What dance fits “Royals”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 85 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Waltz, Viennese Waltz.
How to count it
At 85 BPM one beat lasts 706 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 21.2 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 28.3.
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbia del olvido | Nicola Cruz | 85 | G# minor | Cumbia | 2015 |
| ’Tain’t What You Do | Swing Republic feat. Mildred Bailey | 85 | D# major | Tap Dance, Jive, East Coast Swing | 2009 |
| 29 Ways | Willie Dixon | 85 | E minor | West Coast Swing | 1988 |
| BULERÍAS | ROSALÍA | 85 | A minor | Lyrical Dance, West Coast Swing, Krump | 2022 |
| Bubbles in My Beer | Willie Nelson | 85 | D major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1973 |
| Eight Y Cinco | Chinese Man | 85 | A# minor | Krump, Tap Dance, Jive | 2007 |
| Gotta Be You | One Direction | 85 | — | 2011 | |
| Sneakin’ Around | B.B. King | 85 | A# major | West Coast Swing, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1963 |
| Temperature | Little Walter | 85 | E major | West Coast Swing | 1974 |
| Walkin’ Blues | Muddy Waters | 85 | A minor | West Coast Swing | 1972 |
| Across the Borderline | Willie Nelson | 85 | D major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1993 |
| Autumn Leaves | Laura Fygi | 85 | G minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2001 |
More by Lorde
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Lorde | 100 | — | 2013 |
Tempo as recorded on Wikidata (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.