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What is the approximate average Beats-Per-Minute (BPM) of the swing songs that you play when you DJ on a typical night for a typical swing dancing crowd in your city?

Less than 125 BPM
0
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125-135 BPM
1
3%
135-145 BPM
8
22%
145-155 BPM
8
22%
155-165 BPM
13
35%
165-175 BPM
5
14%
175-185 BPM
2
5%
Over 185 BPM
0
No votes
 
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Average tempos

#1 Post by Ron » Mon Mar 31, 2003 1:51 pm

I thought I'd restart this poll that I had on the Yahoo site.

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#2 Post by Ron » Mon Mar 31, 2003 1:53 pm

Its interesting that this board doesn't appear to let you change your vote once you cast it. Yahoolists allowed that. You could see your previous vote, and update it, if you wanted.

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#3 Post by main_stem » Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:06 pm

In an average night
High:270-310 depending on the crowd and how much energy they have.
Lowest: 79 Complete booty shaking blues and I mean real blues non of the pop, nightclub two step music they everyone seems to call blues music these days; just 'caus you can grind to it.
"We called it music."
— Eddie Condon

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#4 Post by Ron » Mon Apr 07, 2003 4:45 pm

The poll isn't about ranges, its about averages.

Nice bell curve showing up, with a center around 160 BPM... interesting!

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