Why Do Choreographers Start A Dance Rehearsal With "5-6-7-8"?

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  1. Hal Pollner

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    Why not the traditional "1-2-3-4"?

    Hal
     
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    Hal Pollner, Jan 29, 2021
  2. Hedi Mitchell

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    Um different beat :)
     
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    Hedi Mitchell, Jan 29, 2021
  3. Shirley Martin

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    Is this another one of your groan riddles, @Hal Pollner ?
     
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    Shirley Martin, Jan 29, 2021
  4. Peter Renfro

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    Because the band needs a couple of bars before the dancer start?
     
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    Peter Renfro, Jan 29, 2021
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    Because the band has been in a couple of bars before the show?
     
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    Shirley Martin, Jan 29, 2021
  6. John Brunner

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    Gotta be the way the routines are created/metered.
    I would assume that their "phrasing" occurs over 2 measure spans.

    But I'm not a dancer. I hate to dance.
    I'm very robotic. I don't start with 5-6-7-8, I start with "Warning, Will Robinson!"
     
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    John Brunner, Jan 29, 2021
  7. Hal Pollner

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    Not at all, Shirl.
     
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    Hal Pollner, Jan 29, 2021
  8. Hal Pollner

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    Brunner's reply sounds the most logical.....
     
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    Hal Pollner, Jan 29, 2021
  9. John Brunner

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    I heard that Lawrence Welk had twin girls.

    Anna 1, Anna 2...
     
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    John Brunner, Jan 30, 2021
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  10. Hal Pollner

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    HA HA!
     
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    Hal Pollner, Jan 30, 2021

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