What dance fits “Desafinado”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 111 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, Bachata.
How to count it
At 111 BPM one beat lasts 542 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 27.7 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 36.9. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a tango pattern (59% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (60% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Instrumental
- Tags
- ska, reggae, rocksteady, latin
- Release
- Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has Anyone Seen My Man? | Memphis Minnie | 111 | A# major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 1991 |
| Little Green | Joni Mitchell | 111 | B major | Contra Dance, West Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 1971 |
| All Night Long | Muddy Waters | 111 | F# minor | West Coast Swing | 1996 |
| Barbie Doll | Jack Ingram | 111 | A minor | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 1999 |
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| Cual es la idea | Tito Puente | 111 | A# minor | 2002 | |
| Dos almas | Ibrahim Ferrer | 111 | G major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2007 |
| I’m in the Wrong Business | B.B. King | 111 | C major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, West Coast Swing | 2000 |
| Keep Moving | Jungle | 111 | A# minor | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Hustle | 2021 |
| The Legend of John Henry’s Hammer | Johnny Cash | 111 | F minor | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1963 |
| Traveling Riverside Blues | Robert Johnson | 111 | A minor | West Coast Swing | 1961 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Come Back | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 108 | C# major | 2004 | |
| Dumplins (1964 version) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 130 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Elaine, Henry and Mama | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 94 | E minor | Cha-Cha | 2004 |
| Express Yourself | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 166 | G# major | 2004 | |
| Fat Back (a.k.a. Tear Up) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 136 | A# major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Fire Fire (There’s a Fire) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 124 | A# major | Cha-Cha, Zumba | 2004 |
| Goldfinger | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 97 | F major | 2004 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.