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Flamenco1381

The worldwide ranking generated by 1.1k votes

50 / 50

Flamenco1381

K-pop1347

Salsa1345

Tango1339

Reggaeton1310

Hip-hop1287

Waltz1285

Belly Dance1279

Country1276

#10

Popping1276

#11

Boogie-woogie1273

#12

Otea1269

#13

Rumba1267

#14

Bharatanatyam1253

#15

Contemporary Dance1239

#16

Viennese Waltz1234

#17

Lambada1229

#18

Cha-cha-cha1228

#19

Breakdance1227

#20

Mambo1222

#21

Charleston1221

#22

Lindy Hop1211

#23

Acrobatic Rock1195

#24

Disco1194

#25

Bachata1189

#26

Khon1182

#27

Locking1179

#28

Quickstep1177

#29

Merengue1175

#30

Pole Dance1174

#31

Modern Dance1173

#32

Kizomba1165

#33

Sabar1162

#34

Samba1160

#35

Polka1156

#36

Dancehall1156

#37

Zumba1153

#38

Classical Ballet1153

#39

Madison1137

#40

Modern Jazz1124

#41

Foxtrot or Slow Fox1122

#42

Swing1122

#43

Tap Dance1120

#44

Afro Dance1116

#45

Jive1116

#46

Street Jazz1109

#47

Capoeira1102

#48

French Cancan1095

#49

Irish Dance1066

#50

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What the community says

Flamenco leads with an ELO of 1,381, ahead of K-pop (1,347) and Salsa (1,345). Ranked over 1,065 duels between 50 contenders, last updated October 17, 2026.

Discover 50 popular dances from around the world and vote for the one you'd love to learn: salsa, hip-hop, waltz, flamenco, breakdance & more…

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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