eight count
Referee's protective pause
An eight count is a standard rhythmic unit in dance and music, spanning eight beats that form a natural phrase.
Choreographers and instructors use eight counts to break down movement sequences: Let's take it from the top, starting on the eight count.
In boxing, an eight count is the referee's mandatory count when a fighter is knocked down but not out, giving them time to recover before the fight continues.
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- swing danceRhythmic partner jazz dancing
- lindy hopHarlem-born swing dance style
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
on the beat · music · choreography · steps · triple step · measure · tempo · swing · dance floor · partner · ballroom · east coast swing · salsa · downbeat · pulse · timing · movement · hustle
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- boxing rulesreferee, knockdown, knockout, TKO, round
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- swing danceslindy hop, Lindy Hop, jitterbug, east coast swing, Charleston
- boxing statsbody shots
eight countknockout
Incapacitating final blow
KO · technical knockout · TKO · ten count · stoppage
eight countin control
Managing with authority
standing tall · knocked out · unconscious · out cold · dominating
eight, count, eights, counts, counted, counting, counter, counters, countable