{{Use dmy dates, date=August 2022 Boogie-woogie is the term applied by the sport of competitive dance to a form of swing dance. Although the term derives from the boogie-woogie genre of music, the steps are most often danced to

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of various kinds.

Terminology

The name was taken for the dance steps labeled as boogie-woogie because the name rock'n'roll (dance) used in competition dance was already taken by a highly acrobatic dance form. Boogie woogie as a competition dance is a led dance, not choreographed, and can contain acrobatic elements, but not like in ''acrobatic rock'n'roll''. The limitation of aerials are various in European countries, but by the strong Lindy Hop influence, they cannot be completely removed from the dance. Mainly the couples have to maintain some contact during the acrobatics. This rule helps to avoid moves like double/triple saltos and the like. The boogie woogie steps can be danced to the music style called boogie-woogie but are most often danced to

of various kinds.

Description

The usual step variation is a six-beat

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, usually cued as "tri-ple step, tri-ple step, step, step", with words "step" taking a whole beat and pieces "tri" and "ple" together taking one beat. "Tri-ple" forms a syncopated step, where "ple" is typically somewhat delayed from being halfway between the beats, which matches the syncopated music used in boogie-woogie. In parts of Europe, boogie-woogie is mostly danced as a social dance. In others, it is mostly a competition form. It is cited in Madonna's hit single "

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" as a type of dance. The competitions are regulated by the

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. In addition to adults the competition forms of boogie woogie include

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, senior and junior classes. Swing dances Dancesport Competitive dance Articles containing video clips