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Dance Tempos
Dance Tempos
BPM - Beats per minute
MPM - Measures per minute
BPM (beats per minute) counts for country dances
| Dance |
BPM |
| Two Step |
180-212 |
| Waltz |
90-112 |
| Polka |
116-136 |
| Cha cha |
92-116 |
| West coast swing |
108-136 |
| East coast swing |
140-164 |
MPM (measure per minute) counts for ballroom dances
| Type: |
International |
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American |
Pro-Am |
| according to: |
NDCA |
ISDF |
IDCB |
Bronze |
|
| Waltz |
28-31 |
30 |
30 |
28-30 |
30-32 |
| Viennese Waltz |
56-60 |
60 |
60 |
54-56 |
54-58 |
| Tango |
32-34 |
33 |
33 |
30-32 |
30-32 |
| Foxtrot |
28-30 |
30 |
28 |
30-32 |
30-34 |
| Quickstep |
50-52 |
50 |
52 |
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| Peabody |
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|
60-62 |
60-62 |
| Cha Cha |
32-34 |
30 |
32 |
28-30 |
30-32 |
| Samba |
48-50 |
50 |
50 |
54-56 |
54-56 |
| Paso Doble |
60-62 |
62 |
62 |
58-60 |
58-60 |
| Rumba |
27-29 |
27 |
27 |
32** |
32-36** |
| Bolero |
|
|
|
24 |
24-26 |
| Mambo |
|
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|
47 |
48-51 |
| Merengue |
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|
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29-32 |
29-32 |
| Jive |
44-52 |
44 |
44 |
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| East Coast Swing |
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36-40 |
34-36 |
| West Coast Swing |
|
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28-32 |
28-32 |
| Polka |
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60-62 |
60-62 |
| Hustle |
|
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28-30 |
28-30 |
| Nightclub Two-Step |
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16-22* |
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