About

Who makes Choreosheet

Choreosheet is made by Lucent Enterprises Ltd. in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Why it exists

Choreographers count every song before they can teach a routine: find count 1, write down where each 8-count starts, and note the lyrics so they know where they are. Doing that by hand takes a long time for every song.

Choreosheet started as a small script that did this counting for a choreographer who runs a pole and dance studio. Her feedback shaped the sheet. The time each 8-count starts helps most in rehearsal, because it tells you where to skip to in the music. And the counts where moves start (1, 3, 5 and 7) are bold everywhere.

How it counts your song

• It finds the beat, then beat 1 of each bar, and puts two bars together as one 8-count.
• It writes down the lyrics and puts each word under the count it lands on.
• It gives every 8-count the time it starts, so you can skip to that spot in rehearsal.
• Counts 1, 3, 5 and 7 are bold, because most moves start on them.

The counting is automatic and it can be wrong. For example, count 1 can land 4 counts early or late, or the tempo can come out twice as fast as you would count it. You can move count 1 with one tap while the song plays, and change the tempo or time signature if the detector gets it wrong. Check the counts against the music before you teach from them.

To check counts by ear, see how to count music for dance and how to find the BPM of a song.

Contact

Questions, problems with a sheet, or ideas: email support@choreosheet.com.