"

33. Trillville & Lil Scrappy - "Some Cut"

34. Yung Joc - "It's Goin Down"

35. Ying Yang Twins - "Shake" ft. Pitbull

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