Boogie woogie is a swing dance form. The name boogie woogie is used mostly in Europe; the closest thing in the US is probably East Coast Swing. The usual step variation is a sixcount: step, step, tri-ple step, tri-ple step. In parts of Europe, boogie woogie is mostly danced as a social dance. In others, it is mostly a competition form.

What today is called boogie woogie would during the 50s have been called rock'n'roll. The term boogie woogie is kind of confusing; the dance can be danced to the music style called boogie woogie but is most often danced to rock music of various kinds. The name was taken since the name rock'n'roll what competition dance concerns already was taken by a higly acrobatic dance form. Boogie woogie as a competition dance is a led dance, not choreographed, and contains no acrobatic elements.

The competitions are regulated by the World Rock'n'Roll Confederation. In addition to adults the competition forms of boogie woogie include formation and junior classes.