What dance fits “Now They Call It Swing”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 156 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 156 BPM one beat lasts 385 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 38.9 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 51.9. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (61% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (98% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Instrumental
- Tags
- jazz, vocal jazz, jazz vocals, jazz: jazz vocals
- Release
- The Real... Billie Holiday
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Now | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 156 | A# major | Texas Two-Step | 1990 |
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More by Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back in Your Own Backyard | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 156 | A# major | 1996 | |
| Big Stuff (breakdown and chatter) | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 95 | A minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1991 |
| Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 136 | F minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1987 |
| I Can't Get Started | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 98 | G major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1990 |
| I've Got a Date With a Dream | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 101 | A# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1990 |
| Me, Myself and I | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 153 | C# major | 1996 | |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 90 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1996 |
| This Is Heaven to Me | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 143 | F minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1986 |
| Without Your Love | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 120 | D minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1992 |
| A Sailboat in the Moonlight | Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra | 120 | G major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1991 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.