The floor routine is the one event in gymnastics with a soundtrack, and the music does half the work. It sets the tempo for every tumbling pass, fills the gym between skills, and tells the crowd when to clap. For a young gymnast, the right track turns ninety seconds of nerves into a performance she gets to own.
The best floor music is big, clean, and easy to move to. You want clear builds and a hook the crowd recognizes, with energy that carries the dance sections without burning her out before the last pass. These ten are crowd-pleasers that hold up on a gym sound system.
The list
#10
High Energy
Land of 1000 Dances
Wilson Pickett
Best Moment
the "na na na na na" hook
'Na na na' crowd hook.
#09
High Energy
Y.M.C.A.
Village People
Best Moment
the "Y-M-C-A" arm-clap hook
Crowd-clap floor fun.
#08
High Energy
Run the World (Girls)
Beyonce
Best Moment
the "who run the world" chant
Empowerment energy.
#07
High Energy
Sandstorm
Darude
Best Moment
the big drop
Drop-driven tumbling pass.
#06
High Energy
Born This Way
Lady Gaga
Best Moment
the "I was born this way" chorus
Empowerment showpiece.
#05
Medium Energy
Crazy in Love
Beyonce ft. Jay-Z (clean)
Best Moment
the "uh-oh, uh-oh" horn intro
Horn-driven flair.
#04
High Energy
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics
Best Moment
the "sweet dreams are made of this" line
Dramatic floor staple.
#03
High Energy
Proud Mary
Tina Turner
Best Moment
the big tempo change into the fast section
Building showstopper.
#02
High Energy
Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Best Moment
the "don't believe me just watch" break
Funky showpiece groove.
#01
Very High Energy
Our #1 pick
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
Best Moment
the "everybody cut loose" hook
Crowd-pleasing dance energy.
Make it theirs
A custom floor anthem, built around a young gymnast with her name and team in the lyrics, gives her a routine song that is hers and nobody else's. That is the one we make.
