What dance fits “Holding Out For A Hero”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 120 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance.
How to count it
At 120 BPM one beat lasts 501 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 29.9 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 39.9. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (83% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (53% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- soundtrack, movie soundtrack
- Release
- Footloose (Cut Loose Deluxe Edition)
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Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.