BALLROOM MUSIC
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MASTER BALLROOM PLAYLIST: All Styles
RHYTHM/LATIN MIX
SMOOTH/STANDARD MIX
AMERICAN RHYTHM PLAYLISTS
Cha Cha
Rumba
Swing
Bolero
Mambo
INTERNATIONAL LATIN PLAYLISTS
Cha Cha
Samba
Rumba
Paso Doble
Jive
AMERICAN SMOOTH PLAYLISTS
Waltz
Tango
Foxtrot
Viennese Waltz
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD PLAYLISTS
Waltz
Tango
Viennese Waltz
Foxtrot
Quickstep
DANCE TEMPOS*
International Standard
WALTZ ........................................ 84-90 bpm
TANGO ........................................ 124-132 bpm
VIENNESE WALTZ ...................... 168-180 bpm
FOXTROT .................................... 112-120 bpm
QUICKSTEP ................................ 192-208 bpm
International Latin
CHA CHA ................................... 120-124 bpm
SAMBA ................................................ 96-104 bpm
RUMBA ............................................... 100-108 bpm
PASO DOBLE ...................................... 112 bpm
JIVE ..................................................... 152-176 bpm
American Smooth
WALTZ ........................................ 84-96 bpm
TANGO ........................................ 60-64 bpm
FOXTROT .................................... 120-136 bpm
VIENNESE WALTZ ...................... 159-162 bpm
American Rhythm
CHA CHA ................................... 120 bpm
RUMBA ...................................... 120-144 bpm
EAST COAST SWING ................. 136 bpm
BOLERO ..................................... 96-104 bpm
MAMBO ...................................... 188-204 bpm
*TEMPOS ESTIMATED FROM THE 2019 NDCA RULE BOOK & THE 2021 WDSF RULE BOOK (for Standard/Latin)
https://ndca.org/pdf/2019%20January%20-%20Compiled%20Rule%20Book%20Master%20v1.pdf