When a "Lockdown" was implemented in the UK in 2020, and again in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, the Dance music thankfully kept on flowing (despite clubs being closed and festivals being cancelled) to keep the good vibes up musically amongst so much uncertainty and bleakness elsewhere.

Here are 22 tunes in the mix from that period that really helped to lift the mood during those crazy times...

1. Fred Again and the Blessed Madonna - Marea (We've Lost Dancing)
2. Tiësto - The Business
3. CamelPhat feat. LOWES - Easier
4. Disciples - I Got You
5. Joel Corry and MNEK - Head & Heart
6. SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
7. MEUDZA x Becky Hill x Goodboys - Lose Control
8. Jax Jones and Martin Solveig present Europa feat. RAYE - Tequila
9. 220 KID and Gracey - Don't Need Love
10. Owen Westlake feat. Lloyd Wade - So Much Love
11. Cedric Gervais x Franklin x Digital Farm Animals x Sorana feat. Nile Rodgers - Everybody Dance
12. Nathan Dawe feat. KSI - Lighter
13. Joel Corry - Lonely
14. Shane Codd - Get Out My Head
15. Noizu - Summer 91 (Looking Back)
16. Mark Knight & René Amesz feat. Tasty Lopez – All 4 Love
17. Torren Foot feat. Tinie Tempah & L Devine – More Life
18. Imanbek and Goodboys - Goodbye
19. Love Regenerator (Calvin Harris) x Steve Lacy - Live Without Your Love
20. Endor - Pump It Up
21. Franky Wah - You Don't Know
22. Eric Prydz - NOPUS

The Dance of the Lockdowns

DaveShowUK - The Dance Of The Lockdowns

someone told me something that i need you to explain
all the words you've been expressin are like poison in my brain
it goes up it goes down turn it up back around

coming back to you (demo)

Over 103 minutes of the biggest Dance tracks of 2023 in the mix. I've selected 31 of my favourite tunes to go into this mix and they are...

1. Hannah Laing feat. RoRo - Good Love
2. Cassö x Raye x D-Block Europe - Prada
3. Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - Miracle
4. Billy Gillies feat. Hannah Boleyn - DNA (Loving You)
5. Hannah Laing, HVRR - Party All The Time
6. Calvin Harris feat. Sam Smith - Desire
7. Ben Helmsley - IBIZA
8. Sander van Doorn & Robert Falcon - Rapture
9. Nathan Dawe x Joel Corry x Ella Henderson- 0800 HEAVEN
10. Jax Jones, D.O.D, Ina Wroldsen - Won't Forget You
11. Jazzy - Feel It
12. DJ Seinfeld & Confidence Man - Now U Do
13. Schak feat. Scorccio - Inferno
14. Jengi - Take U
15. D.O.D - So Much In Love
16. Shygirl feat. Cosha - thicc
17. Dom Dolla - Saving Up
18. Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana
19. Eliza Rose, Calvin Harris - Body Moving
20. Tiësto, Tears 4 Fears, Niiko x SWAE, GUDFELLA - Rule The World (Everybody)
21. Skepta feat. Amy Winehouse - Can't Play Myself (A Tribute To Amy)
22. Belters Only, Sonny Fodera, Jazzy - Life Lesson
23. James Hype feat. Kim Petras - Drums
24. Confidence Man - Firebreak
25. Joel Corry x MK x Rita Ora - Drinkin'
26. Jazzy - Giving Me
27. Switch Disco feat. Ella Henderson - REACT
28. Sonny Fodera & MK feat. Clementine Douglas - Asking
29. Jax Jones feat. Calum Scott - Whistle
30. Jazzy - NRG
31. Jorja Smith - Little Things x Gypsy Woman [L BEATS MASHUP]

YearMix 2023

DaveShowUK - YearMix 2023 - DANCE

From the guys who brought you 'BoomBox' on Patrick Topping's Trick last year... It was decided this should be the next thing you hear on my soundcloud, the A&R Live team on my TikTok have spoken! The sweet spot between Disco and Rave

MistaJam & EMEXL - Love Thing (Demo)

Here to share my love of dance music and mixing tunes from all sorts of genres (requests welcome).

I’m not a musical snob, so will happily mix the coolest music to the cheesiest sounds ever made. If it’s uplifting and happy, it’s good to me 😎

Just here for the positive vibes and good music 🎵

DaveShowUK - The Dance Of The Lockdowns

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