What dance fits “City of New Orleans”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 147 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 147 BPM one beat lasts 409 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 36.6 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 48.9.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿Y tú qué has hecho? | Buena Vista Social Club | 147 | D# major | Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, Rumba | 1997 |
| A Little Love | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 147 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Bam Sa Bo | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 147 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| I May Be Used (but Baby I Ain’t Used Up) | Waylon Jennings | 147 | C# major | 2001 | |
| More Scorcher | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 147 | G major | Zumba | 2004 |
| That’s How You Know It’s Love | Deana Carter | 147 | D# major | East Coast Swing | 1996 |
| Dance of the Headhunters | Tito Puente | 147 | B major | Zumba | 1960 |
| Hoodoo Man Blues | Buddy Guy & Junior Wells | 147 | A# major | 1982 | |
| La boquilla | Ska Cubano | 147 | A minor | Zumba | 2005 |
| Maybe It Was Memphis | Pam Tillis | 147 | A major | East Coast Swing | 1991 |
| Negra Mi ChaChaCha (Chachachá) | Señor Coconut and His Orchestra | 147 | F minor | Rumba, Zumba | 2003 |
| Night Ritual | Tito Puente | 147 | G# major | Zumba | 1992 |
More by Arlo Guthrie
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 Massacre | Arlo Guthrie | 147 | B major | 1972 | |
| Days Are Short | Arlo Guthrie | 156 | G major | 1972 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.