What dance fits “Big Boss Man”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 78 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 78 BPM one beat lasts 767 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 19.6 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 26.1.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Bird | Muddy Waters | 78 | G major | 2006 | |
| I Got Some Help I Don’t Need (single edit) | B.B. King | 78 | A minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1992 |
| My Love Strikes Like Lightning | Muddy Waters | 78 | D major | 1997 | |
| My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark | Fall Out Boy | 78 | — | 2013 | |
| Niji Baby | B.B. King | 78 | A# minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1992 |
| Steal My Girl | One Direction | 78 | — | 2014 | |
| Easy Baby | Magic Sam | 78 | E major | 2009 | |
| El tamborilero | Celia Cruz | 78 | A minor | Salsa | 2006 |
| Mean Mistreater | Muddy Waters | 78 | D major | 1984 | |
| Open Door | Lisa Ekdahl | 78 | D major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2002 |
| Tell Me More and More, and Then Some | Billie Holiday | 78 | C minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1991 |
| Travelin' Light | Diane Schuur | 78 | C major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1990 |
More by Jimmy Reed
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honest I Do | Jimmy Reed | 108 | C# major | West Coast Swing | 1961 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.