What dance fits “Clark After Dark”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 71 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 71 BPM one beat lasts 842 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 17.8 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 23.8. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (69% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (92% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Instrumental
- Tags
- big band
- Release
- Clark After Dark (The Balled Artistry of Clark Terry)
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Is Marching | John Lee Hooker | 71 | F major | 1959 | |
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| Here's the Tender Coming | The Unthanks | 71 | A major | 2009 | |
| When You're Gone | Avril Lavigne | 71 | — | 2007 | |
| La molinera | Radio Tarifa | 71 | C minor | Rumba | 2000 |
| Up All Night | The Waifs | 71 | A major | 2003 | |
| Gone Away Blues | Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet | 71 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2001 |
| Me estoy enamorando | La Mafia | 71 | A# major | Zumba | 1992 |
| Min arm omkring din hals | Zemya Hamilton | 71 | G major | Musical Theatre Dance | 2003 |
| Preludio nueve | Astor Piazzolla | 71 | A major | Ballroom Tango, Argentine Tango | 2004 |
| Really the Blues | Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra | 71 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1996 |
| Who Switched On the Darkness? (Interlude) | Beady Belle | 71 | F minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2003 |
More by Clark Terry
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily | Clark Terry | 136 | D# major | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 1995 |
| Girl Talk | Clark Terry | 91 | G# major | 1995 | |
| Misty | Clark Terry | 108 | D# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, Balboa | 1995 |
| Nature Boy | Clark Terry | 114 | G minor | Tap Dance, Foxtrot, Lindy Hop | 1995 |
| November Song | Clark Terry | 111 | A minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, Balboa | 1995 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.