What dance fits “Express Yourself”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 166 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Salsa.
How to count it
At 166 BPM one beat lasts 361 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 41.5 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 55.4. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (90% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (50% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Instrumental
- Tags
- reggae, ska, rocksteady, latin
- Release
- Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guantánamo City | Sergent Garcia | 166 | D major | Salsa | 2006 |
| La mujer más especial | Los Bukis | 166 | A major | Lyrical Dance, Cumbia, East Coast Swing | 1986 |
| Nice Time | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 166 | C# major | 2004 | |
| Breakaway | Kelly Clarkson | 166 | — | 2004 | |
| Cold Beer, Hot Women & Cool Country Music | The Derailers | 166 | D major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2006 |
| Double Heart | The Band Perry | 166 | D# minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 2010 |
| I Will | Jimmy Wayne | 166 | D# major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 2008 |
| If I Could Teach My Chihuahua to Sing | Joe Ely | 166 | G major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1998 |
| Women Do Know How to Carry On | Waylon Jennings | 166 | D major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2001 |
| You Suck Me | Chinese Man | 166 | A# major | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 2007 |
| Como fue | Ibrahim Ferrer | 166 | D major | 1999 | |
| Distinto, diferente | Afro-Cuban All Stars | 166 | C major | Salsa | 1999 |
More by Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cashbox | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 165 | D major | 2004 | |
| Come Back | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 108 | C# major | 2004 | |
| Desafinado | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 111 | F 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 |
| 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.