Tap along with a video to capture the exact second each count lands, then export it straight into the site's beat-count overlay format.
This tool follows Steppin's real count structure, not an evenly spaced 8-count.
The dance count doesn't line up 1-to-1 with the music. Dance-count "1" actually lands on musical beat 2 of the first measure — Steppin' is built on that 2-and-4 backbeat feel, not the downbeat. Every one of the 8 counts is a real weight-shift step (there are no "hold" counts among 1–8), but the phrase moves in a 3-3-2 grouping with two built-in pauses: 1, 2, 3 — pause — 4, 5, 6 — pause — 7, 8.
Counts 1, 4, and 7 land exactly on the music's backbeat — beat 2 of measure 1, beat 4 of measure 1, and beat 2 of measure 2. That's a rhythmic fact about the music. But the true anchor steps are a separate, technical thing: 3, 6, and 8 — the step where your weight fully settles right before each pause (or before the phrase repeats, at 8). Anchors are marked gold below; beat-lock counts get a thin gold underline so both facts stay visible without being confused for each other.
In follow footwork, count 1 starts on the left foot. This tool tracks foot alternation per tap so the exported data captures which foot lands on every count, not just when.
Role
Count 1 starts on
Next tap lands on
LNumber keys 1–8 work too, so you can keep your eyes on the video instead of the screen. Space toggles play/pause. Just keep tapping straight through — the tool automatically starts a new phrase every time you loop back to count 1, so you never need to stop and click anything between cycles.
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Group 3
Tap timing always has a little human reaction lag — nudge any row's time if it's off, or delete a bad tap and redo it.
| Phrase | Count | Type | Foot | Time (s) |
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Pick which phrase was your cleanest take, then export it in the exact format the site's SAMPLE_COUNT_MAP expects.