What dance fits “How High the Moon?”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 149 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 149 BPM one beat lasts 403 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 37.2 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 49.6. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (68% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (59% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- big band
- Release
- Verve Jazz Masters 6: Ella Fitzgerald
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boogie Chillen | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1960 | |
| Green Onions | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 149 | A# major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Hey Willy Boy | Townes Van Zandt | 149 | C major | 1994 | |
| This Land Is Nobody’s Land | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1991 | |
| Heartbeat Song | Kelly Clarkson | 149 | — | 2015 | |
| Oye compay Juan | Ska Cubano | 149 | F minor | Zumba | 2005 |
| A permuta dos Santos | Chico Buarque | 149 | A major | East Coast Swing, Zumba | 1990 |
| Adalida | George Strait | 149 | B major | 1994 | |
| And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine | Ella Fitzgerald with The Song Spinners and Johnny Long and His Orchestra | 149 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1945 |
| Aqui e agora | Gilberto Gil | 149 | A minor | 1977 | |
| Big, Big Love | Waylon Jennings | 149 | B major | 1999 | |
| Let’s Make It | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E major | 1992 |
More by Ella Fitzgerald
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single‐O | Ella Fitzgerald | 136 | G major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1965 |
| A Night in Tunisia | Ella Fitzgerald | 136 | A# minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1961 |
| As Long as I Live | Ella Fitzgerald | 96 | G# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1993 |
| As Time Goes By | Ella Fitzgerald | 65 | D# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1999 |
| Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home | Ella Fitzgerald | 185 | A# major | 1961 | |
| Black Coffee | Ella Fitzgerald | 103 | C major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1960 |
| Get Thee Behind Me Satan | Ella Fitzgerald | 144 | F major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1958 |
| Have You Met Miss Jones | Ella Fitzgerald | 136 | A# major | 1956 | |
| He’s My Guy | Ella Fitzgerald | 84 | F major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1994 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | Ella Fitzgerald | 95 | F# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1990 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.