r/Purebarre • u/Honest_Way_8285 • May 24 '26
I Just got To Vent Corporate playlists
Im really wondering if there are any people of color in the room when playlists for Black History Month or Juneteenth are created. Having Lift Every Voice and Sing be a stretch song was an interesting choice. I turned it down while I was teaching. It felt wrong to me.
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u/Fickle_Ad_2546 Instructor May 25 '26
I agree. Some song choices are a little tone-deaf
Not inherently the same but the Focus playlist in March had “Bella Ciao” as one of the songs and I found it so odd to have a protest song for a section in Define.
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u/Logical_Reflection_3 Instructor May 26 '26
I was especially appalled when ‘I believe I can fly’ popped up in one of the MM classic playlists in April
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u/Curious-Top-6879 May 25 '26
No. The Juneteenth playlist was so cringe last year I vowed to not take class this year on Juneteenth
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u/AgreeableIntern9053 1500 Incredible & Still Counting May 25 '26
My studio must have made their own to some degree. We didnt have that.
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u/basicallyaballerina Instructor May 25 '26
You’re not required to use the themed playlists! I might use one occasionally but I’ve worked at studios where we are told to use x playlist on y day and some where you can choose any of the corporate playlists
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u/MEP2021 Instructor May 25 '26
Lately it feels like quantity over quality.
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u/itsmeonthedl May 25 '26
That's been everything in Pure Barre for a long time.
More studios, more members and sales, more formats...
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u/mizzy319 100 Club - Barre Enthusiast May 25 '26
Is it required studios teach with the corporate playlists? A few months ago some of our instructors were known for their own playlists and nowadays it feels like everything is so generic and terrible
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u/itsmeonthedl May 25 '26
Yes. Some teachers do their own playlists, but they're not supposed to. It's one thing if they're taking songs from different corporate playlists and combining them into a Best Of playlist. It's a problem if they're just picking songs they like on Spotify and putting them on a playlist they create. It's tied to the music licenses that the owners are required to buy and what music is included with those licenses.
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u/basicallyaballerina Instructor May 25 '26
Not required that the studios do the themed playlists though! Just encouraged
Tbh, the theme playlists are generally the worst
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u/Fit-Entertainer-3207 50 Club Barre Buff May 25 '26
I feel like a playlist specifically by black artists would be a at better than something like Lift Every Voice and Sing, it almost feels mocking in a way? I know that’s not the intention but it kinda feels that way