dance rhythm
Movement's underlying tempo
Dance rhythm is the underlying beat pattern that makes music suitable for dancing.
Different dances have characteristic rhythms—waltz in triple time, tango with its distinctive syncopation, swing with its shuffle feel.
The term emphasizes the rhythmic structure that dancers follow rather than melody or harmony: The band locked into a tight dance rhythm and couples filled the floor.
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- pulseArterial blood throb
- four on the floorStick shift at floor level
feel the beat · tempo · meter · swing · flamenco · hip-hop · samba · cadence · time signature · phrasing · clave · timing · choreography · waltz · tap · jig · flow · hip
- narrative timeflashback, flashforward, foreshadowing, pacing, chronology
- rhythmbeat, pulse, tempo, downbeat, upbeat
- rhythmsbeat, syncopation, offbeat, cadence, downbeat
- tribal musicdidgeridoo, tribal songs, tribal chant, ceremonial music, drum circles
- Triple Meterwaltz, minuet, mazurka, 3/4 time, triple meter
- Balkan folktambura, prim, def, hora, czardas
dance rhythmmelody
Pleasing sequence of notes
lyrics · harmony · melodic line · chord progression · instrumentation
dance rhythmarrhythmic
Lacking regular beat
rubato · syncopation · free time · ad libitum