Thread: Does the music style dictate the dance style?
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Old 4th-May-2006, 02:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Does the music style dictate the dance style?
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Originally Posted by robd
I have no musical theory background or knowledge, can you give me a simpletons guide to what you mean by upbeat and downbeat?
Downbeats are 1,3,5,7
Upbeats are 2,4,6,8

(In waltz, the 1 is the downbeat, the 2 and 3 are upbeats)
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