An ever pop­u­lar blend of sev­eral African Amer­i­can dances, which include Lindy and Rag­time Jazz and Blues, as well as all the other dance music to accom­pa­ny­ing dances of the past ninety years. Today it gen­er­ally refers to the ball­room and night club ver­sion which is based on two slow and two quick counts or the slow and two quick counts of rhythm dances.