Boogie-woogie (dance)
{{Short description|Form of swing dance}}
{{Other uses|Boogie-woogie (disambiguation)}}
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Boogie-woogie dance is a European variation of swing dance{{Cite book |title=International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation |date=2004 |publisher=Oxford Univ. Press |isbn=978-0-19-517369-7 |editor-last=Cohen |editor-first=Selma Jeanne |location=New York Oxford |chapter=Lindy Hop |editor-last2=Dorris |editor-first2=George |editor-last3=Kelly |editor-first3=Thomas F. |editor-last4=Dance Perspectives Foundation}} often done competitively that developed in the 1940s. Although its name derives from the boogie-woogie genre of music, it is most often danced to rock music.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Boogie Woogie: from Barrelhouse to dancesport |url=https://www.summerjamboree.com/en/1940s/boogie-woogie/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=www.summerjamboree.com |language=en-US}} The form is cited in Madonna's hit single "Music".Madonna. “Music.” Music, Warner Brothers Records, 2000. Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/track/2BcOZ4vOeu2qZowIHrvTYy?si=afbee5a363eb42c7
Description
Boogie-woogie in competition is a led, partnered dance, not choreographed. It falls under the umbrella of swing dance, but is distinct from Lindy Hop. It follows a six-beat dance pattern, usually cued as "step-step, triple step, triple step",Nygard, Ania, and BW Commission. “Technical Rules, Boogie Woogie Regulation.” World Rock’n’Roll Confederation, 1 Feb. 2020, www.wrrc.org/documents/bw/TR_0007_10_BW_Regulation.pdf. each word taking one beat but the second syllable of "triple" delayed to match the music's syncopation.
In some parts of Europe, boogie-woogie is mostly done as a social dance, while, in others, it is mostly a competition form. The competitions are regulated by the World Rock'n'Roll Confederation.{{Cite web |title=WRRC - World Rock'N'Roll Confederation {{!}} |url=https://wrrc.dance/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |language=en-US}} The competition forms of boogie woogie consist of main and junior classes.