What dance fits “Ain’t Gonna Do It”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 149 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 149 BPM one beat lasts 403 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 37.2 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 49.6.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boogie Chillen | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1960 | |
| Green Onions | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 149 | A# major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Hey Willy Boy | Townes Van Zandt | 149 | C major | 1994 | |
| This Land Is Nobody’s Land | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1991 | |
| Heartbeat Song | Kelly Clarkson | 149 | — | 2015 | |
| Oye compay Juan | Ska Cubano | 149 | F minor | Zumba | 2005 |
| A permuta dos Santos | Chico Buarque | 149 | A major | East Coast Swing, Zumba | 1990 |
| Adalida | George Strait | 149 | B major | 1994 | |
| And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine | Ella Fitzgerald with The Song Spinners and Johnny Long and His Orchestra | 149 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1945 |
| Aqui e agora | Gilberto Gil | 149 | A minor | 1977 | |
| Big, Big Love | Waylon Jennings | 149 | B major | 1999 | |
| Let’s Make It | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E major | 1992 |
More by Dave Bartholomew
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ah! Cubanas | Dave Bartholomew | 132 | A# minor | 2001 | |
| Can't Take It No More | Dave Bartholomew | 102 | G# minor | West Coast Swing, Lyrical Dance, Rumba | 1983 |
| Carnival Day | Dave Bartholomew | 124 | D# major | West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, Cha-Cha | 1983 |
| Good News | Dave Bartholomew | 172 | C major | West Coast Swing | 1983 |
| Little Girl Sing Ding a Ling | Dave Bartholomew | 133 | C major | 1983 | |
| Oh Cubanas | Dave Bartholomew | 132 | D# minor | 1983 | |
| The Shufflin’ Fox | Dave Bartholomew | 119 | A# major | West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, Cha-Cha | 1983 |
| Basin Street Breakdown | Dave Bartholomew | 95 | D# major | Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk, West Coast Swing | 1991 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.