Baile de salón, swing y tango

Waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, salón latino, swing en 6 y 8 tiempos, tango y line dance.

Baile de salón

Waltz, foxtrot, quickstep y tango: lentos y rápidos. Baile de salón en el blog

Waltz

Compás: 3/4
Agrupación: 3
Tempo: 84–90 BPM
Entrada: 1 2 3
Estilos: waltz, slow waltz, english waltz

Waltz, contado: 1 2 3123

'1 2 3' with the rise and fall over the bar.

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ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Viennese waltz

Compás: 3/4
Agrupación: 3
Tempo: 174–180 BPM
Entrada: 1 2 3
Estilos: viennese waltz

Viennese waltz, contado: 1 2 3123

Fast 3/4, rotating turns.

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ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Foxtrot

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+2+1+1
Tempo: 112–120 BPM
Estilos: foxtrot, slow foxtrot, social foxtrot

Foxtrot, contado: slow _ slow _ quick quickslowslowquickquick

Social 'slow slow quick quick' (6 beats, crossing bars). Ballroom figures use 'slow quick quick'.

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ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Quickstep

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+1+1
Tempo: 200–208 BPM
Estilos: quickstep

Quickstep, contado: slow _ quick quickslowquickquick

'Slow quick quick' with chassés and hops.

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ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Tango (ballroom)

Compás: 2/4
Agrupación: 2+2+1+1+2
Tempo: 124–132 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: ballroom tango

Tango (ballroom), contado: slow _ slow _ quick quick slow _slowslowquickquickslow

'Slow slow quick quick slow' over two bars of 2/4. Tempo is in eighths (31-33 bars per minute).

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ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Baile de salón latino

Conteos de rumba, samba, jive y paso doble. Baile de salón latino en el blog

Rumba

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 4+4
Tempo: 96–108 BPM
Entrada: 1 2 3 4
Estilos: rumba, ballroom rumba

Rumba, contado: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 412341234

Count '2 3 4-1': quick, quick, slow, the slow taking 4 and 1.

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ISTD Latin American technique (timing and counts)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Samba

Compás: 2/4
Agrupación: 2+2
Tempo: 96–104 BPM
Entrada: 1 2 3 4
Estilos: samba, ballroom samba

Samba, contado: 1 _ _ a 2 _ _ _ 3 _ _ a 4 _ _ _1a23a4

'1 a 2' bounce: the 'a' is the last quarter of the beat (3/4, 1/4, 1 timing).

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ISTD Latin American technique (timing and counts)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Jive

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+2+2
Tempo: 168–176 BPM
Entrada: 1 2 3 4
Estilos: jive, ballroom jive

Jive, contado: 1 _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ 3 _ _ a 4 _ _ _ 3 _ _ a 4 _ _ _123a43a4

Ballroom count '1 2, 3 a 4, 3 a 4' (rock step, two chassés). Socially counted '1 2 3a4 5a6'.

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ISTD Latin American technique (timing and counts)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Paso doble

Compás: 2/4
Agrupación: 2+2+2+2
Tempo: 120–124 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: paso doble

Paso doble, contado: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 812345678

March in 2/4, one step per beat; choreography phrases on 8.

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ISTD Latin American technique (timing and counts)
WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Swing

East Coast, West Coast y Lindy hop: 6 y 8 tiempos. Swing en el blog

East Coast swing (triples first)

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+2+2
Tempo: 120–180 BPM
Entrada: 5 6
Estilos: east coast swing, jitterbug

East Coast swing (triples first), contado: 1 & 2 _ 3 & 4 _ 5 _ 6 _1&23&456

Triple, triple, rock step: '1&2 3&4 5 6'.

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Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

East Coast swing (rock step first)

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+2+2
Tempo: 120–180 BPM
Entrada: 5 6
Estilos: east coast swing, jitterbug

East Coast swing (rock step first), contado: 1 _ 2 _ 3 & 4 _ 5 & 6 _123&45&6

Rock step first, as often taught to beginners: '1 2 3&4 5&6'.

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Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

West Coast swing 6-count

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+2+2
Tempo: 80–130 BPM
Entrada: 5 6
Estilos: west coast swing

West Coast swing 6-count, contado: 1 _ 2 _ 3 & 4 _ 5 & 6 _123&45&6

'1 2 3&4 5&6' with the anchor step on 5&6 (sugar push, passes).

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West Coast Swing: WSDC and US Open teaching; 6- and 8-count patterns ending in an anchor step

West Coast swing 8-count

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+2+2+2
Tempo: 80–130 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: west coast swing

West Coast swing 8-count, contado: 1 _ 2 _ 3 & 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ 7 & 8 _123&4567&8

Whips: '1 2 3&4 5 6 7&8' with the anchor on 7&8.

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West Coast Swing: WSDC and US Open teaching; 6- and 8-count patterns ending in an anchor step

Lindy hop 8-count

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+2+2+2
Tempo: 110–260 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: lindy hop, swing

Lindy hop 8-count, contado: 1 _ 2 _ 3 & 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ 7 & 8 _123&4567&8

Swing out: rock step, triple, step step, triple ('1 2 3&4 5 6 7&8').

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Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

Lindy hop 6-count

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 2+2+2
Tempo: 110–260 BPM
Entrada: 5 6
Estilos: lindy hop, swing

Lindy hop 6-count, contado: 1 _ 2 _ 3 & 4 _ 5 & 6 _123&45&6

6-count patterns: '1 2 3&4 5&6'.

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Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

Charleston 8-count

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 4+4
Tempo: 140–280 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: charleston, lindy hop, swing

Charleston 8-count, contado: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&

Kick-step Charleston on 8 counts, solo or partnered.

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Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

Balboa

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 4+4
Tempo: 170–320 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: balboa, pure bal, bal-swing

Balboa, contado: 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ hold _ 5 _ 6 _ 7 _ hold _123hold567hold

Up-hold basic: three steps and a hold (lift) on 4 and 8.

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Balboa teaching from the Southern California tradition (up-hold basic)

Tango argentino

Tango, milonga y vals: el pulso y la frase. Tango argentino en el blog

Argentine tango

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 4+4
Tempo: 55–75 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: argentine tango, tango

Argentine tango, contado: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 812345678

8-count basic (salida). Tempo is the walking pulse.

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Argentine tango teaching (Buenos Aires milonga tradition): walking on the beat, milonga traspié, vals danced on the 1

Milonga (traspié)

Compás: 2/4
Agrupación: 2+2
Tempo: 80–115 BPM
Entrada: 1 2 3 4
Estilos: milonga, argentine tango

Milonga (traspié), contado: 1 & 2 _ 3 & 4 _1&23&4

Traspié: 'quick quick slow' doubling the step on '1 & 2'.

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Argentine tango teaching (Buenos Aires milonga tradition): walking on the beat, milonga traspié, vals danced on the 1

Tango vals

Compás: 3/4
Agrupación: 3
Tempo: 180–225 BPM
Entrada: 1 2 3
Estilos: vals, argentine tango

Tango vals, contado: 1 2 3123

Danced mostly on the 1 of each bar, sometimes on 1 and 3.

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Argentine tango teaching (Buenos Aires milonga tradition): walking on the beat, milonga traspié, vals danced on the 1

Line dance y country

Two-step, paredes de 32, 48 y 64, tags y restarts. Line dance y country en el blog

Line dance 32-count

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 4+4
Tempo: 80–160 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: line dance, country

Line dance 32-count, contado: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&

A 32-count wall: 4 eights, then the dance turns to the next wall. Tags and restarts go in a phrase sequence.

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Line dance step sheets: dances described by count (32, 48, 64) and walls, with tags and restarts (UCWDC and step-sheet convention)

Line dance 48-count

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 4+4
Tempo: 80–160 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: line dance, country

Line dance 48-count, contado: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&

A 48-count wall: 6 eights, then the dance turns to the next wall. Tags and restarts go in a phrase sequence.

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Line dance step sheets: dances described by count (32, 48, 64) and walls, with tags and restarts (UCWDC and step-sheet convention)

Line dance 64-count

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 4+4
Tempo: 80–160 BPM
Entrada: 5 6 7 8
Estilos: line dance, country

Line dance 64-count, contado: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&

A 64-count wall: 8 eights, then the dance turns to the next wall. Tags and restarts go in a phrase sequence.

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Line dance step sheets: dances described by count (32, 48, 64) and walls, with tags and restarts (UCWDC and step-sheet convention)

Country two-step

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 1+1+2+2
Tempo: 140–200 BPM
Entrada: 5 6
Estilos: two-step, texas two-step, country

Country two-step, contado: quick quick slow _ slow _quickquickslowslow

'Quick quick slow slow' over 6 beats.

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Country western dance teaching (UCWDC two-step timing)

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Hustle

Compás: 4/4
Agrupación: 3
Tempo: 110–125 BPM
Entrada: &
Estilos: hustle, disco

Hustle, contado: 1 _ 2 _ 3 &123&

'& 1 2 3': three-beat pattern over 4/4 music; the '&' at the end leads into the next 1.

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New York disco hustle teaching ('&1 2 3' count)

12/8 in four (3+3+3+3)

Compás: 12/8
Agrupación: 3+3+3+3
Tempo: 150–330 BPM
Estilos: blues dance, slow 12/8, doo-wop, 6/8 ballad

12/8 in four (3+3+3+3), contado: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12123456789101112

Twelve eighths in four dotted beats: '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12', a step on each 1, 4, 7 and 10. Tempo is in eighths; the dotted beat runs at a third of it.

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Blues and slow-swing dance teaching: 12/8 shuffle felt in four dotted beats
Standard music theory: compound quadruple meter 12/8 (four dotted-quarter beats)