Kizomba Upbeat Coach

Dance in front of the camera and get told, beat by beat, whether you're on the up-beat.

What is “dancing on the up-beat”?

In Kizomba your body moves softly up and down with every step. Dancing on the up-beat means your body is at its highest on the beat and you sink (bend the knees) on the “and” in between. Dancing on the down-beat is the opposite: you drop into the floor on the beat. The coach measures how your hips move relative to the beat of the music and shows which one you're doing.

Mode

Up-beat Up-beat + basic step

Also checks the three parts of every step: 1. weight transfer (hips over the new foot), 2. push up (rise once the weight has arrived), 3. relax the hip (sink as you travel to the other foot, so your hip draws a smiley face). Throughout, keep the shoulders still, as if standing between two walls: only the hips move sideways. Face the camera and step side to side.

Step every beat Every 2 beats Every 4 beats

Slower steps are a good drill: same three parts, more time for each. Push up so the high point lands on a beat.

Music Music playing in the roomUses the microphone to find the beat of any song Play a song from this deviceThe app plays your music file itself, so the beat is exact even in a noisy room

Built-in practice grooveA simple Kizomba beat played by the app

Tempo 90 BPM

Analyse a videoA recording of yourself (or anyone) dancing, with the music

Camera

Front Back

Feedback Visual (colours, flashes, verdict)

Silent Tones Voice coach

Tick on every beat (where you should be up)

Advanced

Fast tracking Accurate tracking

Delay: automatic correction

Tip: prop your phone or laptop up so your whole body (head to feet) is visible, 2–3 m away. Play the music from a speaker (not headphones) so the app can hear it.

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1 Weight transfer 2 Push up 3 Relax hip ‿ ‖ Shoulders still

Your high point

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on the up-beat

Bounce –

Hip height · peaks should touch the green beat lines

Settings

Visual feedback Sound feedback Tick on every beat

Step speed

Sensitivity (smaller bounces count)

Fine-tune sync 0 ms

Delay is corrected automatically. For an exact value, use Calibrate delay on the start screen (stop the session first). Or increase this by hand if your movement still shows up later than it happens.

Beat detected on the “and” – shift it by half a beat

Watch the pulsing dots: they should flash on the main beat (the bass / kick) of the song.

Delay calibration

Stand where you'll dance, hands in view. Clap 8 times, about once a second. No music needed. The app hears each clap and sees your hands meet, and measures the delay between the two.

0 heard · 0 seen · hands not in view

Session summary

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of judged beats on the up-beat