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Victor_amelkin Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"one, two, three, four"

Hello,

Could you please suggest how to call a phrase that a dancing person
may pronounce inwardly to create a rhythm if no music is available or
desired? For instance, "one, two, three, four".

a) rhyme

b) counting-out rhyme
c) rhythm

d) verse or stanza
e) [your variant]

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
  

Top answer

Hi, C. But we dancers commonly refer to 'the count' . eg He doesn't dance well.

— Clive

  • Hi, C.
  • But we dancers commonly refer to 'the count' .
  • eg He doesn't dance well.
  • He doesn't keep to / follow the count.
  • Clive
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Hi,



C.



But we dancers commonly refer to 'the count'.

eg He doesn't dance well. He doesn't keep to / follow the count.



Clive
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Hello Clive,

Thanks for the response. May I use "time" instead of "the count"?
I've just found these expressions in the dictionary

  • to keep time

  • to beat time
and it seems they mean exactly the same as your "keeping the
count".

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
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Hi,

May I use "time" instead of "the count"? Yes.
I've just found these expressions in the dictionary

  • to keep time This is OK, but I don't hear it a lot. My dancing friends often say 'He(not me
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