diff --git a/stepmania/src/BeginnerHelper.cpp b/stepmania/src/BeginnerHelper.cpp
index b9f7dd5ee0..5574a26ad8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BeginnerHelper.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BeginnerHelper.cpp
@@ -214,19 +214,19 @@ void BeginnerHelper::Step( int pn, int CSTEP )
 		m_mDancer[pn].SetRotationY(0);	// Make sure we're not still inside of a JUMPUD tween.
 		switch( CSTEP )
 		{
-		case ST_LEFT:	m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-LEFT" ); break;
-		case ST_RIGHT:	m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-RIGHT" ); break;
-		case ST_UP:	m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-UP" ); break;
-		case ST_DOWN:	m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-DOWN" ); break;
-		case ST_JUMPLR: m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-JUMPLR" ); break;
+		case ST_LEFT:	m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-LEFT", 1.5f ); break;
+		case ST_RIGHT:	m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-RIGHT", 1.5f ); break;
+		case ST_UP:		m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-UP", 1.5f ); break;
+		case ST_DOWN:	m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-DOWN", 1.5f ); break;
+		case ST_JUMPLR: m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-JUMPLR", 1.5f ); break;
 		case ST_JUMPUD:
 			// Until I can get an UP+DOWN jump animation, this will have to do.
-			m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-JUMPLR" );
+			m_mDancer[pn].PlayAnimation( "Step-JUMPLR", 1.5f );
 			
 			m_mDancer[pn].StopTweening();
 			m_mDancer[pn].BeginTweening( GAMESTATE->m_fCurBPS /8, TWEEN_LINEAR );
 			m_mDancer[pn].SetRotationY( 90 );
-			m_mDancer[pn].BeginTweening( (1/GAMESTATE->m_fCurBPS) ); //sleep between jump-frames
+			m_mDancer[pn].BeginTweening( (1/(GAMESTATE->m_fCurBPS * 2) ) ); //sleep between jump-frames
 			m_mDancer[pn].BeginTweening( GAMESTATE->m_fCurBPS /6, TWEEN_LINEAR );
 			m_mDancer[pn].SetRotationY( 0 );
 			break;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void BeginnerHelper::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		return;
 
 	// the beat we want to check on this update
-	float fCurBeat = GAMESTATE->m_fSongBeat + 0.5f;
+	float fCurBeat = GAMESTATE->m_fSongBeat + 0.4f;
 
 	for(int pn = 0; pn < NUM_PLAYERS; pn++ )
 	{