What dance fits “California Gurls”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 138 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance.
How to count it
At 138 BPM one beat lasts 435 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 34.5 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 46.0.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Waterfront | John Lee Hooker | 138 | C# minor | Line Dancing, Clogging | 1966 |
| 4-D Cha Cha (Cha-cha-delic) | Señor Coconut | 138 | A# major | Zumba | 1997 |
| Que puedo hacer por ti | Los Bukis | 138 | D major | Zumba, Lyrical Dance, East Coast Swing | 1991 |
| The Wild Ones | Robert Earl Keen | 138 | D major | Line Dancing, Clogging | 2005 |
| I Wanna Go | Britney Spears | 138 | — | 2011 | |
| The Bed You Made for Me | Highway 101 | 138 | G# major | Line Dancing, Clogging | 1987 |
| You'll Be Sorry One Day | Slim Harpo | 138 | E major | 1993 | |
| 6 Inch | Beyoncé featuring The Weeknd | 138 | D# minor | Jazz Dance | 2016 |
| AURORA | ShibayanRecords | 138 | A# major | 2014 | |
| Carrying Your Love With Me | George Strait | 138 | A# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, East Coast Swing | 2004 |
| Chocolate | Marisa Monte | 138 | C# major | East Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Zumba | 1989 |
| Come Stay With Me | Waylon Jennings | 138 | G major | Line Dancing, Clogging | 1999 |
More by Katy Perry
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Rainbow | Katy Perry | 96 | — | 2013 | |
| E.T. | Katy Perry | 76 | — | 2011 | |
| Firework | Katy Perry | 124 | — | 2010 | |
| Hot n Cold | Katy Perry | 132 | — | 2008 | |
| I Kissed a Girl | Katy Perry | 130 | — | 2008 | |
| Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) | Katy Perry | 126 | — | 2011 | |
| Part of Me | Katy Perry | 130 | — | 2012 | |
| Rise | Katy Perry | 102 | — | 2016 | |
| Roar | Katy Perry | 90 | — | 2013 | |
| Thinking of You | Katy Perry | 76 | — | 2009 |
Tempo as recorded on Wikidata (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.