Ballroom Dance Classifications

WDC-defined Competition Dances
International Standard	Dance	Music (IDSF Tempo Regulation)[12]	Notes
	Waltz	28–30 bars per minute, 3/4 time	also known as Slow Waltz or English Waltz depending on locality
	Tango	31–33 bars per minute, 4/4 time
	Viennese Waltz	58–60 bars per minute, 3/4 time	In some countries (for example, Austria) Viennese is known as the Waltz, while Waltz is recognized as Slow Waltz. Note this dance is not danced at Blackpool.
	Foxtrot	28–30 bars per minute, 4/4 time
	Quickstep	50–52 bars per minute, 4/4 time
International Latin
	Samba	50–52 bars per minute, 2/4 time
	Cha-cha-cha	30–32 bars per minute, 4/4 time
	Rumba	25–27 bars per minute, 4/4 time
	Paso Doble	60–62 bars per minute, 2/4 time
	Jive	42–44 bars per minute, 4/4 time
Formation
Show dance
	Classic
	South American