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Boogie Woogie (Dance)

Boogie woogie is a fast swing/rock'n'roll partner dance. In competition, musicality, lead and follow, footwork, figures, improvisation and presentation are judged; socially it also works as an accessible club and party dance.

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Classification

Category Dance sport

Family Dance Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Fast swing partner dance with improvisation and judged competition.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like music, partner timing and social dance nights.

Cost Low: shoes, class fee and dance floor are enough. Class/club fee, workshops, socials and possible event/travel costs. Boogie-woogie/rock'n'roll club, swing dance school or social-dance group. Acrobatics only after reliable basic rhythm and partner technique.

First progress First social round often after a few hours; fluent musicality needs repetition.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

dance shoes
music
dance floor
partner or class group

First steps

learn basic step
count music
practise lead/follow
dance simple figures
visit a social dance

Boogie-woogie or rock'n'roll club, swing dance school, university sport or workshop.

Turns and lift/acrobatic elements only with spacing, warm-up and instruction.

Weitere Angaben

Tags team, dance, swing, partner-dance, wrrc, boogie-woogie-tanz, dance-sport, boogie-woogie-dance

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Dance more musically, technically and harmoniously as a pair than the competition.

Teilnehmer

Couples in classes.

Teamgröße

Two people.

Spielfeld

Dance floor with music and judging area.

Dauer

Rounds and music lengths by event rules.

Wertung

Judging by technique, musicality, figures, partner harmony and presentation.

Gewinnbedingung

Best placing after rounds/final judging.

Ausrüstung

dance shoes
music
dance floor

Wichtige Regelpunkte

unsafe figure
acrobatic rule breach
unsporting behaviour
wrong class

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Rock'N'Roll Confederation (WRRC)

Boogie Woogie Rules World Rock'N'Roll Confederation · official-rules · high
WRRC Tournament Rules World Rock'N'Roll Confederation · official-rulebook · high
A Beginner's Guide to The World Games 2025 - DanceSport International World Games Association · beginner-video · medium
5 reasons to start Boogie Woogie dancing World Rock'N'Roll Confederation · social-review · low