{{Use dmy dates, date=August 2022 Boogie-woogie is the term applied by the sport of

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to a form of

swing dance Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that have ...

. Although the term derives from the

boogie-woogie Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since 1870s.Paul, Elliot, ''That Crazy American Music'' (1957), Chapter 10, p. 229. It was eventually extended from pian ...

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

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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

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 Social dances are dances that have a social functions and context. Social dances are intended for participation rather than performance. They are often danced merely to socialise and for entertainment, though they may have ceremonial, competit ...

. In others, it is mostly a competition form. It is cited in

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's hit single "

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

World Rock'n'Roll Confederation World Rock'n'Roll Confederation (WRRC) was registered in 1984, although its history traces to 1974. It is an umbrella organization for national professional and amateur Rock and Roll dancesport federations. Its statute that it "aims at promoting ...

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

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