Garry Carter provided the following updated information. Thanks, Garry. We appreciate it.
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INTERNATIONAL |
DANCE |
PRO/AM |
PRO & AMATEUR |
|
STANDARD |
WALTZ |
28-30 |
32 |
|
TANGO |
32 |
32 |
|
|
VIENNESE |
56-58 |
56-58 |
|
|
FOXTROT |
28 |
28 |
|
|
QUICKSTEP |
50-52 |
50-52 |
|
|
LATIN |
CHA CHA |
31 |
31 |
|
SAMBA |
48-50 |
50 |
|
|
RUMBA |
27 |
26 |
|
|
PASO DOBLE |
60-62 |
60-62 |
|
|
JIVE |
44-46 |
44 |
|
|
AMERICAN |
DANCE |
BRONZE |
ALL OTHERS |
|
SMOOTH |
FOXTROT |
32-34 |
30 |
|
WALTZ |
30-32 |
28-30 |
|
|
TANGO |
30-32 |
30 |
|
|
PEABODY |
60-62 |
60-62 |
|
|
VIENNESE |
54 |
54 |
|
|
RHYTHM |
BOLERO |
24-26 |
24 |
|
CHA CHA |
30 |
30 |
|
|
MAMBO |
48-51 |
47 |
|
|
MERENGUE |
29-32 |
29-32 |
|
|
PASO DOBLE |
58-60 |
58-60 |
|
|
RUMBA |
32-36 |
32 |
|
|
SAMBA |
52 |
52 |
|
|
EASTERN SWING |
34-36 |
36 |
|
|
WESTERN SWING |
28-32 |
28-32 |
|
|
POLKA |
60-62 |
60-62 |
|
|
HUSTLE |
28-30 |
28-30 |
The aforementioned information is from the 2003 NDCA Rules & Regulations, Chapter X , Paragraph B. 1. These tempi for International and American Style dances are approved (given in Measures per Minute — MPM). Page 26.