Rock and Roll

Category: Acrobatic / European RR influence
Also known as: Rock’n’Roll
DWTS performances in dataset: 1
Average total score: 32.0
First appearance: Season 15, Week 4 — Bristol & Mark (At the Hop)
Lift rule on DWTS: Allowed (non-core / specialty style on DWTS).

Origins and history

Competitive acrobatic rock’n’roll and social rock-and-roll dancing grew alongside 1950s rock music and European tournament forms related to boogie and jive. DWTS uses the label rarely as a specialty.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Acrobatic rock'n'roll — Competitive RR tradition

How it is danced

Aspect	Detail
Time signature	4/4
Tempo (MPM)	Varies
Tempo (BPM, approx.)	Up-tempo
Character	Kick-heavy, often acrobatic; related to jive/boogie families.
Hold / frame	Open; lifts/acro may appear in show versions.
Basic steps & figures	Jive-like kicks with possible acrobatic figures in exhibition.
What judges look for	Attack, cleanliness of kicks/tricks.

Competition tempi cite WDSF Competition Rules E.3.2 and related DanceSport charts where applicable; theatrical styles are song-driven.

History on Dancing with the Stars

Statistics below are computed from the Data with the Stars SQLite performance and score tables (not invented).

• Times danced: 1
• Score range: 32.0 – 32.0 (total judges’ score as stored)
• Perfect nights (every judging mark = 10): 0

Average score by era

Era	Performances	Average total
S11-20	1	32.0

Best scores

• 32.0 — S15 W4: Bristol & Mark — At the Hop (Danny and the Juniors)

Lowest scores

• 32.0 — S15 W4: Bristol & Mark — At the Hop

Most-used songs

• At the Hop — Danny and the Juniors (1×)

Charts

• Data CSV: data/rock-and-roll-by-season.csv
• SVG: charts/rock-and-roll-frequency.svg, charts/rock-and-roll-score-trend.svg

Watch top performances

• No linked YouTube clips in the dataset for this style yet.

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Educational fan reference. Dance histories paraphrased from cited sources; DWTS stats from project data. Not affiliated with BBC Studios or Disney.