The beat of the Quickstep is 4/4, the tempo is 52 bars per minute, and the basic rhythm (same as the blues) is: pong (strong) chug (weak) chug (sub-strong) chug (weak)|pong (strong) chug (weak) chug (sub-strong) chug (weak)|. The general step is SSQQ*SQQQS, with two beats for the slow step and one beat for the fast step. In ballroom dance, SSQQ is used repeatedly, so it is called the fast four step.