The following Rhythm Chart only indicates whether Rhythms are Even or Odd. The actual Rhythms for each dance are not indicated here. Please don't assume you can change any Even Rhythm unit for another different Even Rhythm Unit or any Odd Rhythm Unit for another different Odd Rhythm Unit. You may interchange respective Rhythm Units with dances like West Coast Swing, but Many other dances are confined to specific Rhythms.
Odd/Even Rhythms Chart
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Rhythm Pattern ...> | EE | OO | EOO | EOEO | OEOE | OOEE | EEEE | EOOO | OEO | OOE | EOEO OOOO |
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Balboa | . | . | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Bossa Nova | . | OOOO | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Carolina Shag | . | * | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Cha Cha Break On 2 & 6 |
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Cha Cha Break On 1 & 5 |
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Charleston | . | . | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Chicago Swing | . | * | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
East Coast Swing | . | * | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Fox Trot | . | . | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Half Time (misnomer) Rhythm 2-Step Category |
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Houston Shuffle |
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Hustle New Count [1 2] [&3 4] [5 & 6] |
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Hustle Old Count [&1 2] [3 & 4] [5 6] |
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Imperial Swing | . | * | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Jitterbug | . | * | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Jive | . | * | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Kenny's Speed Shag St. Louis Shag |
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Lambada | . | . | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Laminu | . | . | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Lindy Hop | . | * | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Mambo Break On 2 & 6 |
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Mambolero Break On 2 & 6 |
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Melange | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Merengue | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
New Yorker | . | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Night Club Fox Trot |
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Night Club 2-Step |
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Polka | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Pony | . | . | . | . | . | . | * | . | . | . | . | |
Rhythm 2-Step |
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Rodeo Swing |
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Rodeo 2-Step |
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Rumba American Social Breaks On 1 & 5 |
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Rumba Open & Int'l Breaks On 2 & 6 |
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Salsa Picado |
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Salsa Standard |
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Salsa Suave |
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Salsa Valente (The Rope) |
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Samba | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Samba International | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Shottische | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | * | |
Tango | . | . | . | . | . | * | . | . | . | . | . | |
Triple 2-Step |
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2-Step 6 Beat |
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2-Step UCWDC Rules 6 & 8 Beat |
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West Coast Swing | . | * | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |